I had the pleasure of catching over a full hour of his show with Jeff Dickerson last night while shoveling. It is simply a good listen. He has the right amount of anger to make it edgy without being forced. He adds in an appropriate amount of humor and personal life to the sports conversation. He is knowledgeable on pretty much every sport and actually seems to enjoy watching. I can figure out no reason, so many years after his professional mess up, how he hasn't redeemed himself enough in the industry's eyes to have a much more significant show.

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That goes for Dickerson as well. He is a knowledgeable and enjoyable listen

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And men have lost their reason.

Same could be said of North , no?

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Last couple week I catch Hood when Score goes to stupid bad college basketball. It's good.

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He's annoying. Always picking fights with callers for no reason. It's pretty disturbing IMO. Maybe the the producer puts in some false info on the screen before the call.

THIS GUY THINKS UR GAY!!

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no

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Hood would have been a solid get for this new station...or does the ESPN contract lock you in? I am guessing so.....

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Agreed, Hood and Dickerson are solid together. A very enjoyable listen.

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-Hank Kingsley

We've been saying the same thing about Hood for years. There has to be more to it.

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He's not A. REALLY. SMART. GUY?

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Like maybe his bellicosity doesn't fly with senior management.

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Best host in town for a decade now, I've seen several posters allude to a management beef tween hood n the suits..gotta be somewhat true for this talented guy to still be stuck like this.

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He's family so of course he's a smart guy. He's extremely knowledgeable about sports too.

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I was being sarcastic that he wasn't Jewish.

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I knew

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Does he feel that he is being somehow blackballed?

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And men have lost their reason.

Whenever I see him I never ask about it. Last time we were in the same room for a long time we just drank scotch and talked about sports and women.

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Is all the anger an act or what? He's like Joe Peschi and Spider sometimes.

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Definitely a nice guy

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Completely agree. He's not a likeable person and reminds of Rosenbloom -- a D lister who thinks he's an A lister.

I've always been a fan of Hoody.

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I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out. - Bill Hicks

Let's do it for Johnny!

Why's it always about race?

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- Henry George

I'm OK with Hood as a host but I think all of the mystery surrounding his limited radio stature is simply and purely ratings based. Sure, if he had handled the situation more professionally at WSCR he'd probably still have his evening gig, but that's about it. Why would WMVP hold him (or Murph or Fred) back based on what happened at The Score? He just doesn't appear to have enough appeal to be a prime-time draw. That said, I do think he would have been a better choice at the new "hip" WGWG than the decidedly un-hip personalities they are currently airing.

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When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. - Turkish Proverb

What the hell "happened" that put Jonathan Hood in this lowly state anyway?

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- Henry George

I first began loving Hood's show a long long time ago. I had to drive overnight to get to a fishing trip in Kentucky. All the way down Illinois he was there making me laugh. Holla and everything.

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Hood is good

Every time one of these threads pops up I restate my belief that Hood and Dickerson have the best "show" on Chicago sports radio. Their old Chicago's Baseball Tonight shows were awesome.

He has one of the best shows for talking about the Chicago Bulls. The Score and WGN have lesser Bulls coverage than ESPN.

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His shows seems really simple. Like it's on a basic sports radio show template and never improves.

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Sometimes that is just fine. You can count on what you can count on.

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