Trying to grow my bears podcast list and I see their hosts all have separate ones. (Reuters) Even the umpires didn't stick around, but the Baltimore Orioles and host Pittsburgh Pirates decided to play the bottom of the ninth after the Pirates had locked up a 7-4 win during a spring training game Tuesday in Bradenton, Fla. Managers Derek Shelton of Pittsburgh and Brandon Hyde of Baltimore decided they wanted to get in more baseball after the umpire crew had already left . League vice president of officiating and rules innovations and NFL on FOX rules analyst Dean Blandino told Nick Wilson and Dustin Fox on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland on Tuesday that the XFL knew that some of the new rules would be received well. The imminent demise of AT&T SportsNet in Denver, Houston, and Pittsburgh has left many Major League Baseball fans wondering where the games for their favorite teams will be televised as Opening Day approaches. Grobstein became a major event himself before the Bears appearance in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans. [172] The "Score" format, branding and call letters had its origins on the former WSCR (820 AM), which launched on January 2, 1992;[5] the second WSCR on the 1160 AM facility debuted on April 17, 1997. Holmes has been with WSCR since 1998 and began hosting the 12-2pm show in 2019. Our staff is devastated. WSCR serves as the Chicago affiliate for the BetQL Audio Network, CBS Sports Radio, the Fighting Illini Sports Network and the NFL on Westwood One Sports; the flagship station for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bulls radio networks; and the home of radio personalities David Haugh and Matt Spiegel. Ofman remembers walking into the old office on the 31st floor of the John Hancock Center and seeing Grobstein eating Ginos pizza and watching The Three Stooges seemingly every day. Danny Parkins 670 The Score. Dannys served in finance and early on they resided in a Lake Shore Drive high-rise. Maybe theyll be on Netflix. [51][52] WMAQ did not receive an experimental license from the Federal Radio Commission to operate station W9XAP until September 2, 1930. Is every cable channel gonna pick it up? 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[16][2][17] WMAQ's call letters were first broadcast October 2, 1922, with the inaugural show featuring comedian Ed Wynn. The Chicago native graduated from Von Steuben High School and Columbia College and began his broadcasting career as a commentator for Northwestern basketball in 1970. There are questions as to whether anyone actually heard the station's initial half-hour broadcast, as technical problems forced WGU to shut down the following day. When the Cubs left WGN for CBS Radio following the 2014 season, the Cubs were heard on WBBM 780 AM. [61] It was the beginning of WMAQ-TV, which would not return until after World War II.[62]. Do I need to buy something extra for the remainder of the Penguins season? The hotel's College Inn was another popular local venue for entertainment and entertainers. Best of 670 The Score on Apple Podcasts 500 episodes Best of the Score brings listeners the best interviews, segments, bits and highlights of the station's many shows, including Mully & Haugh, Bernstein & Holmes and Parkins & Spiegel. During his time there, Danny ran a 30+ person sports talk radio staff that produced the postgame shows for Syracuse football, basketball, and lacrosse and a weekly magazine journalism sports talk show. Copyright 2022 RadioInsight / RadioBB Networks. [6][8][9] At the time, the station was broadcasting on 833 kilocycles with a transmitter power of about 100 watts.[7]. The current setup had been in place since January 2021 when Rahimi joined Bernstein to fill the slot that had been filled by Connor McKnight until his exit in April 2020. [122] It was WMAQ's Dave Garroway who discovered Daddy-O tending bar in 1947 and suggested he train for work in radio. He has a brother named Brad Parkins. That same year, WMAQ also signed on an FM station at 101.1. [81][82][83] Like its Radio City Rockefeller Center counterpart, there were NBC pages (Bob Sirott was one of them in the late 1960s) and a host of staff announcers. 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She went on to have a long and distinguished career in broadcasting. The first chapter in the History Of The Score, a five-part piece celebrating 670 The Score's 20th anniversary. [2][17] The station's longtime motto "We Must Answer Questions," was derived from this call sign. [100][101][102] After getting some announcing experience, Kent returned to WMAQ, this time on the air as a radio actor.[103]. Les had to set the record straight, Giangreco said. Therefore, Danny has accumulated a decent fortune over the years he has worked. Chicago radio station 670 The Score has fired on-air host Dan McNeil after a comment he made on social media about the outfit ESPN sideline reporter Maria Taylor was wearing on Monday night. [104] Those letters combined the initials for National Broadcasting, plus the Q from WMAQ's call sign. The station moved to the new NBC Tower in 1990 with television station WMAQ-TV despite their being owned by different companies. Im so honored to have known him. Sports Canada and Black Press. Bernstein & Holmes Show: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. I am so proud that we will always be joined at the hip as the only two guys to get Lee Elias rant on tape, Giangreco said. WMAQ carried original local and network programming. [149] The giveaway was eventually used on other NBC-owned radio outlets. [26][27][28][9] With a new location and new frequency of 670 kilohertz, WMAQ went on the air July 2, 1923. So Westinghouse moved KYW east to Philadelphia in late 1934, leaving an unneeded transmitter building and site behind, which is where WMAQ relocated its transmitter. It remained off the air while a new transmitter was ordered. For the first round of the playoffs? [188][189] The station has also done remote broadcasts from various locations.