SPIEGEL and Holmes react to Shane Riordan's departure of 670 of the score

This week there was a shock at the top sports station in Chicago.

Just as 670 the score Leila Rahimi Dan Bernstein's permanent replacement in the lunch exhibition of the broadcaster officially named, another familiar voice announced an unexpected departure.

The long-time executing producer and on-air personality, Shane Riordan, announced on Monday that he was no longer at the station. The details were scarce, although Ben Axelrod pointed out of terrible announcement that Riordan's post on X did not sound like a mutual decision. According to the Chicago Sun-TimesHis exit has nothing to do with behavioral problems or anything in the air.

In 2023, the Riordan station temporarily removed from its role as a producer of Parkin and mirror After an inappropriate comment on the deceased mother of a local conservative radio presenter. The following year, in 2024, he got involved in a longer feud with Chicago White Sox Play-by-Play voice John Schripenen.

But also not to do with his distance.

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes spoke openly about the abrupt outcome of their longstanding producer. They did not offer any details, but their tone indicated that the departure was not as easy as it seemed, and it not only came from their show, but from the station completely.

“There are things that Speigs and I just can't say,” said Holmes, as of Jeff Agrest the transcribed Sunny times. “So just so that you know that you probably won't be satisfied with what we have to say. I am sorry, but there are only things that we cannot say. I will say that I will have hit Shane a long time ago when he was a young, spirited producer, and he liked him because he had the same level. Sad that I won't see him every day.

“The station and Shane, who have decided to separate, was a lot to process,” said Spiegel. “It was sad. It is a management decision, and we have to leave it. Yes, people will be dissatisfied with whatever because the connection is real. I know that it is difficult for the listeners who loved it, and we feel and we can no longer say. We have to respect the inner nature of inner nature.

“And I know that we have worked great together for a long time. We both wish him luck and success, and I am looking forward to everything he has to do. It is a crap, but it is what it is.

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“The job doesn't define him,” said Holmes. “And that is something that I think that we can probably all use a small dose of it, whether it is defined or not, although these jobs are very personal.”

“His presence here and in the air is absolutely missing,” adds Holmes. “… and we will see what happens here and with the show and with the spot. But it is definitely missing.

Riordan's absence will definitely be noticeable in both the air waves and behind the scenes if the afternoon trip show goes forward without it.