The Good, The Bad and The Unbearable That Is Chicago Sports Broadcasting

Living in one of the biggest cities in the country (referring to sports passion, of course), I can say there is no shortage on where anybody can go to get their fix on sports:

Information, Analysis, Opinion, Discussion, Argument, Agreement, Humor...

Really, whatever you want, it's there.  In a lot of ways, actually, it has a strong comparison to something else that many love this city for:

The Food!

So I've decided to randomly compare a few of the TV and Radio personalities in this city to a few grub houses we all love (or at least know about!)  We’ll go with one from Radio, one from TV, and one from the Web.

Boers and Bernstein – Afternoons on WSCR 670 the Score –

I’ve never heard anything quite like them… ever… and that’s a good thing.  Listening in from the hours of 2-7 will leave your stomach aching from laughter – especially on Thursdays or Fridays during the famous “Who Ya Crappin’ and Friday Fung” (dates respective) segments. 

These guys aren’t afraid to call listeners out on their stupidity, and they do it often – making for great radio.  Listen to a couple of episodes, and you’ll be incorporating “Bye Cracky!” into everyday conversation. 

My Comparison: Ed Debevics Restaurant.   Where else do people want to go to be entertained non-stop while they eat – and listen to someone tear the idiot sitting behind you out for wearing socks with sandals, or ordering a hot dog with ketchup.

Mike North and Dan Jiggets – Mornings on CSN and ChicagoSportsWebio.com –

I really thought this city was going to be able to breathe a sigh of relief after the Score announced they would not renew North’s contract.  We suffered through years of his tasteless jokes and comments, not to mention the constant references to his dropping high school and selling hot-dogs (Great role model for the kids!).

Now, he’s paired with Dan Jiggets – and let’s just say the two of them finally have the IQ level combined to challenge a cinder block to a game of Jeopardy.  After all, it was Jiggets who recently laid claim that Vinnie Del Negro was the best coach of all the teams in Chicago. 

But hey, he HAS to be right! I mean, he went to Harvard! That’s Ivy League!

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