Giangreco was in the room that day with Grobstein and a few newspaper reporters. [135][136][137] Many of the on-air personalities during this time period were well known to listeners from previous radio stations. Jordan Bondurant is a features reporter for Barrett Sports Media. Audacy Sports 670 The Score WSCR Chicago is revising its midday lineup starting Monday, June 20. Twice an hour, there are minute-long "Score Board Updates" by sportscasters delivering game results and highlighted stories of the day. Current 9am-12pm co-host Dan Bernstein and 12-2pm host Laurence Holmes will now team together from 10am to 12pm for The Bernstein & Holmes Show. It made perfect sense to make this partnership.. (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 . On behalf of the entire Bears organization, we extend our thoughts and prayers to his family, especially his beloved Kathy and son Scott, friends and countless faithful listeners.. WSCR is the exclusive Chicago radio outlet for Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball and football along with Chicago Cubs baseball. The station distributed 200 receivers in the city and suburbs. All the sports talk, interviews, game coverage and podcasts from the top personalities in sports. Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter! Giangreco, relatively new to town at the time, developed a bond with Grobstein. 8 (670 The Score) Audacy on Thursday announced an updated weekday programming lineup for 670 The Score (WSCR-AM) in Chicago. MLBs Opening Day is scheduled for March 30th, and as it approaches, Fillipponi admitted he doesnt see an ideal landing spot for the Pittsburgh Pirates. At that point she became the director of public affairs programming for NBC's central division, holding that title until her retirement in 1957. Chicago's Sports Radio and Home of the Cubs, Audacys Website and Digital Terms of Use. [168][169] Following the sign-off, WMAQ ran a loop of "Score" promos for six hours before starting a full simulcast of WSCR for a two-week transitional period. 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In effect, the new WSCR (670 AM) licensed to Chicago became the successor to the previous WSCR (1160 AM) licensed to Chicagowhich concurrently changed their call sign to WXRT (AM), then was sold that November to Salem Communications, and now operates as WYLL. Current 9am-12pm co-host Dan Bernstein and 12-2pm host Laurence Holmes will now team together from 10am to 12pm for "The Bernstein & Holmes Show". [99], The station was a leader in the use of helicopters for traffic reports. After 57 years, NBC disposed of all of the company's radio stations following RCA's merger with General Electric, with WMAQ being sold to Group W in 1988. A site for it was purchased outside of the city. Our staff is devastated. During the weeklong run-up, local sportscaster Buddy Diliberto said on the air that he heard then-Bears quarterback Jim McMahon call the women of New Orleans sluts on a Chicago radio show. I know where the games can be heardI guess this is good for us. [188][189] The station has also done remote broadcasts from various locations.[188]. 2023 Audacy, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Leila Rahimi, who currently teams with Bernstein, will join the pair on Wednesdays while moving to a full-time role at WMAQ-TV. Holmes has been with WSCR since 1998 and began hosting the 12-2pm show in 2019. [95] It was the job of the turntable operator (a member of the American Federation of Musicians), to play any recorded music. 1 pick now looks like its for sale. Love the score all the Info,opinions.the hosts,ads,all insight, interviews,up dates. Our all-star Chicago lineup improves with Mully and Haugh extending later into the morning and two teammates who have worked together for 20-plus years finally sharing a microphone on a regular basis, 670 The Score operations director and brand manager Mitch Rosen said. The traditional NBC chimes were played with a late 50s-mid 60s historic ID that, although inaccurate with the current network association and sister station, was appropriate as it spoke, "This is NBC, the National Broadcasting Company. Chicago's Sports Radio And Home Of The Cubs! Since then, she had been co-hosting with Bernstein on Wednesday mornings (Bernstein has mostly been doing his show solo since wide Entercom layoffs in April hit Connor McKnight, his past cohost). Fans can interact through all of the Score's platforms, . He also was the voice of UIC hockey when it was a Division I program. [150][151][152][153] Hosts on the station included Morton Downey Jr. and Chet Coppock.