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Article: Angry Ditka Muffles Score's Sound Bites
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- December 11, 1992
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WSCR-AM (820) is so worried about losing Bears coach Mike Ditka's
weekly radio show that it is allowing Ditka to set station policy.
During discussions among Ditka, co-host Mike Pyle and The
Score's management last week, Ditka expressed displeasure with the
handling of this season's show and reiterated he doesn't plan to do
the show next season, even though he is under contract for 1993.
Ditka's main gripe concerned The Score's distribution of sound
bites to local and national media. He is not bothered by the call-in
format, Pyle said.
No, he's bothered by those whimsical, wacky sound bites that
define His Coachness, such as "jerkos," "Who you crappin'?" and
"I'll whip your ass."
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