{"id":32896,"date":"2022-03-28T10:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T15:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=32896"},"modified":"2022-03-28T10:41:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T15:41:21","slug":"david-kaplan-host-new-weeknight-show-nbc-sports-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2022\/03\/28\/david-kaplan-host-new-weeknight-show-nbc-sports-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"David Kaplan to host new weeknight show on NBC Sports Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David Kaplan (Photo: NBC Sports Chicago)<\/p><\/div>\n

David Kaplan, a preeminent voice of sports in Chicago, is about to host a new Monday-through-Friday sports talk show on NBC Sports Chicago.<\/a><\/p>\n

Starting April 4 \u201cUnfiltered with David Kaplan\u201d will air at 6 p.m. weeknights. After a 20-month hiatus, it will mark a return to nightly TV for Kaplan, who hosted \u201cSports Talk Live\u201d<\/a> on the regional sports network for more than 16 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so excited to be back doing a daily TV show and having such a great opportunity to highlight all of the stories that make Chicago the best sports city in America,\u201d Kaplan told me Monday.<\/p>\n

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

On the new 30-minute show, Kaplan \u201cwill bring the entertainment to sports talk with his honest take on all teams . . . [and] dive into trending sports topics, pop culture and candid conversations with players, coaches and insiders,\" according to the network.<\/p>\n

The show, sponsored by PointsBet, also will feature a daily segment on sports gambling.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaplan not only lives, eats, sleeps and breathes sports, but he\u2019s also wildly entertaining,\" John Schippman, vice president of sports content at NBCUniversal Local Chicago, said in a statement. \"This high-energy show will be for every type of Chicago fan and we\u2019re excited to blend sports and entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n

On nights when its broadcast is preempted by a live game or pre\/post coverage, the show will continue to be available on NBC Sports Chicago's livestream.<\/a><\/p>\n

Kaplan hosted \u201cSports Talk Live\u201d for more than 16 years before it was cut in August 2020 as part of companywide reductions<\/a> at NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations. He segued to host its \u201cFootball Aftershow\u201d wrap-up program.<\/p>\n

The Skokie native and 2021 Chicagoland Sports Hall of Famer continues to co-host mornings from 7 to 10 a.m. weekdays with Jonathan Hood on Good Karma Brands ESPN sports\/talk WMVP 1000-AM.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David Kaplan, a preeminent voice of sports in Chicago, is about to host a new Monday-through-Friday sports talk show on NBC Sports Chicago. Starting April 4 \u201cUnfiltered with David Kaplan\u201d will air at 6 p.m. weeknights. After a 20-month hiatus, it will mark a return to nightly TV for Kaplan, who hosted \u201cSports Talk Live\u201d... 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\/32896"}],"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=32896"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32909,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32896\/revisions\/32909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}