[154][155][156]. Danny and his wife Stephanie have a son named Owen Daniel. Visit our, Bold Gold Promotes Chase Daniels To Catskills Director of Programming, Kyle Santillian Joins The Morning Hustle As Headkrack Exits, Kenzie K Exits B96 & Additional Audacy CHRs, Classic Country Makes The Grade In San Luis Obispo, First Listen: Spotify DJ, YouTube Radio Builder, Brooke Grimsley Joins 101 ESPNs Opening Drive. Where are these games gonna be?, Theres a lot of putting out fires here, said Fillipponi, as he made mention of a recent interview Pirates owner Bob Nutting gave to The Athletic, assuring fans their games would still be televised. WSCR (670 AM) - branded as 670 The Score - is a commercial sports radio station licensed to serve Chicago, Illinois, servicing the Chicago metropolitan area and much of surrounding Northern Illinois, Northwest Indiana and parts of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The Chicago Wolves sponsor the studio used for the updates. [6][7] A joint venture between The Fair Department Store and the Chicago Daily News, WGU's first transmitter sat atop the department store. 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. Before, Danny worked as an executive producer at ESPN Radio where he fulfilled all producer responsibilities for the only local show on ESPN 1260 in Syracuse, On the Block with Brent Axe such as screening calls, booking guests, anchoring updates, as well as filling in as host. [55][56][57] Those at the dealerships saw and heard Bill Hay, the announcer for Amos 'n' Andy, present a variety show, broadcast from the Daily News Building. . 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. [105][116][117][118][119][120], Beginning in 1956, the overnight hours were the domain of Holmes "Daddy-O" Daylie (19202003), who brought his sense of humor, way with words and musical knowledge to WMAQ as he played cool jazz until dawn. Hurst, Jack. Yesterday, a report from ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter claimed the Chicago Bears were leaning toward trading the first overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft. To continue to do so in one of the best sports cities in the world is an opportunity for which Im very grateful.. RCA had a tower in storage in one of its New Jersey facilities that was used as part of its 1939 New York World's Fair exhibit. Copyright 2022 RadioInsight / RadioBB Networks. The Toronto Raptors will welcome DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls to town Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. 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. Parkins & Spiegel Show: 2-6 p.m. Grobstein is survived by his longtime partner, Kathy, and son, Scott. TSN and TSN 1050 will broadcast in Toronto. whose late father Bill was a frequent target of Score hosts, conceded the team . Jason Statham, Hugh Grant and Aubrey Plaza star in an inconsequential serving of empty cinematic calories. I know what it is is the dawn of the end of my career. It remained off the air while a new transmitter was ordered. [149] The giveaway was eventually used on other NBC-owned radio outlets. [45] The actors were no strangers to Chicago radio as their program originally aired on WGN as Sam 'n' Henry. Strong replied neither do I, but come down and well find out.[10] Waller was hired in February 1922. Les had to set the record straight, Giangreco said. And its interesting to see Rahimi get a chance to continue in the Chicago sports media world, albeit in a different medium. Im so honored to have known him. Mitch Rosen, The Scores program director, expressed his gratitude for taking the Score Overnights gig, a challenge some hosts may have preferred to avoid. [39][40][9] It was also time to move the studios from the La Salle Hotel. Which is worth listening to? Every year we celebrated the fact that we were the only two guys who got Elias rant. Many producers are on-air contributors and fill in when other hosts have days off. He was a reporter for Sportsphone Chicago, the sports director at WLS (890-AM) and a reporter for WMVP (1000-AM). [131][132][133], During the early 1970s, WMAQ aired a format blending music, talk, news and sports, using the on-air name "67-Q". Radio from the Merchandise Mart centered around the many studios on the 19th floor. Lance Venta is Owner and Publisher of RadioInsight.com. Danny celebrates his birthday on October 22nd every year. Mike Murphy (born May 1, 1951) is an American sports radio personality, who hosted The Mike Murphy Show on Chicago's Sports Radio 670 The Score.His last show aired on June 12, 2009. The station also officially notes that former B96 WBBM-FM morning host Gabe Ramirez is the new evening host. The station encouraged its young employees with dreams of working at a microphone by assisting with tuition for college broadcasting courses and holding workshops at the station where those with stars in their eyes were given the chance to display their skills in a "real world" setting. He currently