{"id":17608,"date":"2018-04-07T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=17608"},"modified":"2018-04-07T08:01:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T13:01:28","slug":"scores-dan-mcneil-loses-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2018\/04\/07\/scores-dan-mcneil-loses-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"The Score\u2019s Dan McNeil loses his voice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Dan McNeil<\/p><\/div>\n

Chicago radio star Dan McNeil has been silenced for health reasons just weeks after signing on as afternoon personality at Entercom sports\/talk WSCR AM 670.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe timing couldn\u2019t be worse,\u201d he wrote in a Facebook <\/a>post Friday, disclosing that he is recovering from a paralyzed vocal cord. It\u2019s not known how long he will be off the air.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe larynx was injected with a collagen gel, designed to separate the two cords,\u201d he wrote. \u201cRecovery time varies. I will do all in my power to expedite the process.\u201d<\/p>\n

McNeil, 56, who returned to The Score March 14 to co-host afternoons with Danny Parkins, has been off the air with laryngitis since March 28. Mark Grote has been filling in alongside Parkins.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can assure you nobody has been more frustrated \u2014 but not dispirited \u2014 than I by this awkward start to my fourth \"new show\" in the Score's glorious 26-plus year history,\u201d he wrote in a blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat feeling of fraternity between hosts, staff and you \u2014 our listeners \u2014 has been the most critical ingredient in the station's recipe for success. As a guy who was just rehired to be among the straws stirring that drink, I can't wait to get on with our next long romance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here is the text of McNeil\u2019s Facebook post:<\/strong><\/p>\n

After six hours with my new Otolaryngolgy team, here's the news: Gratefully, I'm cancer free, emphysema free. The flip side is I have a paralyzed right vocal cord.<\/em><\/p>\n

The larynx was injected with a collagen gel, designed to separate the two cords. Recovery time varies. I will do all in my power to expedite the process.<\/em><\/p>\n

The timing couldn't be worse. And I haven't been this excited to open a mic since the morning after \"17 Seconds\" in Boston in '13.<\/em><\/p>\n

We will reboot McNeil & Parkins on 670 The Score as soon as possible. Meanwhile, I will be writing columns for the site and trying to be a good teammate, promoting all of our shows via social media.<\/em><\/p>\n

So sorry. Thank you Danny Parkins, Nick Shepkowski, Chris Tannehill, Mark Grote, George Ofman and my management team for your humanity.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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