HawaiiYou wrote:
blackhawksfan wrote:
HawaiiYou wrote:
vitoscotti wrote:
Les works for the AP. I believe he drives to Notre Dame and schools to do updates and post game interviews where the answer is only shown, not the person asking the question on tape. He tells the story when he was younger during MLB playoffs he'd drive all over the east coast doing his faceless interviews for side money. Also,.he's called two college games for radio requiring traveling in one day. He doesn't seem to have any bitterness towards the trust fund guys hired over him. His father was a furrier. Les hobnobbed with a lot of Chicago celebrities before his working years. Johnny Morris was at his bar mitzvah.
didnt he get busted or admit to selling things he'd pickup around the clubhouses as memorabilia on ebay?
Yup, Les has a dream job. He works overnight where there is no pressure from the boss, and then he gets to attend any sports game as a reporter.
exactly! he doesnt really even care about $$. he's a more lifestyle type of guy.
If Les wasn't talking sports on the radio he'd be holding court in a booth at a greasy spoon diner talking sports to whomever wanted.
I appreciate the sports talkers who actually love sports. All the Score guys had it at the beginning and it showed in their enthusiasm for their work. You could tell guys like North became bored with it a 10-15 years later. Mac clearly did as well. Most of these guys now would be just as happy in any broadcasting job if it paid better for the hours. They are into Communications.
It's comforting to have a Les standing a post and taking the night watch. I want a guy like Les in that spot forever.