12/23/2023 0 Comments Bird shits on tom perez![]() It’s one of my favorite broadcasting stories ever. Kap tells a hilarious story about how he broke in to TV. He also completed his 4 th annual Walk As One Chicago last week to benefit Bernie’s Book Bank. Kaplan currently hosts a morning show on ESPN 1000 with Jonathan Hood. I think we’re up to at least four lifetimes by now. Toss in the fact that Kaplan wrote a column for the Chicago Tribune for two years, and also completed 25 seasons as the host of Chicago Cubs pre and postgame whether it was radio or TV. Many people would have to live two, maybe even three lives to check both boxes. There aren’t many hosts that have done full-time radio for 30 years and also coached college hoops and scouted for NBA teams. That led to him being a scout for the Indiana Pacers and Seattle SuperSonics. Kaplan clawed his way to become an assistant basketball coach at Northern Illinois in his early twenties. ![]() The guy is an absolute bulldog, and he has unrelenting passion for the city of Chicago and the teams he grew up loving. ![]() There are two central themes to David Kaplan – both his life and his broadcasting career. ![]()
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