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

- MAY 9, 2024
Hour 2 | Adam Christ | 5-9-24

Hour 2 | Adam Christ | 5-9-24

Illini assistant baseball coach Adam Christ joins the program to discuss Illinois' high-powered offense and the Big Ten race.
- 42 min
- MAY 9, 2024
Hour 1 | Scott Richey | 5-9-24

Hour 1 | Scott Richey | 5-9-24

Scott Beatty and Loren Tate talk with Scott Richey, who has the latest in Illini basketball recruiting efforts.
- 38 min
- MAY 7, 2024
Hour 1 | Matt Brown | 5-7-24

Hour 1 | Matt Brown | 5-7-24

Guest Matt Brown (ExtraPointsMB.com) looks at the potential impact of a settlement in the House vs. NCAA lawsuit. Plus, Scott Beatty and Loren Tate hear from Brad Underwood about two new roster additions to the Illini men's basketball team.
- 44 min
- MAY 7, 2024
BONUS: Brad Underwood media availability 5-7-24

BONUS: Brad Underwood media availability 5-7-24

Here's what Illinois men's basketball coach Brad Underwood had to say to gathered media members on the additions of Ben Humrichous and Tomislav Ivisic to the roster.
- 24 min
- MAY 7, 2024
Hour 2 | News-Gazette Sportswriters | 5-6-24

Hour 2 | News-Gazette Sportswriters | 5-6-24

The News-Gazette sportswriters (Bob Asmussen, Matt Daniels, Scott Richey) and host Steve Kelly discuss the latest on the Illini and more.
- 35 min
- MAY 6, 2024
Hour 1 | 5-6-24

Hour 1 | 5-6-24

Scott Beatty, Evan Conn, and Joey Wright revisit the weekend in sports plus chat about the Illini men's basketball roster's new addition.
- 34 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.