Steve Nidetz

So many events, so little time. The weekend began to unravel the first time I caught sight of Colombian soccer player Carlos Valderrama and his golden dreadlocks, not the standard...

The numbers are cold and almost mind-boggling. ABC Sports will have 28 cameras covering this year`s U.S. Open-21 from fixed positions, four hand-held, two on cranes and one in the...

Michael Burks lounges on a couch, quietly answering questions. There`s hardly a hint of the manic producer who helped lead CBS` coverage of the National Basketball Association out of the...

Nothing like a loss to put things back in perspective. With the Detroit Pistons` 93-74 victory Sunday over the Bulls, local news programs can return to normal. For awhile over...

Dan Jiggetts is one of the rising young stars in the CBS pro football stable. As such, the huge, jovial former Bears lineman recently was invited to join a select...

It happened somewhere in between Paul Page`s intro and Sam Posey`s explanation of diffusers. Or maybe it was between glimpses of Dan Quayle and Jim Nabors. Whenever, my wife-the-non-sports-fan has...

After the engines begin revving up, after ''Back Home Again in Indiana'' is played, after ''Gentlemen, start your engines'' is heard, Bob Jenkins may shed a tear or two. For...

Jerome Walton is the latest Cub to join WGN Radio as an on-air commentator. Walton, who spent part of his off-season learning about broadcasting from former WBBM Radio anchor Sue...

There`s just no slowing down Chet Coppock. Chicago`s own Mouth that Roared has signed a contract with WLUP-AM Radio this week for another four years of incessant chatter with the...

Notre Dame football is returning to WGN Radio this fall after an absence of three years. ''It`s signed, sealed and delivered,'' said WGN program director Lorna Gladstone. ''We`re absolutely delighted.''...