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

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    • 4.9 • 12 Ratings

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 | Robert Rosenthal | 3-27-24

    Hour 2 | Robert Rosenthal | 3-27-24

    Scott Beatty hosts from TD Garden in Boston with Evan Conn in Champaign. Guest Robert Rosenthal (IlliniBoard.com) has the pulse of the fan vibe ahead of tomorrow's Sweet 16 for Illinois men's basketball.

    • 42 min
    Hour 1 | Alec Busse | 3-27-24

    Hour 1 | Alec Busse | 3-27-24

    Scott Beatty hosts from Boston with Loren Tate in studio. Illinois alum Alec Busse of CycloneWatch.com (247 Sports) breaks down Iowa State basketball.

    • 45 min
    Hour 2 | Joe Vozzelli | 3-26-24

    Hour 2 | Joe Vozzelli | 3-26-24

    Evan Conn and Joe Vozzelli of the News-Gazette discuss Illini sports, including the women's postseason run.

    • 27 min
    Hour 1 | Brad Sturdy | 3-27-24

    Hour 1 | Brad Sturdy | 3-27-24

    Steve Kelly pinch hits for Scott Beatty with Loren Tate. They chat Illini hoops with Brad Sturdy (IlliniGuys.com).

    • 39 min
    Hour 2 at the Esquire | Brian Barnhart | 3-25-24

    Hour 2 at the Esquire | Brian Barnhart | 3-25-24

    Sometimes the interview is the interviewee. That's Brian Barnhart, Voice of the Illini, as a guest with the News-Gazette sportswriters at the Esquire in downtown Champaign.

    • 39 min
    Hour 1 | 3-25-24

    Hour 1 | 3-25-24

    Scott Beatty and Evan Conn look back at the weekend and Illinois men's hoops surge to a Sweet 16 appearance. Plus, Joey Wright joins the conversation.

    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

Erebiz ,

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.

illinidodgers ,

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.

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