Radio, TV, and podcast appearances
(titles are links)
2015 – present
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15 MAY 2024 — On how the WNBA can translate Caitlin Clark hype into sustained league growth, in written article by Teresa Walker, interview by Claire Savage
23 APR 2024 — On the history of Soldier Field in light of a possible new Bears lakefront stadium, on WGN TV with host Dana Rebik
5 FEB 2024 — On Devin Hester’s, Steve McMichael’s and Julius Peppers’s odds for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2024, on Bears Banter with Bill Zimmerman, Windy City Gridiron
29 JAN 2024 — On Devin Hester’s and Steve McMichael’s odds for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2024, with Greg Braggs, Corey Wootton and Mark Carman on CHGO After Dark
18 JAN 2024 — On Bulls fans booing Jerry Krause at the Ring of Honor ceremony, and a debate with Mark Carman on Krause’s impact on the dynasty Bulls, with Carm, Kevin Kaduk and Kacy Standohar on CHGO (full video, just the debate)
11 JAN 2024 — On Devin Hester’s odds for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2024, with Zack Pearson on Bear Report) (podcast, video)
11 DEC 2023 — On George Halas, with pro football historian Ken Crippen on Football Learning Academy
6 NOV 2023 — On “6 Rings,” the Bulls dynasty, Justin Fields and Kevin Warren and the 2023 Bears, and the 2000 firing of Bobby Knight following his death, with Joey Christopolous on Bet on Chicago of Bleav (for video excerpt, click here)
9 OCT 2023 — On Dick Butkus’s high school career at Chicago Vocational (CVS) following Butkus’s death, with Laurence Holmes on “Football Night in Chicago” on NBC Sports Chicago
2 AUG 2023 — On Devin Hester’s and Steve McMichael’s Pro Football Hall of Fame candidacy, with Greg Braggs on CHGO Sports
9 FEB 2023 — On Devin Hester’s Pro Football Hall of Fame candidacy, with Laurence Holmes on “Football Night in Chicago” on NBC Sports Chicago
6 FEB 2023 — On Devin Hester’s Pro Football Hall of Fame candidacy and a look at the candidacies of Peanut Tillman, Lance Briggs, Olin Kreutz, Ruben Brown and Randall Cunningham, with Bill Zimmerman on “Bears Banter” on Windy City Gridiron (video) and Audacy (audio)
20 JAN 2023 — On George McCaskey’s evolution on Black hiring with regards to Kevin Warren, with Laurence Holmes on “Bernstein & Holmes” on 670 The Score
16 JAN 2023 — On George McCaskey’s evolution on Black hiring and the modernization of the franchise with regards to Kevin Warren, with Steven Negishi on The Double A Team podcast
5 JAN 2023 — On Virginia McCaskey turning 100 along with a look at the Pro Football Hall of Fame candidacies of Devin Hester and Lance Briggs, with Alex Shapiro on Football Night in Chicago on NBC Sports Chicago
1 DEC 2022 — Featured NFL historian for “American Football” podcast series covering the early days of the NFL, produced by HISTORY Channel, SMAC Entertainment / Michael Strahan and Misher Films, and narrated by Kate Mara, released on Audible (hear me in the trailer, with excerpts from episode 7 on Red Grange and episode 8 on the 1926 fight for Red Grange)
8 SEP 2022 — (newspaper interview) On the Philadelphia Eagles’s history of Black quarterbacks, story by Jeff McLane in the Philadelphia Inquirer
3 AUG 2022 — Playing Tecmo Super Bowl against Weekend Gabe on Gabe Plays
18 JULY 2022 — On Steve McMichael’s Pro Football Hall of Fame candidacy, with Nicholas Moreano, Kevin Kaduk and Will DeWitt on CHGO Bears on CHGO
15 MAY 2022 — On the legacy of Frank Thomas, with Deremy Dove and Jose Ruiz on Bigger Than the Game
7 FEB 2022 — On Brian Flores’s discrimination lawsuit against three NFL teams and the NFL, with Santita Jackson on “The Santita Jackson Show” on WCPT
2 FEB 2022 — On Bears diversity history, George McCaskey’s evolution and how they tie into the Brian Flores lawsuit, with Dan Bernstein on “Bernstein & Rahimi” on 670 The Score
6 AUG 2021 — On Scottie Pippen’s claims that Phil Jackson was racist, with TPJ on Bulls Fan Pod
1 JULY 2021 — On Game 6 of the 1993 NBA Finals and John Paxson’s shot, with Deremy Dove and Jose Ruiz on Bigger Than the Game
11 MAR 2021 — On a variety of Chicago sports topics — including Michael Jordan and George Halas — with Kirk Buckner on The Buck Stops Here of the Not in the Hall of Fame
