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Scott Beatty hosts a daily two-hour look at the latest in sports, mainly focused on the Illini. Veteran sportswriter and broadcaster Loren Tate and Evan Conn are co-hosts. A variety of guests join the program, and the News-Gazette sportswriters make regular appearances, along with Illini coaches and players. On Mondays at 5 p.m., the News-Gazette sportswriters take center stage with host Steve Kelly. During the Illini sports season, they are live at The Esquire in downtown Champaign.
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In hour #2, Steve Kelly and Loren Tate welcome with News-Gazette sportswriter Scott Richey to the studio to discuss high school signees then check-in with Jack Ebling (Spotlight Radio Network, East Lansing) on Michigan State’s recent head football coaching hire.
Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk to former Illini great Howard Griffith (Big Ten Network) about the coaching carousel, the upcoming Big Ten championship, end-of-season awards and football recruiting. We also hear audio from Coach Bret Bielema on the high school signing class.
Scott Beatty and Evan Conn discuss Illinois women's basketball with former standout player and radio analyst Kendall Bostic.
Scott Beatty and Evan Conn welcome Robert Rosenthal (IlliniBoard.com) to chat Illinois football.
Joey Wright hosts hour #2 of Sportstalk live from the Esquire Lounge in downtown Champaign with sportswriters Matt Daniels, Scott Richey & Bob Asmussen along with special guests, Lexi Bair (St. Thomas Moore, ISU), Michael Finke (Centennial, UIUC, Grand Canyon Univ) and Floyd Fisher (Champaign Central), all in the class of 2026 in the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame.
In hour #2, Steve Kelly and Loren Tate welcome with News-Gazette sportswriter Scott Richey to the studio to preview the Illinois/UConn basketball game on Friday.
Steve Kelly and Loren Tate check in with Mike Koon at State Farm Center ahead of the Illini women’s basketball game with Western Kentucky, then talk to Steve Greenberg from the Chicago Sun Times on the Chicago Bears.
Scott Beatty and Evan Conn chat Illinois football with Robert Rosenthal (IlliniBoard.com).
Scott Beatty and Evan Conn welcome Nick Quartaro for "Coach Q&A." Then they get The World According to Bob Asmussen.
Scott Beatty and Evan Conn look at the weekend in Illini sports and chat with Illlinois volleyball coach Chris Tamas.
Scott Beatty and Evan Conn discuss the Illinois basketball game vs. Alabama and the rest of the Big Ten with Isaac Trotter (CBS Sports).
Scott Beatty and Evan Conn get a preview of this weekend's Big Ten football games with analyst and former coach Nick Quartaro.
In hour #2, Steve Kelly and Loren Tate check-in with News-Gazette sportswriter Scott Richey live from Chicago’s United Center ahead of the Illinois/Alabama game, then visit with former Illinois hall-of-fame quarterback Kurt Kittner.
Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk about tonight’s men’s basketball game in Chicago with former Illini sharpshooter Sean Harrington.
Scott Beatty and Evan Conn visit with Illinois basketball great and radio analyst Deon Thomas.
Scott Beatty and Evan Conn welcome Robert Rosenthal (IlliniBoard.com) to discuss Illini football and basketball.
Joey Wright hosts hour #2 of Sportstalk live from the Esquire Lounge in downtown Champaign with sportswriters Scott Richey & Bob Asmussen along with special guests, the men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams, featuring head coaches Jacob Tyree &U Stephanie Wheeler. We also recognize a few members of the all-area boy’s soccer team and coach of the year Chris Stevens.
Scott Beatty and Evan Conn get you caught up on the sports news of the day, then check-in with Illini head volleyball coach Chris Tamas.
Scott Beatty and Evan Conn welcome Illini basketball player Ben Humrichous in studio and Illinois soccer head coach Katie Hultin.
Scott Beatty and Loren Tate preview Illinois football's game vs. Maryland and other Big Ten action with Nick Quartaro.
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