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NFL Local Sports Media- Chicago Bears
August 9, 2008 | by Keith | Categories Local NFL Sports Media | Comments Off
We now take a look at the local media covering the team in the country’s #2 NFL market…Chicago and the Bears…
Newspaper- Chicago is a two newspaper town, with both the Sun Times and the Tribune serving the city. Both papers’ online sports pages provide comprehensive coverage of the Bears. Both also have space dedicated to the team. Sun Times beat writer Brad Briggs helps maintain the paper’s Inside the Bears blog. At the Trib, a series of reporters contribute to the Huddle Up blog. The tribune also runs the Chicago Sports.com site which also has plenty of Bears news.
Sports Radio- WBBM radio is the flagship that steers the Bears Radio Network. Jeff Joniak provides the play-by-play with Tom Thayer on game analysis. The Windy City has two sports radio stations that provide plenty of Bears talk. WSCR and WMVP.
Television- The local television outlets covering the Bears include WBBM, WFLD, WLS, WMAQ, and WGN.
Blogs- Check out these independent Bears blogs; Da Bears Blog, Chicago Bears Blog, Windy City Gridiron, and Bears Gab.
We know these are only a few resources covering the Bears. Let us know who you read in the comments section.


