SportsTalk with Scott Beatty

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.

Hour 2 | Matt Norlander, Josh Nilson, Kennedy Brown | 12-4-25

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn discuss college basketball with Matt Norlander (CBSSports.com) and then welcome Illini gymnast Kennedy Brown and her head coach Josh Nilson.

12-05
43:10

Hour 1 | Nick Quartaro | 12-4-25

Former coach Nick Quartaro joins Scott Beatty and Loren Tate to preview the Big Ten football championship.

12-05
44:01

Hour 2 | Scott Richey, Jack Ebling | 12-3-25

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.

12-04
44:43

Hour 1 | Howard Griffith | 12-3-25

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.

12-03
43:39

Hour 2 | Kendall Bostic | 12-2-25

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn discuss Illinois women's basketball with former standout player and radio analyst Kendall Bostic.

12-03
30:03

Hour 1 | Robert Rosenthal | 12-2-25

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn welcome Robert Rosenthal (IlliniBoard.com) to chat Illinois football.

12-03
44:33

Hour 2 | IBCA Hall of Fame Inductees | 12-1-25

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.

12-02
45:11

Hour 2 | Scott Richey | 11-26-25

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.

11-26
30:39

Hour 1 | Steve Greenberg | 11-26-25

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.

11-26
45:04

Hour 2 | Robert Rosenthal | 11-25-25

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn chat Illinois football with Robert Rosenthal (IlliniBoard.com).

11-26
43:00

Hour 1 | Nick Quartaro, Bob Asmussen | 11-25-25

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn welcome Nick Quartaro for "Coach Q&A." Then they get The World According to Bob Asmussen.

11-26
44:54

Hour 1 | Chris Tamas | 11-24-25

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn look at the weekend in Illini sports and chat with Illlinois volleyball coach Chris Tamas.

11-25
41:56

Hour 2 | Isaac Trotter | 11-20-25

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn discuss the Illinois basketball game vs. Alabama and the rest of the Big Ten with Isaac Trotter (CBS Sports).

11-21
42:29

Hour 1 | Nick Quartaro | 11-20-25

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn get a preview of this weekend's Big Ten football games with analyst and former coach Nick Quartaro.

11-21
43:54

Hour 2 | Scott Richey, Kurt Kittner | 11-19-25

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.

11-20
43:32

Hour 1 | Sean Harrington | 11-19-25

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk about tonight’s men’s basketball game in Chicago with former Illini sharpshooter Sean Harrington.

11-19
44:31

Hour 2 | Deon Thomas | 11-18-25

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn visit with Illinois basketball great and radio analyst Deon Thomas.

11-19
42:01

Hour 1 | Robert Rosenthal | 11-18-25

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn welcome Robert Rosenthal (IlliniBoard.com) to discuss Illini football and basketball.

11-19
44:12

Hour 2 | Illinois wheelchair basketball | 11-17-25

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.

11-18
47:38

Hour 1 | Chris Tamas | 11-17-25

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.

11-18
47:24

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