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670 The Score Wins Chicago Winter Ratings Book

“670 The Score bounced back to win the 2021 winter ratings book in Chicago.”

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A tight race one year ago, has become a little more comfortable for 670 The Score. The Chicago sports station won the 2021 winter book, leading in both weekday prime (M-F 6a-7p) and full week (M-SU 6a-Mid). 670 produced a 4.6 (stream included) to place 5th in prime. Full week was slightly lower at a 4.2, but their ranking was better, tied for 4th.

Among The Score’s daytime shows, which includes their streaming number, Mully & Haugh tied for 9th in mornings with a 3.7 share. Dan Bernstein and Leila Rahimi started strong in middays with a 4th place 5.8 share. Laurence Holmes followed them with an impressive 5.7 share, 3rd place finish. In afternoons, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel came in 8th with a 4.0 share. Spiegel though didn’t officially join the show until February 8th so the first month of the book includes Parkins working with different hosts. Finishing at night, The Score produced a 4.1, good enough for a tie for 5th.

On the flipside, ESPN 1000 finished the full week with a 1.7 share, and weekday prime with a 1.9 share. That placed them 22nd for the full week, and 19th in prime. That was a lower than usual finish for the brand.

Among ESPN 1000’s weekday shows, ESPN Radio’s ‘Keyshawn, J-Will and Zubin’, which airs on 1000 between 5a-7a finished 11th with a 3.2 share. David Kaplan and Jonathan Hood grabbed a 14th place finish with a 2.2 share between 7a-10a. Carmen and Jurko were 20th from 10a-12p with a 1.6 share. Mike Greenberg’s national show, ‘Greeny’, came in 11th from Noon to 2 with a 3.2 share. Waddle & Silvy were surprisingly low in afternoons, registering a 24th place finish and 1.5 share. Wrapping up at night, ESPN 1000 produced a 1.1, placing them 25th in the 7p-12a timeslot.

Overall, The Score has to feel great about the quarter. The station won each daypart among local sports radio competitors, and though listening levels aren’t where they were a few years ago, there’s plenty to build on. Middays were a big strength this book, proving the Bernstein-Rahimi pairing and Laurence Holmes are a hit with local listeners. The area where improvement can be made is in the drive times. With Spiegel now alongside Parkins permanently, and Cubs games about to deliver more cume at night and later in the day, that should help.

For 1000, this is an odd book. Both ESPN Radio national shows delivered the best numbers for the station this quarter which was abnormal. Waddle and Silvy are also usually in the thick of a race, not in 24th place. With Silvy back in studio, the Sox debuting on the station, and a more than capable air staff still in place, look for 1000 to be much more competitive in future months.

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Former 670 The Score Host ‘Big Papa’ Tommy Williams Has Died

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Tommy Williams, who was known for a decade as ‘Big Papa’ Tommy Williams on 670 The Score, died on Wednesday at the age of 66.

Williams began his broadcasting career in his hometown of Gary, Indiana in 1982 at WLTH before moving on to The Score. In 2003, Williams became the PA Announcer for the Gary Southshore RailCats of the American Association where he had his signature call to get the attention of the fans, “People, People, People.”

A story in The Times of Northwest Indiana said, “The longtime RailCats public address announcer and Lakeshore Public Media sports journalist was known for broadcasting countless games, interviewing countless athletes and covering Region sports at all levels. The Gary native and co-host of “Prep Sports Report,” “Prep Football Report,” and “Lakeshore PBS Scoreboard” often signed off shows saying, “Gary, Indiana, you know I love you.”

“The cadence he had in his voice echoed across the Region in a way we may never see again. He was widely known and widely loved,” Tom Maloney, vice president of radio operations at Lakeshore Public Media told the paper.

“He’d want to be remembered as the voice of Lakeshore sports,” his Regionally Speaking co-host and producer Dee Dotson told The Times. “Most people will remember him for covering prep sports all the way up to semi-pros. He’ll be remembered for treating each of his subjects like they were world champions. His depth of knowledge of sports at all levels is commendable. He was a walking encyclopedia of stats.” 

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Compass Media Networks Promotes Three Members to Oversee Play-by-Play Sports Platform

“It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

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Compass Media Networks has announced the promotions of three long-standing executives, Robert Blum, Tyler Brewer, and Chris Kleiber, who will collectively oversee the content creation, production, and distribution of the company’s play-by-play sports platform.

“For over 16 years, Compass Media Networks has set a standard of excellence for national play-by-play sports with Chris, Rob, and Tyler playing a vital part in our success,” said Peter Kosann, CEO/Founder of Compass Media Networks. “It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

Robet Blum has been appointed Vice President & General Manager of Sports and will also continue to serve as Vice President of Affiliate Sales for News-Talk and Sports. Tyler Brewer has been appointed Executive Producer – Sports Programming. And Chris Kleiber has been appointed Senior Producer – Sports Programming.

Compass Media Networks broadcasts annually over 100 play-by-play sporting events involving college men’s basketball and football (including the Big Ten Tournament and the Big Ten Championship Game), NFL 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday Doubleheaders, and complete coverage of the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders. The broadcasts are distributed across hundreds of terrestrial sports, news-talk and music stations as well as digital distribution platforms such as SiriusXM, Verizon Mobile, and the Varsity App.

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Charley Steiner Injured; Tim Neverett to Handle Dodgers Radio Play-by-Play

“This will be the first Opening Day that I will have missed since 1976, when I wore a younger man’s clothes.”

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As the Los Angeles Dodgers get set to take on the St. Louis Cardinals in their first home game on Thursday, team play-by-play voice Charley Steiner has revealed he will not be doing games at the beginning of the season due to a severe back injury.

Through the Dodgers, Steiner posted a statement which said, “Over the winter, I landed on the Injured List with three compound fractures in my back. (I don’t recommend it.) With the start of the baseball season upon us, the Dodgers are ready to go – but I’m not. This will be the first Opening Day that I will have missed since 1976, when I wore a younger man’s clothes. I look forward to returning to the mic later this season. In the meantime, go Dodgers!”

TrueBlueLA.com reports Tim Neverett will handle play-by-play duties while Steiner recovers. Neverett called the first two regular season games with Rick Monday as the Dodgers started the season in South Korea. Neverett and Monday did not travel with the team, however, they called those games in a studio back home.

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