29 OCT 2020 — On the odds of Peanut, Briggs and Kreutz for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the Bears’ 1936 throwback jerseys, with Brendan Sugrue on The 46 Pod
15 AUG 2020 — On all things Bulls dynasty, with Rashawn Franklin on The Rashawn Franklin Podcast
6 MAY 2020 — On the Richard Esquinas – Michael Jordan gambling controversy, with Laurence Holmes on the House of L Podcast
3 MAY 2020 — On The Last Dance with the fellas (including my old pal Boy Illinois!), on Barbers Chair Network
23 APR 2020 — On The Last Dance and the Bulls dynasty, on Barbers Chair Network
19 APR 2020 — On The Last Dance and the Bulls dynasty, with Pavy and TPJ on Hoops N Brews
29 MAR 2020 — On the Bulls dynasty, with Mark Carman on WGN Radio
24 MAR 2020 — On the Bulls dynasty and the moving up of The Last Dance airdate, with Matt Peck and Jason Patt on Cash Considerations
18 MAR 2020 — On Michael Jordan’s comeback, with four-time NBA champion and Bulls legend Will Perdue, and Tony Gill, on NBC Sports Chicago
31 JAN 2020 — On the 1984 Bears and the origins of the Gatorade shower, with Mike Lowe on WGN TV
2 OCT 2019 — On the Bears’ 1936 throwback jerseys, George Halas and the NFL’s 12-year ban on black players, with Greg Braggs and Joey 2 Scoops on Chi Fans in The Stands
27 SEP 2019 — On the Bears’ 1936 throwback jerseys, George Halas and the NFL’s 12-year ban on black players, with Sarah Spain and Jordan Cornette on “Spain and Company,” ESPN Radio
26 SEP 2019 — On the Bears’ 1936 throwback jerseys, George Halas and the NFL’s 12-year ban on black players, with Kyle Means on Regal Radio
26 SEP 2019 — On the Bears’ 1936 throwback jerseys, George Halas and the NFL’s 12-year ban on black players, with Paul Lukas of Uni Watch, Sports Illustrated (written article, and though he did not use the interview we did, I want to include this here)
25 SEP 2019 — On the Bears’ 1936 throwback jerseys, George Halas and the NFL’s 12-year ban on black players, with James Wickham on BBC
25 SEP 2019 — On the Bears’ 1936 throwback jerseys, George Halas and the NFL’s 12-year ban on black players, with Adam Hoge and Adam Jahns on “Hoge & Jahns,” The Athletic
13 SEP 2019 — On the Bears’ 1936 throwback jerseys, George Halas and the NFL’s 12-year ban on black players, with Chris Broussard and Rob Parker on “The Odd Couple,” Fox Sports 1
10 SEP 2019 — On the Bears’ 1936 throwback jerseys, George Halas and the NFL’s 12-year ban on black players, with Santita Jackson on the Santita Jackson Show on WCPT
8 SEP 2019 — On the Bears’ 1936 throwback jerseys, George Halas and the NFL’s 12-year ban on black players, with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Santita Jackson, Jim Rose and Chris Broussard, on Rev. Jackson’s Keep Hope Alive Radio (Full show on Facebook Live. My story on Windy City Gridiron. Rev. Jackson’s follow-up at the Sun-Times.)
6 SEP 2019 — On the Bears’ 1936 throwback jerseys, George Halas and the NFL’s 12-year ban on black players, with Scott Lewis and Joe Lewis, on Ball Don’t Lie on The Barber’s Chair (start at 1:19:04)
1 AUG 2019 — Episode 1 of the “Grading GarPax” series, on the Rebuild-A-Bull podcast with Matt Gentile
24 MAR & 17 APR 2019 — The two-part 2009 Bulls-Celtics series retrospective, with See Red Fred and Big Dave & C-Dub of Bawl Sports, on Chicago Bullseye (Part 1, Part 2)
13 FEB 2019 — The Chicago Bulls first three-peat, part 1 of 2, with See Red Fred and Big Dave & C-Dub of Bawl Sports, on Chicago Bullseye
12 FEB 2019 — Talking Chicago sports history, with Laurence Holmes on the House of L Podcast
2 FEB 2019 — Talking Chicago sports history and the work of a historian, with Andrew Donlan of Medill Reports (article + podcast)
18 NOV 2018 — My picks for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019, with Jarrett Payton and Andy Masur on CLTV SportsFeed
11 OCT 2018 — How the Miami Dolphins became our existential threat, with Andrew Link on The Bears Link Podcast on Windy City Gridiron
6 OCT 2018 — Uncovering the MJ Retirement Conspiracy, with Scott Lewis and Pierce Roberson on Ball Don’t Lie on The Barber’s Chair
