ESPN Chicago Expands Carmen & Jurko

Good Karma Brands Sports “ESPN 1000” WMVP/WSHE-HD2 Chicago is adding an additional hour to its midday show hosted by John ‘Jurko’ Jurkovic & Carmen DeFalco.

“Carmen & Jurko” will now run from 12-3pm adding the 2pm hour to the show. The final half-hour will be a “Crosstalk” segment with afternoon hosts Tom Waddle and Marc ‘Silvy’ Silverman, whose show will move from 2-6pm to 2:30-6:30pm. Chris Bleck and Adam Abdalla’s show will be cut back to 6:30 to 8pm.

ESPN Chicago is proud to announce a series of upcoming changes to the weekday on-air lineup, including an additional hour of Carmen & Jurko and an extended 30-minute Crosstalk segment with afternoon-drive show, Waddle & Silvy.

Beginning on Monday, January 29, Carmen & Jurko will expand to three hours, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The last half hour will offer fans an outstanding 30 minutes of Crosstalk, a combined segment bringing together Carmen & Jurko and Waddle & Silvy. ESPN Chicago fans will continue to hear four full hours of Waddle & Silvy, the longest running sports talk duo in Chicago, starting at 2:30pm with Crosstalk and extending through 6:30pm.

“We’re excited to offer our fans more of what they love – sports conversations, entertainment, and passion from our ESPN Chicago talent. Carmen and Jurko have been an on-air duo for 15 years, and we are excited to offer fans more of the show. The new programming line-up with Waddle and Silvy live until 6:30 p.m. will take you all the way home on your commute,” said Danny Zederman, director of content, ESPN Chicago.

The weekday lineup, launching January 29:
5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Unsportsmanlike
7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Kap and J. Hood
10:00 a.m. to Noon Greeny
Noon to 3:00 p.m. Carmen & Jurko
2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Waddle and Silvy
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Bleck and Abdalla

Follow along on ESPN Chicago’s social media platforms throughout the day and tune into ESPN 1000, the ESPN Chicago App, and 100.3 HD2 to listen to the live broadcast.

This story first appeared on radioinsight.com