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As the puck drops on a new hockey season, the Chicago Wolves have reached an agreement with WPWR-TV my50 to broadcast 15 games this season. The deal marks the first time since the Wolves have had a broadcast outlet for their games since 1997. The remainder the AHL team’s schedule will air on Comcast SportsNet or its affiliates.
This move, along with the Blackhawks’ deal with WGN-TV, signals a marked change in direction for hockey broadcasting in Chicago. For decades,…
Longtime Chicago sportscaster Chet Coppock recently released a book entitled, Fat Guys Shouldn’t Be Dancin’ at Halftime: An Irreverent Romp Through Chicago Sports (The Good, the, Bad & the Ugly). In the book, Coppock offers up his opinion on some of the best and the worst sports personalities in Chicago. WGN-TV’s Pat Tomasulo made the #2 slot on the worst list.
Imagine, then, how awkward it could be if Coppock sat down on the WGN-TV set and came face-to-face…
CBS’ adult contemporary WCFS-FM 105.9’s morning man Mike LeBaron exited the station after two years on the job. The move comes early in the tenure of Bill Gamble, who arrived at the station nearly three months ago as program director.
When it launched with much fanfare almost two years ago, Fresh-FM 105.9 set it sights on WLIT-FM and WTMX-FM, trying to slice a piece of the coveted female 25-44 audience. The station has struggled to establish itself, and LeBaron placed…
In what can only be described as an abosolute shock, WGN-AM morning man John Williams, who assumed that role just six months ago, will be demoted to mid-days and former KGO-AM host Greg Jarrett will be taking over the morning drive slot. Jarrett was recently laid-off at the Citadel-owned San Francisco talker.
Longtime Chicago broadcaster Bob Sirott will not be the new 10pm anchor of the WMAQ-TV Ch.5 newscast. The station had been grooming Sirott to replace Warner Saunders for several years, and his ascension to one of the most prominent jobs in Chicago broadcasting was considered by most to be a sure thing.
