10 in 10: Top 10 Chicago News Sports Anchors of all-time

brett05 · Jan 8, 2014

Crystallas said:
Some of you will love the pick for #1, some will not like it. Just be aware, that I did in fact consult dozens upon dozens of long time Chicago sports fans and local news watchers. Some of the ranks, I don't personally agree with myself, but I had to put away my own bias as much as possible). One problem that I ran into, was finding a huge base of people that still rely on the Trib and times for all current events. The newspaper base from the television generation is still very big. A columnist list like this one, would be an even larger project.

What does newspaper have to do with tv anchor?

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Crystallas · Jan 8, 2014

brett05 said:
What does newspaper have to do with tv anchor?

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Nothing, talking about the research. I just stated that it was a problem when talking to a lot of older sports fans. They would throw out a few names, and be like, "well, I usually get my news from the paper, sorry I don't have more to add". or something along those lines. This was a problem, because to keep a wide base of views and opinions, I had to keep talking to more and more people. A lot of that was fun, shooting the shit, etc, but some of it became counter productive because of the newspaper factor.

brett05 · Jan 9, 2014

Thx

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Gustavus Adolphus · Jan 9, 2014

Crystallas said:
Sorry, was recovering from mild surgery for the last day( /no-derail plz), but the articles are on a schedule.

#8 http://www.chicitysports.com/2014/01/04/10-in-10-top-10-chicago-news-sports-anchors-of-all-time-8/

#7 http://www.chicitysports.com/2014/01/05/10-in-10-top-10-chicago-news-sports-anchors-of-all-time-9/

I'm so mad at this one. Rich King rules, and Bruce Wolf is a hack.

[video=youtube;p9Ibh8xsqnI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Ibh8xsqnI[/video]

Gustavus Adolphus · Jan 9, 2014

Crystallas said:
#4 http://www.chicitysports.com/2014/01/08/10-in-10-top-10-chicago-news-sports-anchors-of-all-time-4/

Leaving the top 3 for the next 3 days.

Golfed behind Dan Roan at Woodbine in Homer Township. Wasn't wearing shoes.

brett05 · Jan 9, 2014

Where's our #3!!!

If Rose isn't #1 there's either a super obvious guy I am missing or it's wrong, but let's be honest.....top lists are made for debate

brett05 · Jan 9, 2014

PretentousBastard said:
I'm so mad at this one. Rich King rules, and Bruce Wolf is a hack.

[video=youtube;p9Ibh8xsqnI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Ibh8xsqnI[/video]

I love Wolf, but it does sound like Bruce had something more than the call made to his show that caused the back to break (last straw so to speak)

Crystallas · Jan 9, 2014

#3

http://www.chicitysports.com/2014/01/09/10-in-10-top-10-chicago-news-sports-anchors-of-all-time-3/

BTW, these are all on auto be posted every day at 8:30AM.

Sorry brett, I know he's your guy, and I like him a lot too.

Crystallas · Jan 9, 2014

PretentousBastard said:
Golfed behind Dan Roan at Woodbine in Homer Township. Wasn't wearing shoes.

Shoeless Dan? Nice. Did you get a chance to talk with him?

Gustavus Adolphus · Jan 9, 2014

Crystallas said:
Shoeless Dan? Nice. Did you get a chance to talk with him?

No. We were walking up as his group was teeing off. His group was pretty good, we never caught up to them.

brett05 · Jan 9, 2014

Having Rose @ #3 is a problem. He's clearly #1. I think even the ratings pan that out.

Crystallas · Jan 10, 2014

#2
http://www.chicitysports.com/2014/01/10/10-in-10-top-10-chicago-news-sports-anchors-of-all-time-2/

brett05 · Jan 10, 2014

Crystallas said:
#2
http://www.chicitysports.com/2014/01/10/10-in-10-top-10-chicago-news-sports-anchors-of-all-time-2/

Siomeone I am too young to have known. I was 8 when he died. I am ok with him being here since I have no knowledge on him

Crystallas · Jan 10, 2014

I didn't get to see Bruce either. Some of the older Bears fans might know more(pre-SB era even). I couldn't believe the amount of old-timers that dropped his name, and the amount of sportscaster bios from all across the country that suggested him as a big inspiration. He makes a case for #1, just like everyone in the top 3. It's not like a lead anchor spot, where it's not even close. John Drury 49 times out of 50 will get that call. The News Desk Sports Anchor comes with a lot more debate at the higher end, and in the middle as well.

