Rewind to March: Ed Sherman on Beginning of Webio

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: North to launch new sports station on the Net : Posted by Ed Sherman at 3/10/2009 6:00 AM CDT : Courtesy of ChicagoBusiness.com : There's going to be a new sports talk station in town, but you won't find it on your radio dial. : Crain's has learned Mike North's Chicagosportswebio.com is putting the finishing touches on a 6 a.m.-6 p.m. sports talk outlet. It will include boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Chet Coppock, Jonathan Hood, Teddy Greenstein and Tim Doyle. Twelve-hour programming is expected to begin in April. : The Internet site has been hiring producers and other staffers from WSCR-AM 670 and WMVP-AM 1000. Jesse Rogers, formerly of SCR, will be the program director. The station will operate out of studios in Morton Grove. : Chicagosportswebio.com is promoting "a major announcement" on its site. However, when contacted, Mr North declined comment. : "Not talking is a new one for me," he said. "I guess I'm learning." : Mr. North, though, will have plenty to say soon. The site will be co-owned by David Hernandez, the CEO of Next Step Medical Staffing. Mr. Hernandez's company also is the title sponsor of Mr. North's "Monsters in the Morning" on Comcast SportsNet.

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