Born Chester William Coppock in Winneka Illinois, Chet attended New Trier High School.∼American radio broadcaster, television broadcaster and sports talk personality
Chet Coppock, the longtime Chicago sportscaster known for his showmanship on television and radio, has died of injuries suffered in a car accident in Savannah, Georgia. He was 70.
Coppock had been involved in a car crash on April 11 and died Wednesday with his family members by his side.
Coppock was a fixture on Chicago sports television for years and a pioneer of sports talk radio with his "Coppock on Sports" show on WMAQ-AM in Chicago. The bombastic Coppock came to be known as the "Godfather of Sports Talk Radio," greeting callers by saying "Your dime, your dance floor."(Bio by starbuck)
Chet Coppock, the longtime Chicago sportscaster known for his showmanship on television and radio, has died of injuries suffered in a car accident in Savannah, Georgia. He was 70.
Coppock had been involved in a car crash on April 11 and died Wednesday with his family members by his side.
Coppock was a fixture on Chicago sports television for years and a pioneer of sports talk radio with his "Coppock on Sports" show on WMAQ-AM in Chicago. The bombastic Coppock came to be known as the "Godfather of Sports Talk Radio," greeting callers by saying "Your dime, your dance floor."(Bio by starbuck)
Born Chester William Coppock in Winneka Illinois, Chet attended New Trier High School.∼American radio broadcaster, television broadcaster and sports talk personality
Chet Coppock, the longtime Chicago sportscaster known for his showmanship on television and radio, has died of injuries suffered in a car accident in Savannah, Georgia. He was 70.
Coppock had been involved in a car crash on April 11 and died Wednesday with his family members by his side.
Coppock was a fixture on Chicago sports television for years and a pioneer of sports talk radio with his "Coppock on Sports" show on WMAQ-AM in Chicago. The bombastic Coppock came to be known as the "Godfather of Sports Talk Radio," greeting callers by saying "Your dime, your dance floor."(Bio by starbuck)
Chet Coppock, the longtime Chicago sportscaster known for his showmanship on television and radio, has died of injuries suffered in a car accident in Savannah, Georgia. He was 70.
Coppock had been involved in a car crash on April 11 and died Wednesday with his family members by his side.
Coppock was a fixture on Chicago sports television for years and a pioneer of sports talk radio with his "Coppock on Sports" show on WMAQ-AM in Chicago. The bombastic Coppock came to be known as the "Godfather of Sports Talk Radio," greeting callers by saying "Your dime, your dance floor."(Bio by starbuck)
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