An Era Coming To An End In Chicago Radio

(taken from northtonorth.com)

Hello everyone, I am now done at the Score. I met with management this past Friday and since I wouldn’t accept the deal they offered; they told me I wasn’t allowed to be on the air anymore. I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye so here goes… I wanted to say my 16 1/2 years with the Score were awesome. When I was on the air, it was unreal. To be able to entertain, have fun, and sometimes get serious… well you never knew what would happen on a daily basis. I want to thank all the listeners and callers who not only laughed at me but with me. I heard from a lot of you over the years, and good or bad, I always welcomed your comments. To do radio in my hometown at such a great station was an honor. To all the people I used to work with and I work with now, I say thank you. To the advertisers on my show and on the station who were always with me thank you for being there. Without you, there is no station. The sales staff at the Score was always second to none; we made some bucks together. Thanks to you guys too. You’ll be hearing from us real soon. Keep your eyes and ears open and stay tuned. On behalf of Be-Be, Lucky, myself, and everyone associated with us, thank you once again. -Mike North

That’s right. WSCR original Mike North appears to be parting ways with the station. I must admit I have never been a fan of Pappy. I find him to be a perfect storm of ignorance and arrogance. A sufferer of constant verbal diarrhea, nothing about Mike North’s shows, and I have heard several different time slots and pairings, has ever appealed to me. Not because I disagree with him most of the time (which I do), but because his opinions are never properly articulated. He never gives stats or facts or even just a reason for why he thinks and feels the way he does. He just says something, expects everyone to agree with him and moves on to a new, equally useless point.

To be fair, I have heard nothing but good things about Mike North off the airwaves. People whom I know that know him or have had encounters with him have expressed to me that he is a giving and kind person, but for an average listener like myself, Mike North has come off as little more than a bigot and a bully, and I will not miss his mind-numbing rants on my airwaves.

I do wish the best for Mike North and his production staff. I hope those that are not kept at WSCR catch on elsewhere. I don’t wish ill on anyone…I am just happy that I will be able to tune in from 6-10 am now and not want to throw my radio out the window anymore. Midday hosts and Chicago Sun Times reporters Mike Mulligan & Brian Hanley have filled in the past two days and are likely to take over the slot permanently.