Hungry for all things Chicago Bears, I am forced to listen to sports radio all day. Most shows have a lead host. These guys are the Barzinis. They set the agenda and control the show.
The Barzinis are often paired with a weak partner who couldn't carry a show on their own. They are whom Don Vito would call the pimps - the Tattaglia's.
Two Tattaglias in one show. Tom Waddle mocks the jock persona while not realizing he is one. Marc Silverman says "thot" instead of "that".
When joined by ABC's Mark Giangreco the word is ...smarm?
The Hamp & Holmes Show: AM 670 10am-12pm"So uh, uh, and..and again...did you catch the uh..salient point... in that..uh.."
"You know it, Big Man!"
The Mike Murphy Show: AM 670 12pm-2pmMurphy calls his show Murphapalooza and sounds like he just had his tonsils out. His role on radio is to pick fights with over-65 Cub fans.
Boers and Bernstein: AM 670 2pm-6pmTerry Boers shout, guffaws and wheezes. Dan Bernstein can't get words out as he cracks himself up. He made me laugh once, after Mike Singletary's post-game podium meltdowns. "Singletary is a disaster! He's losing everything! He's losing the game! He's losing the post-game!"
Mully and Hanley: AM 670 5am-10amMike Mulligan (on the left) is a great Chicago sportswriter and broadcaster. Brian Hanley chimes in.
"Derrick Rose is separating himself, skill-wise, from the rest of the team"
"Thaaaats right"
Hanley is hostile to beat reporter Zach Zaidman and Zaidman does have a massive radio announcer affectation. He's good though.
Hub Arkush, like Steve Stone and the Cubs, was part of the Bears organization, then shunned by it. And he's bitter. He compares his injuries when players get injured. He's the "Senior Football Analyst". I've softened on Hub over the years because I like his Bears shows.
Carmen, Jurko & Harry: AM1000 2pm-7pm
“In politics, the tripod is the most unstable of all structures.”
Dune
(left.Harry Teinowitz; center.Carmen Defalco ; right. John Jurkovic)
Formerly the Mac, Jurko and Harry show until Dan McNeil was fired. McNeil is a curmudgeon. He hated Harry and directed all conversation to Jurko. His firing upset the balance of the show.
As Jurko said a few months ago, "Jesus you're hard to work with now Harry."
Dan McNeil's departure created a power vacuum. Harry began asserting himself by attacking Jurko. As it turns out, Teinowitz, the nerdy kid from the suburbs who loves the Bulls and the Cubs, is better in small doses.
Carmen, whom Jurko calls"Carmine" was the new, young guy and eager to not rock the boat.
Carmen may set the agenda, but Jurko calls the shots. He quelled the Harry rebellion, seized power and revealed himself to be the Kwisatz Haderach.
"Thaaaats right"
Hanley is hostile to beat reporter Zach Zaidman and Zaidman does have a massive radio announcer affectation. He's good though.
Hub Arkush, like Steve Stone and the Cubs, was part of the Bears organization, then shunned by it. And he's bitter. He compares his injuries when players get injured. He's the "Senior Football Analyst". I've softened on Hub over the years because I like his Bears shows.
Carmen, Jurko & Harry: AM1000 2pm-7pm“In politics, the tripod is the most unstable of all structures.”
Dune
(left.Harry Teinowitz; center.Carmen Defalco ; right. John Jurkovic)
Formerly the Mac, Jurko and Harry show until Dan McNeil was fired. McNeil is a curmudgeon. He hated Harry and directed all conversation to Jurko. His firing upset the balance of the show. As Jurko said a few months ago, "Jesus you're hard to work with now Harry."
Dan McNeil's departure created a power vacuum. Harry began asserting himself by attacking Jurko. As it turns out, Teinowitz, the nerdy kid from the suburbs who loves the Bulls and the Cubs, is better in small doses.
Carmen, whom Jurko calls"Carmine" was the new, young guy and eager to not rock the boat.
Carmen may set the agenda, but Jurko calls the shots. He quelled the Harry rebellion, seized power and revealed himself to be the Kwisatz Haderach.