22 JUL 2018 — The undoing of the Bulls dynasty and unretiring Bears numbers, with Jarrett Payton on CLTV SportsFeed
15 JUN 2018 — 1990s Bulls + the Bears-Eagles playoff game + the Lovie-era Bears, with Joe Janssen and Matt Scioli on the Town Mile Podcast
14 JUN 2018 — Reflections on The Last Day of the Chicago Bulls Dynasty, with Justin Kaufmann on The Download on WGN
30 MAY 2018 — “The Commute”: 1990s Bulls + LeBron + the 2018 NBA Finals, with Scott Lewis and Pierce Roberson on Ball Don’t Lie on The Barber’s Chair
5 APR 2018 — My first time seeing Predator! Talking movies with Zach Peterson and Justin Brink on Getting Around To It
6 FEB 2018 — Concussion and my interview with Olin Kreutz, and the 1998 NBA All-Star Game showdown between MJ and Kobe, with Jarrett Payton and Josh Frydman on CLTV SportsFeed
2 FEB 2018 — Brian Urlacher’s Hall of Fame odds, my interview with Olin Kreutz, and Bobby Knight’s firing from Indiana University, with Laurence Holmes on 670 The Score
22 JAN 2018 — Brian Urlacher’s Hall of Fame odds, with Laurence Holmes on 670 The Score
18 SEP 2017 — Mike Glennon and the Bears, with Scott Lewis and Joe Lewis on 79th & Halas
11 JUN 2017 — The 20-year anniversary of Michael Jordan’s Flu Game, and other NBA topics, with Jarrett Payton on CLTV SportsFeed
10 JUN 2017 — Jordan vs. LeBron + NBA SuperTeams on the D & Davis Show on Regal Radio
6 JUN 2017 — All things Chicago Bears with host Robert Zeglinski on Windy City Gridiron Radio
1 JUN 2017 — Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James GOAT debate (and this article), with host Julie DiCaro on 670 The Score
26 MAR 2017 —Talking about Jerry Krause after his death with Weekend Gabe Mendoza on WLUW’s Morning Rush
21 MAR 2017 — Talking about Jerry Krause after his death, with host Laurence Holmes on 670 The Score
30 JAN 2017 — Talking with former Chicago Bulls sharpshooter Craig Hodges about his book “Long Shot”, with Justin Kaufmann on The Download on WGN
25 JAN 2017 — The GOAT quarterback debate, with Shaun M. Davis and fellow guests Kenneth Davis and Kyle Means of the D & Davis Show, on Down and Distance/The Arena on WGN
16 JAN 2017— “How the GOAT Was Built,” the 2006 Bears, and The Wire, with Scott Lewis and Joe Lewis on 79th and Halas
10 JAN 2017 — 2006 Bears, “How the GOAT Was Built,” and the current Bulls, with Jarrett Payton and Josh Frydman on CLTV SportsFeed
30 DEC 2016 — The 2016 Chicago Sports Year in Review, with hosts Jarrett Payton and Shaun M. Davis and fellow guests Bryan Crawford, J.R. Bang, Scott Lewis, and Joe Lewis, on Down and Distance on WGN (Part 1,Part 2, Part 3) (video segment on Bulls beefs: Derrick Rose vs. Pau Gasol and Joakim Noah vs. Jimmy Butler)
5 OCT 2016 — About the Windy City Gridiron article on Cedric Benson, with Demonze Spruiel, Kenneth Davis, and Sidney Brown on the D & Davis Show on Regal Radio (video version)
1 SEP 2016 — Lots of current and former Bulls talk, including the Tournament of Trash, with Big Dave and Chris for Bawl! on Bulls
24 AUG 2016 — Devin Hester’s Hall of Fame credentials, with Laurence Holmes on 670 The Score
8 AUG 2016 — “How the GOAT Was Built” with Weekend Gabe Mendoza on WLUW’s Morning Rush
5 AUG 2016 — Celebrating the 2006 Bears, with Justin Kaufmann on The Download on WGN
30 JUL 2016 — “How the GOAT Was Built” plus Peanut Tillman’s Hall of Fame Credentials, with Demonze Spruiel, Kenneth Davis, Kyle Means, Sidney Brown, and Josh Hicks on the D & Davis Show on Regal Radio
15 JUL 2016 — “How the GOAT Was Built” plus an Olympics basketball preview, with Laurence Holmes on 670 The Score
10 JUN 2016 — “How the GOAT Was Built,” with Big Dave and Chris for Bawl! on Bulls
26 MAY 2016 — “How the GOAT Was Built,” with Justin Kaufmann on The Download on WGN
9 NOV 2015 — Talking Bulls with Justin Kaufmann on the Download on WGN (starts at 1:09:51, or really 1:10:22)
19 OCT 2015 — On Back to the Future Part II, with Matt Bubala on WGN (starts at 1:22:33)
2 OCT 2015 — On Jay Cutler, with Justin Kaufmann on the Download on WGN
27 AUG 2015 — Debating the greatness of the ’85 Bears vs. the ’96 Bulls, with Justin Kaufmann on the Download on WGN
15 JUN 2015 — Game 1 of the 2015 NBA Finals, with Justin Kaufmann on the Download on WGN
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