hosts a show on WMVP-AM every Saturday from 9am-12pm with Fred Huebner. However, the. Not just because of replacing Grobstein, but the demands of that overnight shift. Dannys served in finance and early on they resided in a Lake Shore Drive high-rise. We dont know yet where theyre gonna be. [184][185], On January 31, 2018, Entercom announced that WSCR would become the new flagship station for the Chicago Bulls on February 3, 2018, after Cumulus Media nullified its contract with the team to carry games on WLS after Cumulus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[186][187]. The Score's long-time listeners, callers, and e-mailers are known as "Score Heads," and often use colorful monikers. Hey, dont worry. It remains standing today at Bloomingdale site. Bernstein had previously hosted late mornings on the station. Dannys estimated net worth is $719,745. WMAQ Radio moved to these smaller studios. The XFL has returned, and with it rules innovations have followed, much to the delight of many viewers. [66], Amid stagnant ratings, WMAQ added more long-form news programming and some assorted call-in shows in 1998 and 1999. [4] Despite lower ratings for WSCR, Infinity management wanted to use the move to elevate WSCR's revenue performance to that of their New York City sports outlet WFAN, which had become one of the highest-billing radio stations starting in 1995; a company spokesman also noted that WMAQ's annual billing of $20 million was "not functioning as a successful station" by comparison. I never look at her pertaining to gender. Although the station never shifted completely to Top 40, by the early 1970s, WMAQ's playlist had become comparable to today's hot adult contemporary format. Les was a legend that will never be forgotten. He just never slept. 670 The Score 2/28/23. Ramirez remained with Audacy after his morning show came to an end earlier this year. [104] Those letters combined the initials for National Broadcasting, plus the Q from WMAQ's call sign. 670 The Score hosts 24-hour radiothon to benefit Austin Harvest. He has a brother named Brad Parkins. Therefore, Danny earns a decent salary as a sports talk host of The Drive from 2-6 PM CT on 610 Sports Radio since April 2011. Grobstein also was a broadcaster and public-address announcer for many defunct Chicago teams, including the Bruisers and Rush of the Arena Football League, and the Fire and Winds of the World Football League. I get it. [51][52] WMAQ did not receive an experimental license from the Federal Radio Commission to operate station W9XAP until September 2, 1930. [121] "Daddy-O" was the first African-American hosting a regularly scheduled radio show on a Chicago network owned and operated station. But certain things Id be like, Nah, Im gonna pass on this.'. [119][128], On August 31, 1964, Channel 5 changed its call letters to WMAQ-TV to match WMAQ radio, as the stations emphasized their common NBC ownership. "You looked like someone who had escaped from somewhere," co-host Laurence Holmes joked to begin Thursday's program. [4], On August 1, 2000, after 78 years, WMAQ broadcast for the last time with a live sign-off message from nighttime police beat reporter Larry Langford. I think sometimes people just tune you out when you do that.. WSCR also carries other live sports programming from CBS Sports Radio and Westwood One, including Monday Night Football. Naturally, it will take a long time for any host in that timeslot to form the kind of bond with listeners that Grobstein did. [163], Westinghouse merged with CBS in 1995, making WMAQ a sister station to its all-news rival, WBBM; the merger also paired former all-news rival stations in New York and Los Angeles. The PM Team host then joked that Netflix could be an option for the dispatched franchises. He has previously written and edited for Awful Announcing, The Comeback, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, MLive, Bleacher Report, and SB Nation. Holmes then clarified he was discussing a report from Jason La Canfora that claimed the Bears could possibly keep the number one overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and instead trade quarterback Justin Fields, who the franchise selected with the 11th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. 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. By 1948, Daddy-O was on the air on Chicago's WAIT. Bernstein has been with WSCR since 1995 and co-hosted afternoons prior to moving into the late morning slot in March 2018. [48] Since WMAQ was affiliated with CBS at the time, Waller tried to convince the network to make Amos 'n' Andy a network program, but there was no interest. Rahimi becomes the first woman to serve as a regular weekday host at The Score, which hit the air in 1992. [162] An early harbinger of the future sports format was the evening WMAQ Sports Huddle, which premiered in 1993 and competed with all-sports WSCR and WMVP, as well as WGN's Sports Central program. June 16, 2022 0 Audacy Sports "670 The Score" WSCR Chicago is revising its midday lineup starting Monday, June 20. 