Last Word On Sports Media Podcast

Baby onions.” Something you cook with? Maybe, but if you’re a sports fan, baby onions is a popular phrase belonging to Chuck Swirsky, the quirky and energetic radio voice of the Chicago Bulls. His career spans 5 decades including two stints in Chicago where he got his big break. “I was scared out of mind” recalls the then 26 year old Swirsky as he took a job doing four hours of nightly sports talk...

Get ready for our latest episode which features the very popular voice of the NBA's Bulls on the radio, whose story stretches from Washington state to Chicago to Michigan to Toronto and back, again. Hear it all in story-telling form from Chuck Swirsky on the latest edition of George Ofman's "Tell me a story I don't know." And make sure to subscribe/rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, et...

ESPN’s Mike Greenberg rises to the occasion with a thoughtful, articulate and sometimes animated journey from his roots in New York as a rabid Jets fan to his arrival in the Chicago market and then stardom at ESPN. “Greenie” discusses his rise to fame by revealing who the first person he ever worked with as a pro. Hint: the host of this podcast has something to do with it! Greenie then takes on qu...

As a preview of the upcoming episode, ESPN's Mike Greenberg discusses his roots as a Chicago sports reporter/broadcaster. This included chasing "MJ" as he became a baseball player for the White Sox in 1994. Hear it/Subscribe for the Full Episodes to "Tell Me A Story I Don't Know" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc.!!

Only 7 announcers have done the play by play for both the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox. Len Kasper joined that list making a stunning move from the Cubs TV booth to the Sox radio booth for 2021. Kasper said turning 50 was the time to try something new. He explains why the move after 16 years on the north side of town and it has to do with his childhood idle, Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Ha...

Coming on Tuesday, hear a great conversation with Chicago Baseball broadcaster, Len Kasper. In this clip he discusses his controversial and much discussed recent decision to jump this 2021 season from the Cubs TV booth to the White Sox games on the radio. But hear him on the full show talk about his career, his love of music, and playing instruments, etc. It's all part of "Tell Me a Story I Don't...

Bob Costas does not need an introduction. For the last 40 plus years this iconic broadcaster has been involved in some of the most important, crucial and memorable sporting events of our lifetime. From hosting myriad Olympic games, Super Bowls, NBA championships and World Series, Costas has been the iconic voice and image of American sport. Costas currently calls Major League Baseball for the MLB...

For the last 40 plus years iconic broadcaster, Bob Costas, has been involved in some of the most important, crucial and memorable sporting events of our lifetime. From hosting myriad Olympic games, Super Bowls, NBA championships and World Series, Costas has been the iconic voice and image of American sport. But from this segment of our upcoming show, did you know that he also was briefly the TV vo...

On the second edition of the show, Edie Olczyk, the highly respected and immensely popular analyst on Chicago Blackhawks and NBC telecasts of the National Hockey League, joins us. A native of Chicago, Olczyk was drafted by the “Hawks” with the third overall pick in the the 1984 draft. His career spanned 16 seasons and 6 teams and also included a stint as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. But...

Coming up this week on our show, you'll enjoy the fantastic humor and stories with arguably the NHL's top TV analyst, Eddie Olczyk of NBC Sports. In this segment, Eddie relates a story from his Team USA Olympic Hockey days and how they didn't exactly measure up to the 1980 Cinderella Gold Medal team. Make sure to be ready for the debut of the episode on Tuesday on "Tell Me A Story I Don't Know" by...

Pardon the interruption but it’s time to present Michael Wilbon, co-host of that wildly popular gabfest on ESPN. The native Chicagoan waxes poetically about his growth years on the south side of Chicago where he delivered newspapers, eventually became a star columnist at the Washington Post, then flirted with returning here thanks to the less than gentle urging of one Michael Jordan. Instead, Wilb...

"Tell Me A Story I Don't Know" is an entertaining and engaging podcast with well known sports personalities. Hear host George Ofman describe more about the people and their stories that you will be hearing on each episode. Make sure to Subscribe/5 Star Rate and Review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Etc.!!