[188]. He earns his income as a sports talk host of The Drive from 2-6 PM CT on 610 Sports Radio since April 2011. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. [65][66] WMAQ became a member of the NBC Red Network, later known as the NBC Radio Network, and remained affiliated with NBC well into the 1990s, even after the station was sold to Westinghouse Broadcasting. [2][11][12], The City of Chicago also operated its own radio station with similar call letters, WBU, sharing a frequency with Westinghouse's KYW, which began in Chicago the year before. He currently hosts a show on WMVP-AM every Saturday from 9am-12pm with Fred Huebner. Mully & Haugh Show: 5:30-10 a.m. ET. Where if you could come in and say heres what happened, heres why and when necessary admit you know what we missed this one and were gonna fix it, and were gonna correct it going forward. By 1948, Daddy-O was on the air on Chicago's WAIT. [107][108], In 1949, the station suffered what could have been a crippling blow. He assumed that role on the successful and popular Chicago version of Bozo's Circus in 1961. In 1947, Hugh Downs (Today Show and 20/20), Garry Moore (I've Got A Secret) and Durward Kirby (The Garry Moore Show) were on the WMAQ staff, as was Mike Wallace, later of 60 Minutes fame. Audacy on Thursday announced an updated weekday programming lineup for 670 The Score (WSCR-AM) in Chicago. People talk about eating, living, breathing sports. The games will be on. Waller remained in charge of the station until it was purchased by NBC. The chemistry and vibe they have shown has been great, he said. He can be reached by email at bondurantmedia@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @J__Bondurant. WMAQ also served as the flagship station for Chicago White Sox baseball broadcasts throughout the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team. While the main antenna was out of service, NBC found a solution with some history to it to get WMAQ back broadcasting at full power. Bernstein largely has been hosting solo since The Score parent Entercom enforced layoffs in April that included his previous co-host, Connor McKnight. This is my public service announcement: I dont have answers for you. The video signal was to be sent by the shortwave radio station W9XAP, while the audio would be broadcast on the normal WMAQ radio frequency. [39][40][9] It was also time to move the studios from the La Salle Hotel. Clear-channel sports radio station in Chicago, The end of WMAQ and launch of "The Score". host of the WLS Fan Talk was hired and he would get a nightly show when sunset . It was truly amazing.. [55][60] Both the technical limitations and economic climate of the times brought an end to the station's experimental broadcasts in August 1933. ** = Audacy operates pursuant to a local marketing agreement with Martz Communications Group. Did Joe Theismann Leak New Washington Team Name To The DA Show? The PM Team host then joked that Netflix could be an option for the dispatched franchises. [55][58][59] The man behind this and other early Chicago television broadcasts was Ulises Armand Sanabria, who 2 years before used the WCFL Navy Pier transmitter to provide the video and radio station WIBO for the audio portions of the broadcast. Where are the rest of the Penguins games gonna be? Chicago news veteran Jim Frank (formerly of WCFL and WIND) was hired as the news director, following a stint at WIOD in Miami. This site is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Danny and his wife Stephanie have a son named Owen Daniel. I know what it is a sign ofI just feel like theres one-source reporting Im not talking about Schefter in this case, because there have been others where you got Oh it just feels like now because of how quickly the news cycle devours news and tosses it away, people dont even care. I think the NFL could do some things where they could be more transparent and help the fans to understand the process thats taking place, he said. He was a reporter for Sportsphone Chicago, the sports director at WLS (890-AM) and a reporter for WMVP (1000-AM). The Bears released a statement about Grobstein: We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our friend and 670 The Score radio host Les Grobstein. Weekends outside of play-by-play constitute of local shows by Mike Esposito, Steve Rosenbloom and Mark Grote. In the 1940s, radio stations like WMAQ began playing recorded music during some hours. Jordan Bondurant is a features reporter for Barrett Sports Media. Chicago's Sports Radio And Home Of The Cubs! I have zero clue. Weve got a great opportunity to challenge each other and have a lot of fun., I couldnt be more excited to be a part of this show, Bernstein said. The program was produced at WMAQ from 1935 to 1939, when the show moved to California. 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