Steve Nidetz

ABC Sports likes to keep thinks in perspective. A historical perspective, that is, according to Terry Jastrow, the network`s long-time golf producer/director. The PGA Championship, with its storied past as...

Jack Whitaker-The host of ABC`s golf coverage since joining the network from CBS in 1982. Won an Emmy Award in 1979 as ''Outstanding Sports Personality.'' He`s respected, versatile but sometimes...

Jimmy Cefalo just can`t escape the Seoul Olympics. The SportsChannel America and NBC sportscaster is reliving them while hosting a series of 20 two-hour specials on the tumultuous 1988 Summer...

Tim Weigel and Al Lerner have known each other since their student days at Northwestern. Weigel, the hyperactive sports anchor at WLS-TV (Channel 7), and Lerner, the gregarious talk show...

And now it`s the Cubs` turn. Already the media darlings of the city, telecasts of the Cubs` games last weekend drew some big ratings numbers. The Cubs-New York Mets contest...

The end of July is hardly the time to start thinking about the chill of winter. But while it`s summer here, it`s winter in Antarctica. And for six explorers, the...

The love affair between the Bulls and the national TV networks continues unabated. ''No question Michael Jordan is one of the best, if not the best, attraction in the NBA,''...

The big day is Sunday, and all the preparations have been made. Harry Caray finally will be receive his long overdue Ford C. Frick Award during induction ceremonies at the...

Dan Jiggetts, the affable former Bear, is joining the sports staff at WBBM-TV (Channel 2). He had been a sports reporter for WFLD-TV (Channel 32) and a pro football analyst...

Raycom Sports, which started out with two people and has grown into a $40 million operation, celebrates its 10th anniversary this week. Raycom syndicates various sports packages. And, as part...