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New MLB local media department executives Doug Johnson, Greg Pennell, and Kendall Burgess all have long RSN experience. He goes, I dont need a lot of rest. He was just fueled by this obsession. As part of the update, the station is pairing longtime station hosts Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes to form a new midday show. It broadcast with 24,000 watts with its transmitter atop the Civic Opera Building on North Wacker Drive. He is a man of above-average stature. AppleTV, I dont know! I have no clue how thats gonna work.. Our audience lost a great friend overnight, said Mitch Rosen, The Scores operations director. He can be reached by email at bondurantmedia@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @J__Bondurant. So the No. One of Grobsteins claims to fame is having the only recording of then-Cubs manager Lee Elias infamous profanity-laced tirade on April 29, 1983, at Wrigley Field. Discovery parent company of AT&T SportsNet is exiting the regional sports network, giving the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, and Pittsburgh Pirates until March 31st to negotiate a deal to reclaim their local television rights. Les was a true media icon of the last 50-plus years, whose knowledge of Chicago sports history was unparalleled. Hes timeless. Chicago Sports Station - WSCR-AM | 670 The Score Chicago Sports Haugh: Kane's exit ends era, begins hockey irrelevance in Chicago Sports Bears praise Fields but will evaluate top QB prospects in 2023 class LATEST from AUDACY Bears Report: Multiple teams have reached out to Bears recently with interest in No. One of them was Ned Locke (19191992), who hosted a Saturday children's radio show, Uncle Ned's Flying Squadron, on the station in 1950. But it is notable that they had previously employed some female anchors, including Julie DiCaro (she was one of the people hit by the Entercom layoffs in April, and is now at the new Deadspin) and Maggie Hendricks, who won a 2019 Gracie Award for their Saturday Julie and Maggie Show. [26][27][28][9] With a new location and new frequency of 670 kilohertz, WMAQ went on the air July 2, 1923. He is married to his wife Stephanie Parkins. By early 1986, WMAQ had begun phasing out country music in favor of talk programming, with the station completing its transition on November 17, 1986. [46][47][48] Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden broke with WGN over syndication rights. Never miss an important gameday update on the Bears or Blackhawks. Radio contacts. Every soundbite that everybody used on their show was prompted by a Les Grobstein question.. It was one of Chicago's top night spots, as many popular celebrities could be found there, either as performers or as patrons. This was Westinghouse's third stint at station ownership in the Chicago market, having founded KYW before relocating that station to Philadelphia in 1934, and later with WIND from 1955 to 1985. Football is the straw that stirs the drink when it comes to sports conversation in this genre or the genre, the medium that ESPN works in. [98][99], For those who had aspirations of becoming broadcasters, WMAQ was a good place to get started in the medium, even if the job was not on the air. Maybe Netflixll pick up the Penguins and Pirates. 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. That same year, WMAQ also signed on an FM station at 101.1. Central U.S. location and a deep labor pool help Chicago snare top honor from Site Selection magazine for 10th year in a row. [165], Viacom merged with CBS in the spring of 2000, which put the combined company over FCC limits on ownership in Chicago. Clear-channel sports radio station in Chicago, The end of WMAQ and launch of "The Score". Grote, who hosted Chicago Cubs pre- and post-game coverage for The Score from 2015 to 2017, will do the overnight shift three times a week with a rotating cast of hosts taking the mic for the other two nights. So why dont I just start doing that? In the mid-1940s, the WMAQ Radio live studios in the Merchandise Mart were converted to TV studios for use by a new television station. One of the problems with reception of the station was the interference of tall buildings in the area and that it had only about 100 watts of power. For a long while, theres been quite a bit of discussion about the relatively few women in prominent sports media roles, whether thats with game broadcasts, various studio shows, or other sports media roles. 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