YASNY Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Just kidding about the NY-Boston thing. Here's the link. ESPN believes Chicago has big enough shoulders for another local sports outlet, as it will launch its first Web site devoted to local sports fans. ESPNChicago.com will provide a “24/7 Chicago sports news operation” starting in April, said Marc Horine, a vice president with ESPN digital media. Prospective advertisers previewed the site last week, and brewer MillerCoors will be the site’s charter advertiser. If the venture is successful, ESPN could roll out more city-specific sites across the country. “We already have a user base with millions of people coming to [ESPN.com] looking for Chicago sports,” Horine said. “At its core, the mission is simple: to super-serve Chicago sports fans.” In addition to sports news, the site will have social-networking aspects, a travel partnership and even a way to organize your local softball team. And like the cable channel, ESPN Chicago will feature its own “SportsCenter”-style newscast with a three- to five-minute highlight reel of the day’s top stories. It will have original content and include breaking news, provided by Chicago’s WLS-Ch. 7. The ABC affiliate and ESPN are both owned by The Walt Disney Co. Full story at link above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxbrian Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Thank the Lord. At least everytime- when this starts- when I tune in on ESPN, the talk won't be A-Rod, the Red Sox, the Cowboys, and Brady's ACL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Feb 19, 2009 -> 07:38 AM) Thank the Lord. At least everytime- when this starts- when I tune in on ESPN, the talk won't be A-Rod, the Red Sox, the Cowboys, and Brady's ACL. LOL, thats what they want you to think. Keep tuning in, see if they change. Last time I checked, ESPN1000 isnt very chicago focused aside from 3 time slots. Everything else is syndicated "national" radio. ESPN Chicago is probably going to have a 5-15 minute slot for Chicago news and everything else will be what we see on ESPN regularly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Feb 19, 2009 -> 07:52 AM) LOL, thats what they want you to think. Keep tuning in, see if they change. Last time I checked, ESPN1000 isnt very chicago focused aside from 3 time slots. Everything else is syndicated "national" radio. ESPN Chicago is probably going to have a 5-15 minute slot for Chicago news and everything else will be what we see on ESPN regularly It's a website, not a ESPN Chicago TV channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I think we have enough sports coverage here in Chicago, but we'll see how this turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Get ready to see a lot of Cubbie blue on that the front page of that site, thats for sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 That and the Bulls. The way ESPN promotes the s*** out of basketball and no coverage of hockey tells you the bias they have toward sports they cover. Mike and Mike will be at the Bass Masters Championships tomorrow. Need I say more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Feb 19, 2009 -> 11:39 AM) That and the Bulls. The way ESPN promotes the s*** out of basketball and no coverage of hockey tells you the bias they have toward sports they cover. Mike and Mike will be at the Bass Masters Championships tomorrow. Need I say more. True...but the NHL fell waaaaay down the mountain and is only now fighting its way back. Give it time. The NHL will make a comback enough that ESPN will have to resuscitate NHL 2night...especially since Barry "The Mullet" Melrose is back on ESPN. Him and Bucci were awesome together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurcieOne Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Feb 19, 2009 -> 11:39 AM) That and the Bulls. The way ESPN promotes the s*** out of basketball and no coverage of hockey tells you the bias they have toward sports they cover. Mike and Mike will be at the Bass Masters Championships tomorrow. Need I say more. They run a business... and have done a pretty good job thus far, I can't complain too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Chicago-based Red Sox and Yankees fans rejoice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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