CHICAGO(March 1, 2016) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced today that the club and ESPN 1000 WMVP-AM will continue to broadcast Chicago Fire Weekly, Presented by The PrivateBank, beginning on Saturday, March 5 from 7-8 a.m. CT. The shows will broadcast live from Heineken Pub97 at The PrivateBank Fire Pitch (3626 N Talman Ave, Chicago, IL 60618).
Fire Weekly provides highlights and weekly discussion on the Chicago Fire, Major League Soccer and all things pertinent to the beautiful game. Returning host Fred Huebner will be joined by Fire legend Frank Klopas and long-time soccer reporter Paul Tenorio to anchor the show.
“We’re proud of the continued growth of Fire Weekly and are thrilled to broadcast for a live audience beginning this Saturday,” said Fire COO Atul Khosla. “With Fred, Frank and Paul, we have a talented set of hosts that will take supporters behind the scenes of Chicago soccer as never before."
The Fire Weekly show will continue its live, one-hour show covering the Chicago Fire and other soccer news from around MLS and the world. The show is scheduled to run for 34 shows in 2016, beginning on March 5, with an option to extend the show through the MLS playoffs. All shows will also be available via live streaming at ESPNChicago.com, as well as via downloadable podcast.
ADDITIONAL BIO INFORMATION:
Fred Huebner – Huebner is currently a part-time host at ESPN 1000 for various weekend shows including Talkin’ Baseball, Ultimate Postgame Show and Chicago’s Gameday. Fred also anchors the local updates during the Mike & Mike Show during the week. Huebner currently does color commentating for girls high school soccer broadcasts on Comcast CN100. Fred is also a fan and familiar with the Fire, and served as the Fire’s play by play announcer for two games in 2007, and full seasons in 2008 and 2009 on My50 and FOX. Follow him on Twitter at @fred_huebner.
Frank Klopas - A Chicago soccer icon, Klopas returned to his hometown in advance of the 1998 season and led the Fire to the double, helping the club to the 1998 MLS Cup in a 2-0 win over D.C. United before scoring the Golden Goal days later in a 2-1 extra time victory over the Columbus Crew in that year’s U.S. Open Cup final. Klopas served as the Fire head coach from 2011-13 and in the same capacity for the Montreal Impact from 2014-15. A U.S. international, Klopas scored 12 goals in 39 appearances and represented the United States in the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1995 Copa America tournaments.
Paul Tenorio - Tenorio returns to Chicago after serving as the Orlando City SC and soccer beat writer for the Orlando Sentinel for the past three years. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Tenorio additionally served as a sports writer for The Washington Post from 2007-12. Follow him on Twitter at @PaulTenorio.
About ESPN Chicago1000
ESPN Chicago1000 is the flagship station of ESPN Radio, providing sports talk, news, local and national play-by-play coverage. The weekday talk lineup is anchored by Carmen & Jurko (Carmen DeFalco, John Jurkovic, 9 a.m. – noon), Kap & Co. (David Kaplan, noon – 2 p.m.) and Waddle & Silvy (Tom Waddle, Marc Silverman 2-6 p.m.). It’s also the official home of the Chicago Bulls, as well as the NBA playoffs, including the entire post-season, Major League Baseball, including the World Series, the College Football Playoff and high school sports coverage. The content is also streamed live at ESPNCHICAGO.com.
