Recent news involving sports media personalities, including the death of Cubs longtime broadcaster Ron Santo, former ESPN exec David Berson joining CBS Sports, and CBS NFL analyst Phil Simms missing this week’s NFL action.
- Ron Santo: The Cubs broadcaster passed away on Thursday night at age 70. Santo, who joined the Cubs radio broadcast team in 1990, died from complications of bladder cancer. Cubs’ owner Tom Ricketts in a statement: “We knew him for his passion, his loyalty, his great personal courage and his tremendous sense of humor. … Ronnie will forever be in the hearts and souls of Cubs fans.” (MLB.com)
- David Berson: The former ESPN executive has been named EVP of CBS Sports and President of CBS College Sports Network. Berson was previously ESPN’s EVP of Programming Planning and Strategy. (CBS press release from Fang’s Bites)
- Phil Simms: The CBS NFL analyst will miss Sunday’s Week 13 Raiders/Chargers game on CBS due to scheduled back surgery. Dan Fouts will fill in. CBS expects Simms to return for Week 14. (CBS press release from Fang’s Bites)
