Tag: WBBM News Radio
Media: October 2021 ā¢ Ofman’s Chicago Sports Story
George Ofman has been part of the Chicago media community for more than 40 years now. Hereās an indication of how long heās been doing this. His first job in the business was in a medium that doesnāt exist anymore. He worked for an outfit called Sportsphone. Imagine it. It was a phone […]
Media – March 2020
How long has Pat Cassidy been delivering us the news on the radio by āthe dawnās early light?ā āThe alarm clock has gone off at 2:30 am for over 40 years,ā he says with a laugh. āI go to bed early. The bottom line is that I start going to bed around 6:30 or seven […]
Media: October 2019
Next year will be Rob Hartās 20th year on the radio in Chicago, and he has worked at several stops along the way, including WGN, News 101, and the Loop. But now heās manning the anchor desk at the dream destination for any radio newsman: NewsRadio WBBM 780. āItās a great radio station,ā he says. […]
Media: December 2017
Itās become a year-end tradition in this space to honor some of the broadcasters we lost in the past calendar year. All of them touched countless lives in the Chicago area, maybe even your own. The Chicago media community is diminished by their absence. JOE COLLINSĀ ā Collins was a veteran traffic reporter in Chicago best […]
December 2016: Media
WBBM-News Radioās Josh Liss grew up in Skokie, and there was one voice that had a real impact on his career direction, though it didnāt manifest itself for a few years. āHarry Caray was the big reason I wanted to do sports broadcasting,ā he says. āI didnāt have a dad to take me to […]
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