#1 in less than 24 hours. That final article has an abbreviated recap for anyone who missed it, along with a healthy list of honorable mentions. I hope it does not disappoint as far as content goes, and would appreciate anyone that spreads that link around to friends!

brett05 · Jan 10, 2014

Crystallas said:
It's not like a lead anchor spot, where it's not even close. John Drury 49 times out of 50 will get that call.

You think? I dunno. guys like Bill Kurtis, Walter Jacobsen, Mary Ann Childers, Ron Magers might garner some attention too.

I don't care that the lsit doesn;t match mine. This was great! Are you going to be doing others?

Crystallas · Jan 10, 2014

brett05 said:
You think? I dunno. guys like Bill Kurtis, Walter Jacobsen, Mary Ann Childers, Ron Magers might garner some attention too.

I don't care that the lsit doesn;t match mine. This was great! Are you going to be doing others?

Yeah, the goal is to make the 10 in 10 a reoccurring theme. That's the goal, and I hope we get some more uncommon themes going, as well as the lower hanging fruit. This one in particular was hard to do, hardest frontpage project I have done for CCS, and you would never know it, just by looking at how skimpy it is. The radio and columnist ones would be great to have, although those scare me even more just because of the sheer amount of research that must be done. All of this stuff is scarce findings due to a number of different overlapping factors(which may be a great article in itself).

As far as John Drury not being #1. At some point I thought it would be debatable. I guess if you just want to handicap Drury somehow, then it becomes debatable. But from everything I see, it's not even close. The issue with ranking, is some people take a Ricky Bobby mentality, where something being #2, #3, #4 is a bad thing. No, it's not. Not a bad thing at all. Just because someone isn't #1, doesn't mean they fell off a cliff somewhere. Drury isn't my personal favorite, but I would be crazy to ignore the overwhelming amount of data on someone who had a career in an internet analog wars(the blind spot where events poorly archived and under-reported).
Jacobson and Kurtis are really special, but even they were chasing Drury. Jacobson is the old-school sensationalist, he could land ratings. Maybe a perfect blend of reporter and sensationalist, before the agenda becomes obvious.

Of course, these are my opinions. If you want to say that I jumped the gun to call Drury #1, that's fair. I could be more objective myself. However, I can't come up with a good argument for him outside of that top spot.

Lead anchors is a good topic as well. I'm sorry for inserting a fork to derail.

brett05 · Jan 10, 2014

Crystallas said:
Yeah, the goal is to make the 10 in 10 a reoccurring theme. That's the goal, and I hope we get some more uncommon themes going, as well as the lower hanging fruit. This one in particular was hard to do, hardest frontpage project I have done for CCS, and you would never know it, just by looking at how skimpy it is. The radio and columnist ones would be great to have, although those scare me even more just because of the sheer amount of research that must be done. All of this stuff is scarce findings due to a number of different overlapping factors(which may be a great article in itself).

As far as John Drury not being #1. At some point I thought it would be debatable. I guess if you just want to handicap Drury somehow, then it becomes debatable. But from everything I see, it's not even close. The issue with ranking, is some people take a Ricky Bobby mentality, where something being #2, #3, #4 is a bad thing. No, it's not. Not a bad thing at all. Just because someone isn't #1, doesn't mean they fell off a cliff somewhere. Drury isn't my personal favorite, but I would be crazy to ignore the overwhelming amount of data on someone who had a career in an internet analog wars(the blind spot where events poorly archived and under-reported).
Jacobson and Kurtis are really special, but even they were chasing Drury. Jacobson is the old-school sensationalist, he could land ratings. Maybe a perfect blend of reporter and sensationalist, before the agenda becomes obvious.

Of course, these are my opinions. If you want to say that I jumped the gun to call Drury #1, that's fair. I could be more objective myself. However, I can't come up with a good argument for him outside of that top spot.

Lead anchors is a good topic as well. I'm sorry for inserting a fork to derail.

Is it a derail to keep topics discussed for fresh ideas? I think not. Though perhaps a new thread to be started for brain storming future top 10 lists. I think sticking to sports would be best, but since you are doing like almost all of the leg work....