{"id":23164,"date":"2019-10-17T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=23164"},"modified":"2019-10-17T07:28:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T12:28:37","slug":"jason-goff-joins-nbc-sports-chicago-impact-player-bulls-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2019\/10\/17\/jason-goff-joins-nbc-sports-chicago-impact-player-bulls-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Goff joins NBC Sports Chicago as 'impact player' on Bulls coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Jason Goff<\/p><\/div>\n

Jason Goff, the former Chicago radio sports-talk personality, has been tapped by NBC Sports Chicago<\/a> as pregame and postgame host of Chicago Bulls broadcasts.<\/p>\n

Goff succeeds Mark Schanowski, a 13-year veteran of the regional sports network who stepped down<\/a> as host but continues as a primary contributor on the Bulls across multiple platforms.<\/p>\n

The announcement Wednesday was surprising to some considering that Goff was known to be critical at times of Bulls management on Entercom sports\/talk WSCR 670-AM during his stint as a co-host, which ended in 2018. The franchise has an ownership interest in NBC Sports Chicago.<\/p>\n

Goff was pulled off afternoons on The Score at the behest of Jimmy deCastro, senior vice president and market manager of Entercom Chicago, who expressed concern that some of the station\u2019s hosts were becoming too political.<\/a> \u201cThe truth of the matter is we think they need to be talking about sports,\u201d he told the Chicago Tribune. \u201cWe\u2019d much rather have our talent be playing the hits in the sports world because that\u2019s what people come here for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since departing The Score, Goff has been working for SiriusXM\u2019s Big Ten Radio and ESPN Radio nationally. His move to NBC Sports Chicago marks a big career boost for the Evanston native.<\/p>\n

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NBC Sports Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cJason is an impact player who joins our already outstanding Bulls content team,\u201d Kevin Cross, senior vice president and general manager of NBC Sports Chicago, said in a statement Wednesday. \u201cHis deep knowledge and lifelong passion for the NBA, especially the Bulls, will benefit all of our fans on all of our platforms. We couldn\u2019t be more excited for the upcoming NBA season as the only home for Bulls basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goff will debut on the Bulls season opener against the Charlotte Hornets October 23. In addition to his role as Bulls \u201cPre\/Postgame Live\u201d host, he\u2019ll also appear throughout the season on a variety of NBC Sports Chicago programs and portals, including \u201cSportsTalk Live\u201d and the network\u2019s \u201cBulls Talk\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n

After attending Evanston Township High School and Southern Illinois University, Goff first joined The Score in 2000 and moved up the ranks to produce Terry Boers and Dan Bernstein\u2019s afternoon show while honing his skills as a reporter and on-air host. He left for a brief stint at WZGC in Atlanta and at SiriusXM before rejoining The Score as midday co-host in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was that kid watching Bulls games in his basement on SportsChannel and now I have a chance to help cultivate that same energy to Bulls fans old and new on NBC Sports Chicago,\u201d Goff said. \u201cIt\u2019s just a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s comment of the day: <\/a>Dan Miller:<\/strong> The Tribune's editorial page under John McCormick has never been better at identifying key issues facing Chicago, advocating solutions and most importantly of all, following up on its proposals to keep them in the minds of its thought-leading readers. Trump's character and his successes; Chicago teachers, Pritzker's economic policies, the existential hole in the fiscal condition of state and local government, America's confusing foreign policy ... These and a dozen other issues have been clearly, consistently and cogently presented on the editorial page. Quite a challenge faces the new edit page editor.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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