Friday, August 28, 2015

Chicago Radio: ESPN 1000 Kicks Off '15 NFL Season

Beginning in September, WMVP ESPN 1000 AM will feature the expert voices of some of Chicago’s most celebrated NFL figures.

Longtime Chicago Bears Head Coach Mike Ditka will return for his 10th season on ESPN Chicago1000, appearing remotely on Carmen and Jurko on Thursdays from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. live from one of Ditka’s Chicagoland restaurants.  Ditka’s first show will be September 3.

Also, former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher will appear on ESPN Chicago1000, joining Waddle and Silvy (weekdays, 2 – 6 p.m.) during the 5 p.m. hour for The Brian Urlacher Show on Waddle and Silvy. Urlacher will be on 12 select Tuesday afternoons beginning September 15.

In addition, current Bears offensive guard Kyle Long will be a weekly contributor on Carmen and Jurko (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) beginning September 15.  Long will also join Waddle and Silvy on six select Tuesday afternoons during the NFL season.

“We have made Chicago’s pre-eminent sports talk station that much stronger by adding the most popular current and former Chicago Bears to our lineup,” said Adam Delevitt, program director, ESPN Chicago1000.  “ESPN Chicago is bringing the best of the Bears not only to fans’ radios, but we’re taking the Bears to the fans with live, on-location shows.”

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