{"id":18813,"date":"2018-07-30T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=18813"},"modified":"2018-07-30T06:00:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T11:00:32","slug":"now-score-david-haugh-aims-keep-strong-voice-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2018\/07\/30\/now-score-david-haugh-aims-keep-strong-voice-print\/","title":{"rendered":"Now on The Score, David Haugh aims to keep 'strong voice' in print"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Mike Mulligan and David Haugh<\/p><\/div>\n

Can one of Chicago\u2019s most prominent sports columnists also host the city\u2019s premier morning-drive sports radio talk show? David Haugh is about to find out.<\/p>\n

Starting today, Haugh will join Mike Mulligan as co-host from 5 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday on Entercom sports\/talk WSCR 670-AM.<\/a> The longtime Chicago Tribune columnist is replacing Brian Hanley, whose contract was not renewed<\/a> after 26 years at The Score.<\/p>\n

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670 The Score<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI truly believe David will help carry on the legacy and brand that Mully and Hanley have built over the past 13 years,\u201d said Mitch Rosen, operations director of The Score. \u201cThe combination of Mully and Haugh will continue to be a must-listen Chicago sports radio show over the air and on the radio.com<\/a> app.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid also will continue to complement the live and local content of the station as he travels and broadcasts\u00a0from\u00a0major Chicago-orientated events \u2014 like the Brian Urlacher NFL Hall of Fame induction this week \u2014 while painting a picture through the radio for the Chicagoland audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haugh, 50, told me he's still working out details of his employment status with the Tribune, but he expects to reduce his output from five columns a week (which he's done for nine years) to two or three. \"That seems realistic given my radio demands,\" he said. As the paper's leading sports pundit, he'll continue to have his column branded \"In the Wake of the News,\" a designation that began in 1907 and one that Haugh \u2014 the 17th proprietor of the franchise \u2014 calls \"a privilege I take seriously.\"<\/p>\n

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David Haugh<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ideally, the reader will notice little change in Trib coverage and I\u2019ll maintain a strong voice and presence in our section,\" he said. \"I\u2019ve been there 15 years. It matters to me. Writing remains important to me. I\u2019m a newspaper guy. But I\u2019m pumped to give this radio show all I\u2019ve got too.\"<\/p>\n

How will he work it all out? \"As you know, there rarely are typical days,\" Haugh said. \"But I envision doing the show from 5 to 9 \u2014 which gives me a great sense of what\u2019s topical \u2014 and then responding to the news. I can\u2019t honestly predict what\u2019ll happen daily except from 5 to 9. I don\u2019t envision covering many night games except for playoffs, key newsworthy moments, or Bears night games. But honestly, due to earlier deadlines, the 'game column' from a night game has been more and more scarce. So my rule of thumb typically is if it\u2019s big, I\u2019ll be there. I don\u2019t see that changing.\"<\/p>\n

Haugh grew up in North Judson, Indiana, and graduated from Ball State University, where he played football and was an All-Mid-American Conference safety. With a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and 10 years as a columnist at the South Bend Tribune, he joined the Chicago Tribune sports staff in 2003. He landed \"In the Wake of the News\" in 2009.<\/p>\n

In addition to being The Score's most frequent morning fill-in host in recent years, Haugh co-hosted middays with David Kaplan on The Game 87.7 FM, the short-lived sports\/talk station under Jimmy deCastro, then president and general manager of Tribune Broadcasting news\/talk WGN 720-AM. Now deCastro is senior vice president and market manager of Entercom Chicago \u2014 and Haugh's radio boss again.<\/p>\n

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Brian Hanley<\/p><\/div>\n

Hanley, an ex-Sun-Times sportswriter whose last day as morning co-host was Friday, is expected to fill in for other hosts at The Score. (Here is the link to Hanley's emotional farewell on the air.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

In the latest Nielsen Audio survey, The Score was eighth in mornings with a 3.7 percent share and cumulative weekly audience of 319,700. Among men between 25 and 54, The Score tied for fourth with a 5.7 share and 142,100 weekly cume.<\/p>\n

Here is the text of a statement Haugh released Friday:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m excited to join The Score\u2019s morning show. Brian Hanley is a good friend and class act who set a high standard for me to meet. Mike Mulligan has gone from fierce competitor to trusted confidante over the years, a relationship I\u2019ve always valued.<\/em><\/p>\n

I will continue to have the privilege of writing columns for the Chicago Tribune, where I have spent the last 15 years trying to serve the best interests of Chicago sports fans. The job only gets better now. Thank you to The Score for the opportunity, to the Tribune for the support and to everyone who will listen to \u201cMully and Haugh\u201d do our best to entertain you every morning.<\/em><\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s comment of the day:<\/a> Jeff Steven Kwit:<\/strong> Brian Hanley's farewell on the Score this morning was epic. Heartfelt,classy and concluding with a live version of \"Born To Run.\" He will be missed.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can one of Chicago\u2019s most prominent sports columnists also host the city\u2019s premier morning-drive sports radio talk show? David Haugh is about to find out. Starting today, Haugh will join Mike Mulligan as co-host from 5 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday on Entercom sports\/talk WSCR 670-AM. The longtime Chicago Tribune columnist is replacing Brian... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18813"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18825,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18813\/revisions\/18825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}