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EPISODE · May 18, 2026

Chuck Swirsky: Bulls and more

from Radiogirl · host Margaret Larkin

Chuck Swirsky has been in sports broadcasting for 50 years and does play-by-play for the Chicago Bulls. He talks about his book, Always a Pleasure; doing radio in Columbus, Cleveland, and Seattle; moving to Chicago to work at WCFL; learning on the job and taking risks; filling in for White Sox baseball with Steve Stone; doing basketball vs baseball; working at WLUP/The Loop and WGN Radio; moving to WJR in Detroit; working DePaul games with coach Ray Meyer; broadcasting University of Michigan Athletics games; joining the Toronto Raptors and becoming a Canadian citizen; getting his dream job with the Chicago Bulls; discipline, working hard, dealing with challenges and mistakes; working with all kinds of athletes, coaches, broadcasters, and programmers; meeting The Pope and giving him a Bulls shirt; Jerry Reinsdorf; what he's learned over the years, including the best advice, “You better take care of your homework, because if you don’t, somebody will," and more.This is from a livestream that we did.Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG209.mp3

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