List of Chicago Bears broadcasters

Currently, ESPN Radio 1000 airs the Chicago Bears football games with Jeff Joniak doing the play-by-play, along with color commentator Tom Thayer and sideline reporter Jason McKie. Marc Silverman, Dionne Miller and former Bears linebacker Lance Briggs host the pre-game shows. John Jurkovic and Peggy Kusinski host the post-game shows.

Radio announcers

Years	Flagship station	Play-by-play	Color commentator
1933–1936	WGN	Bob Elson
1937–1938	WJJD	Jimmy Evans
1939–1941	WJJD/WIND	Jack Drees
1942–1948	WJJD/WIND	Bert Wilson
1949–52	WIND	Red Grange
1953–1976	WGN	Jack Brickhouse	Irv Kupcinet
1970	WNUR	Jay Scott	Marty Bauman
1977–1984	WBBM	Joe McConnell	Brad Palmer
1985–1987	WGN	Wayne Larrivee	Dick Butkus & Jim Hart
1988–1989	WGN	Wayne Larrivee	Hub Arkush & Jim Hart
1990–1991	WGN	Wayne Larrivee	Hub Arkush & Gary Fencik
1992–1993	WGN	Wayne Larrivee	Hub Arkush, Dick Butkus, & Gary Fencik
1994	WGN	Wayne Larrivee	Hub Arkush & Dick Butkus
1995–1996	WGN	Wayne Larrivee	Hub Arkush & Dan Hampton
1997–1998	WMAQ	Wayne Larrivee	Hub Arkush & Tom Thayer
1999	WMAQ	Gary Bender	Hub Arkush & Tom Thayer
2000	WBBM	Gary Bender	Hub Arkush & Tom Thayer
2001–2004	WBBM	Jeff Joniak	Hub Arkush & Tom Thayer
2005–2010	WBBM	Jeff Joniak	Tom Thayer
2011–2022	WBBM/WCFS-FM	Jeff Joniak	Tom Thayer
2023–present	WMVP	Jeff Joniak	Tom Thayer

Bears Radio Network

The Bears Radio Network stretches 20 stations over four states as of the 2024 season.

State	Market	Frequency	Call Sign
Illinois	Chicago	1000 AM/100.3 FM HD2	WMVP (flagship)
	Aurora	1280 AM	WBIG
	Bloomington–Normal	93.7 FM	WJBC
	Decatur	1050 AM	WDZ
	Galesburg	92.7 FM	WLSR
	Kankakee	92.7 FM	WVLI
	Kewanee	1450 AM/100.1 FM	WKEI
	LaSalle/Peru	96.5 FM	WLWF
	Peoria	1470 AM/100.3 FM	WMBD
	Rockford	96.7 FM	WKGL
	Watseka	101.7 FM	WIVR
	Springfield	1450 AM/92.3 FM	WFMB
	Sterling	1240 AM	WSDR
Indiana	Fort Wayne	1250 AM	WGL
	Plymouth	94.3 FM	WZOC
	Rensselaer	97.7 FM	WLQI
Iowa	Burlington	92.1 FM	WQKQ
	Marshalltown	1230 AM	KFJB
	Quad Cities	1170 AM/104.1 FM	KBOB
Wisconsin	Adams	106.1 FM	WCWI
Wisconsin	Janesville	1230 AM/92.7 FM	WCLO

References

"ESPN Chicago Sets Chicago Bears On-Air Team - RadioInsight". 18 April 2023.
"Chicago Bears 2024 Media Guide". NFL.com. July 27, 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

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Founded in 1919 Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1919–1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921) Based in Chicago, Illinois Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois
Franchise	History Coaches Seasons Current season
Records	Franchise records Team awards and honors All-time roster (A–Kla, Kle–Z) Head coaches Pro Football Hall of Famers First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Staley Field Wrigley Field Memorial Stadium Soldier Field Chicago Bears Stadium (proposed)
Culture	Brian's Song 1971 2001 Brian Piccolo Award "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" "The Super Bowl Shuffle" Monsters of the Midway "Sweet Home Chicago" Bill Swerski's Superfans Chuck Swirsky Chicago Honey Bears Staley Da Bear Logos and uniforms Halas Hall A. E. Staley Jack Brickhouse George Halas Mike Ditka Roosevelt/Wabash 85386 Payton Jim Cornelison Club Dub ("Swag Surfin")
Lore	Staley Swindle 1932 Playoff Game First NFL Championship Game Sneakers Game T formation 73–0 1985 season Super Bowl XX 46 defense Asterisk Game Fog Bowl "They are who we thought they were!" Double Doink Hail Maryland
Rivalries	Arizona Cardinals Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings New York Giants
Minor league affiliates	Newark Bears (AA, 1939–1941) Wichita Aero Commandos (1942) Akron Bears (AFL, 1946) Bloomfield Cardinals (AFL, 1947) Richmond Rebels (AFL, 1948–1950) Quad City Mohawks (MWPFL, 1970–1972)
Retired numbers	3 5 7 28 34 40 41 42 51 56 61 66 77 89
Key personnel	Principal owner: Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman: George McCaskey President/CEO: Kevin Warren General manager: Ryan Poles Head coach: Thomas Brown (interim)
Division championships (21)	1933 1934 1937 1940 1941 1942 1943 1946 1956 1963 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 2001 2005 2006 2010 2018
Conference championships (4)	1956 1963 1985 2006
League championships (9)	1921 1932 1933 1940 1941 1943 1946 1963 1985 (XX)
Media	Broadcasters Radio: WMVP Personnel: Jeff Joniak (play-by-play) Tom Thayer (analyst) Jason McKie (sideline reporter) Television: WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game alternate) Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming) Personnel: Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter) Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play) Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division
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Related programs

Non-NFL programs	College Football on ABC USFL on ABC World League of American Football on ABC

Chicago Bears (home games)	1953 1954 1955
Chicago Cardinals (home games)	1953 1954 1955
Los Angeles Rams (Pacific Time Zone affiliates)	1955
San Francisco 49ers (Pacific Time Zone affiliates)	1955
Washington Redskins (home games)	1954

Commentators

Postseason commentators	AFL Championship Game NFL Championship Game Super Bowl

Lore televised by ABC

Postseason lore	"Music City Miracle" "One Yard Short" "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Whitney Houston recording) "Wide Right"

Music

Songs	"All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night" "Heavy Action" "The Party's Over"

NFL Championship

1948
1950

Super Bowl

Pro Bowl

AFL Championship

Results and standings

Yearly results	1970–2005 2015–present

NFL draft

NFL Honors

2022

Website: ABC News - NFL News

List of current NFL broadcasters

American Football Conference

American Football League events	AFL Championship Game AFL All-Star Game

National Football Conference

Pre-merger events	NFL Championship Game Playoff Bowl

National television

By event	NFL draft Super Bowl
International events	Bills Toronto Series

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