Sure, but rather than predating, it was actually a video adaptation of a radio talk show on WGN

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Sure, but rather than predating, it was actually a video adaptation of a radio talk show on WGN

Author: Irish_Demon (2739 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 11:40 am on Nov 18, 2020

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It was at it's zenith in the mid 80s with those great Bears teams. Except for Rick Telander, I wasn't a big fan of any one of the regulars, but the chemistry between them made the show work. Especially with the eccentric fight promotor, Ben Bentley as the moderator.

Replies to: "Sure, but rather than predating, it was actually a video adaptation of a radio talk show on WGN"

Anyone old enough to remember the show "Sportswriters on TV" it aired out of Chicago on WGN - Hibakusha - 10:07am 11/18/20 (18) [View All]
- That group, oddly enough, would have been down with the kneelers. Especially Jaust and Telander. [NT] - ELP - 10:28pm 11/18/20
- Gleason was a columnist for both the Southtown in Chicago and the SB Trib [NT] - jrdjr84 - 5:10pm 11/18/20
- I remember it well... as pointed out below it started out as a radio show - D2 - 4:39pm 11/18/20
- At first, I recalled the Boston one, then remembered this one; - cubsfanin16 - 2:50pm 11/18/20
  - Mike Lupica was an idiot and an ass. A BC grad by the way. He was wrong about everything. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 3:58pm 11/18/20
    - Agreed, and when I wrote, "an irritant', I meant Lupica although - cubsfanin16 - 4:34pm 11/18/20
- Local show? [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:40pm 11/18/20
  - Yep. Chicago area on SportsVision which later became SportsChannel Chicago. - Irish_Demon - 1:57pm 11/18/20
- Absolutely. Used to watch it often. - TakethetrainKnute - 1:04pm 11/18/20
  - Ha that's it! [NT] - Hibakusha - 2:20pm 11/18/20
    - There's a bunch on YouTube. Recall seeing this one where they discussed Kurt Cobain's suicide... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:55pm 11/18/20
      - These guys were great, what the hell Nirvana and sports, cigars. - Hibakusha - 9:59pm 11/18/20
- I remember it well. [NT] - ELP - 11:45am 11/18/20
- Sure, but rather than predating, it was actually a video adaptation of a radio talk show on WGN - Irish_Demon - 11:40am 11/18/20
  - Re: Sure, but rather than predating, it was actually a video adaptation of a radio talk show on WGN - fedman - 2:29pm 11/18/20
  - That's right, I forgot it was a talk show filmed for TV. I liked it because you always got ND talk. [NT] - Hibakusha - 12:53pm 11/18/20
- * [NT] - Aragoto - 11:34am 11/18/20
- Sure. [NT] [LINK] - Aragoto - 11:34am 11/18/20