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ESPN 1000 espouses its mantra, despite ratings dip: ‘Ratings isn’t our scorecard’

According to Nielsen Audio, a key portion of the station’s audience dropped in the fall, despite the addition of Bears games. But ESPN 1000’s market manager says it has a different way of measuring success.

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Jason Benetti’s departure tops Chicago sports-media stories of 2023

After losing 101 games, White Sox fans lost a beloved broadcaster who was a lifelong Sox fan himself.

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Olin Kreutz returning to The Score as Bears, NFL analyst

The former Bears center, who hasn’t appeared on a Chicago outlet since being fired at CHGO Sports for grabbing the neck of a colleague, will co-host the station’s Bears pregame and postgame shows.

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Amid hazing scandal, Northwestern has another conflict on its board of trustees

I don’t understand how anyone schooled in journalism can toss aside the press hat they wore for decades while the press covers a story that’s right under their nose.

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The Score reports on Northwestern baseball program’s ‘toxic environment’

Afternoon host Danny Parkins detailed coach Jim Foster’s bullying and abusive behavior that was the subject of a university investigation. But the school didn’t talk to any players in the program. Parkins did.

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Cubs aiming to launch in-market DTC streaming service in July

“For those who say, ‘I cut the cord, I don’t have Fubo’ — which we are available on — ‘but I’d like to buy Marquee individually, just the channel, to see Cubs games,’ ’’ Crane Kenney said Saturday on The Score.

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2 Giants wide receivers named potential breakout candidates

Jordan Schultz of The Score believes these two New York Giants wide receivers will break out in 2023.

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Chicago fishing: Many options for Memorial Day weekend

Many options for fishing around the Memorial Day weekend lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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The Score’s Shane Riordan, Danny Parkins, Matt Spiegel apologize for on-air behavior

Riordan returned Thursday after being off the air since last Friday for making crude remarks toward conservative radio host Dan Proft, who had insulted him and the station the day before.

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WBBM’s Dave Kerner signing off Friday after 26 years in Chicago radio

Kerner came to town in 1997 as an update anchor and reporter for The Score. He moved to sister station WBBM in 2004 when he was traded for Zach Zaidman. It’s true.

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Shane Riordan’s absence is telling, but The Score isn’t talking

The executive producer of the “Parkins & Spiegel” show has been off the air since Friday, a day after he made lewd and crude remarks on the air.

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Ryan Porth doesn’t foresee changes at The Score as new program director

Porth, 33, was promoted from assistant brand manager last Friday. He oversees the station's day-to-day programming.

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How ESPN 1000, The Score will maneuver NFL Draft coverage around White Sox, Cubs games

The sports-talkers faced a conundrum planning their draft coverage with baseball games each day of the event. So program directors Danny Zederman and Mitch Rosen got creative.

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The Score pulls away from ESPN 1000 in winter ratings book

In prime listening hours, The Score tied for fourth in the market with a 4.4 share, and ESPN 1000 tied for 16th at 2.5. In the fall book, The Score ranked third at 5.0 and ESPN 1000 fifth at 4.2.

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