300 episodes

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.

SportsTalk with Scott Beatty NewsTalk 1400 & 93.9-FM

- Sports
- 4.9 • 12 Ratings

- APR 25, 2024
Hour 2 | Paul DeJong | 4-24-24

Hour 2 | Paul DeJong | 4-24-24

White Sox shortstop Paul DeJong joins Scott Beatty and Evan Conn.
- 43 min
- APR 25, 2024
Hour 1 | Kedric Prince | 4-24-24

Hour 1 | Kedric Prince | 4-24-24

Kedric Prince, recruiting analyst for IlliniGuys.com, discusses Illinois basketball's roster construction in the offseason.
- 40 min
- APR 24, 2024
Hour 1 | Robert Rosenthal | 4-23-24

Hour 1 | Robert Rosenthal | 4-23-24

Robert Rosenthal (IlliniBoard.com) discusses Illinois football and more after the close of spring football.
- 41 min
- APR 22, 2024
Hour 2 | News-Gazette Sportswriters | 4-22-24

Hour 2 | News-Gazette Sportswriters | 4-22-24

The News-Gazette sportswriters (Bob Asmussen, Matt Daniels, Scott Richey) and Steve Kelly chop it up over the latest Illini headlines.
- 48 min
- APR 22, 2024
Hour 1 | 4-22-24

Hour 1 | 4-22-24

He's back. Scott Beatty and Evan Conn discuss the return of Orlando Antigua to the Illini men's basketball coaching staff and the rest of the headlines from the weekend in sports.
- 39 min
- APR 18, 2024
Hour 2 | Barry Lunney Jr. | 4-18-24

Hour 2 | Barry Lunney Jr. | 4-18-24

Scott Beatty and Evan Conn chat transfer portal, spring football, and Illini baseball. Scott has a conversation with Illinois football offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. as spring football wraps up.
- 37 min

4.9 out of 5

12 Ratings

Terrific Show

Fantastic post game show, very capable house, Scott, Evan, Trent. Terrific regular callers including Steve from Peoria. Does tend to attract some Negative Normans who like the sound of their own complaints, but they quickly crawl back into their cracks when the light comes out on Illini wins.

Great content, questionable audio quality

As a long time Illini football season ticket holder, living outside CU, I greatly appreciate this podcast. I give the content an A grade, but the production (and this is true for each and every WDWS podcast) a C grade. Feedback, over modulation and callers that you can’t hear are a constant and definitely a problem.