{"id":29886,"date":"2021-06-07T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=29886"},"modified":"2021-06-07T06:00:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T11:00:06","slug":"robservations-david-kaplan-named-chicagoland-sports-hall-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2021\/06\/07\/robservations-david-kaplan-named-chicagoland-sports-hall-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: David Kaplan named to Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> David Kaplan<\/p><\/div>\n

Robservations on the media beat:<\/p>\n

David Kaplan,<\/strong> the Chicago sportscasting dynamo, has been named to the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.<\/a> He\u2019ll be inducted October 28 at Wintrust Arena in a 2021 class that also includes former baseball outfielder\u00a0Curtis Granderson,<\/strong>\u00a0former NFL coach Mike Shanahan<\/strong> and baseball pioneer Andrew \"Rube\" Foster\u00a0<\/strong>(posthumously). Kaplan currently hosts mornings with Jonathan Hood<\/strong> on Good Karma Brands ESPN sports\/talk WMVP 1000-AM<\/a> and hosts \u201cFootball Aftershow\u201d for NBC Sports Chicago.<\/a> He previously hosted \u201cSports Talk Live\u201d on the regional sports network for more than 16 years. In announcing Kaplan's selection, the Hall of Fame committee noted the north suburban Skokie native is\u00a0the only person in Chicago media history to have hosted a daily TV show, a daily radio show and written a regular column in a major newspaper all at the same time.<\/p>\n

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

David Schuster<\/strong> has signed on as a contributor to The Kontender,<\/a> the 24\/7 digital audio network with commercial-free sports focusing on Chicago and Washington, D.C. The longtime sports reporter will provide weekly commentaries and appear on the network's \"Windy City Breeze\" and \"Sports Talk Chicago\" shows. Schuster was laid off in 2020 after two decades at Audacy sports\/talk WSCR 670-AM. He previously worked for ESPN Radio 1000. Schuster continues to host \"Grobstein & Schuster Express,\" a weekly podcast with Les Grobstein,<\/strong> and \"Sharp Shooters,\" a weekly podcast with Mark Schanowski.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rick Telander<\/p><\/div>\n

Happy to report the renewal of Rick Telander<\/strong> as senior sports columnist at the Sun-Times<\/a> for another year. \"We're thrilled to have Rick continue with us,\" said Steve Warmbir,<\/strong> interim editor-in-chief of the Sun-Times. Telander, a Peoria native and Northwestern University graduate, joined the Sun-Times in 1995 after 22 years with Sports Illustrated, where he rose to senior writer.<\/p>\n

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Charlie Meyerson<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Chicago Media Talks\"<\/a> is the latest venture from Charlie Meyerson,<\/strong> the veteran broadcast journalist and digital media innovator. Debuting at 2 p.m. today, the weekly Clubhouse conversation and podcast series focuses on \"Chicago\u2019s evolving media ecosystem.\" It's a joint production of Meyerson's\u00a0indispensable\u00a0Chicago Public Square <\/a>newsletter and Rivet360 <\/a>(formerly Rivet News Radio). (Here is the link.<\/a>) \u201cWhat we have in mind will combine podcasting\u2019s thoughtful pacing with the audience interaction Clubhouse makes possible,\" Meyerson said. Co-hosting will be Sheila Solomon,<\/strong> strategic alliances manager for Rivet360 and vice chair of Journalism Funding Partners. Their first guest will be Deborah Douglas,<\/strong> former editorial board member, columnist and editor at the Sun-Times, who teaches journalism at DePauw University.\u00a0Additional links to the series:<\/p>\n