Taking a Look at CBS Sports Radio
I’ve listened on and off to CBS Sports Radio since its Jan. 1 debut. Overall, there isn’t much about CBS Sports that separates it from any of the other sports radio networks. However much you like...
View ArticleSports highlights on the radio have got to go
Recently, a co-worker of mine who listens to WGN-AM (720) each morning complained how he hates when sportscaster Dave Eanet plays highlights from the previous night’s Blackhawks game. A Hawks highlight...
View ArticleBlowtorch Bytes: Blackhawks playoffs on the radio (with Addendum), Mitch...
- The Chicago Blackhawks begin the Stanley Cup Playoffs tomorrow night when hosting the Minnesota Wild. On television, game one will air nationally on the NBC Sports Network and locally on Comcast...
View ArticleBlowtorch Bytes: WLS news veteran Jim Johnson announces his retirement, ESPN...
- Jim Johnson, WLS-AM (890) veteran news anchor of 45 years, announced his retirement this afternoon on the “Roe and Roeper” show. Radio Ink spoke with Johnson, who says he made the decision earlier...
View ArticleShould the NHL permanently move the start of its regular season to January?
Putting any hard feelings from the NHL lockout aside, I have to admit that the late start of this year’s regular season and subsequent late start for the playoffs has been kind of nice. Think back to...
View ArticleKnee-jerk reaction from Comcast SportsNet Chicago puts Susannah Collins out...
On Tuesday night, Comcast SportsNet sideline reporter Susannah Collins was likely willing to laugh at her slip of the tongue statement in which she said on air that the Chicago Blackhawks had enjoyed a...
View ArticleFive years later, Mulligan and Hanley have dropped in ‘score’
When Mike North and WSCR-AM (670 The Score) parted ways in mid-2008, I was ready to celebrate. It meant North’s bombastic ego finally caught up with him after years of dodging bullets. It also meant...
View ArticleScore Shuffle: Barry Rozner and Matt Spiegel should have a permanent show on...
One of my favorite WSCR-AM (670 The Score) hosts is someone who isn’t even with the station full-time. Barry Rozner, columnist at the Daily Herald, co-hosts “Hit & Run” each Sunday and regularly...
View ArticleMitch Rosen Keeping Score: Declines WGN program director job; stays at WSCR
By the end of Jimmy de Castro’s first day as president and general manager of WGN-AM (720) on Monday, Bill White had been relieved of his duties as program director while Mitch Rosen (pictured, right)...
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