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

- JUL 26, 2024
Hour 2 | Bob Asmussen | 7-26-24

Hour 2 | Bob Asmussen | 7-26-24

Hour 2 features The World According to Bob Asmussen.
- 43 min
- JUL 26, 2024
Hour 1 | David Woods | 7-26-24

Hour 1 | David Woods | 7-26-24

Olympic journalist and Urbana native David Woods joins the show from Paris.
- 37 min
- JUL 26, 2024
SportsTalk | 7-25-24

SportsTalk | 7-25-24

Guest: Eric Johannigmeier, new Illinois distance and cross country coach.
- 1 hr 26 min
- JUL 24, 2024
Hours 1 & 2 | Matt Fortuna | 7-24-24

Hours 1 & 2 | Matt Fortuna | 7-24-24

Matt Fortuna (The Inside Zone) is a featured guest from Big Ten Media Days along with musings on the sports news of the day.
- 1 hr 25 min
- JUL 23, 2024
Hour 2 | Josh Whitman, Seth Coleman, Gabe Jacas | 7-23-24

Hour 2 | Josh Whitman, Seth Coleman, Gabe Jacas | 7-23-24

Continued coverage from Big Ten Football Media Days. Scott Beatty and Loren Tate talk with News-Gazette columnist Bob Asmussen, Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman, and Illinois OLBs Seth Coleman and Gabe Jacas.
- 40 min
- JUL 23, 2024
Hour 1 | Bret Bielema, Pat Bryant | 7-23-24

Hour 1 | Bret Bielema, Pat Bryant | 7-23-24

From Big Ten Football Media Days, Scott Beatty and Loren Tate welcome Brian Barnhart, Illini head coach Bret Bielema, and wide receiver Pat Bryant.
- 41 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.