Chuck Swirsky: Bulls and more

Chuck Swirsky: Bulls and more

From Radiogirl by Margaret Larkin

May 18, 2026

About this episode

Chuck Swirsky discusses his extensive career in sports broadcasting, including his experiences with the Chicago Bulls and various other teams.

Chuck Swirsky has been in sports broadcasting for 50 years and does play-by-play for the Chicago Bulls. He talks about his book,  Always a Pleasure ; doing radio  in Columbus, Cleveland, and Seattle; moving to Chicago to work at WCFL;  learning on the job and taking risks; filling in for White Sox baseball with Steve Stone; doing basketball vs baseball; working at WLUP/ The Loop and  WGN Radio;  moving to WJR in Detroit;  working DePaul games with coach Ray Meyer; broadcasting  University of Michigan Athletics games; joining the Toronto Raptors and becoming a Canadian citizen;  getting his dream job with the Chicago Bulls;  discipline, working hard, dealing with challenges and mistakes; working with all kinds of athletes, coaches, broadcasters, and programmers; meeting The Pope and giving him a Bulls shirt; Jerry Reinsdorf; what he's learned over the years, including the best advice, “You better take care of your homework, because if you don’t, somebody will," and more. This is from a livestream that we did. Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG209.mp3

People in this episode

Host: Margaret Larkin

Guest: Chuck Swirsky

Topics covered

  • sports broadcasting
  • Chicago Bulls
  • career journey
  • play-by-play
  • athletes and coaches
  • personal anecdotes

Keywords

  • Chuck Swirsky
  • Chicago Bulls
  • sports broadcasting
  • play-by-play
  • career advice
  • athletes
  • coaches

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chicago Bulls, WCFL, WLUP/ The Loop, WGN Radio, WJR, University of Michigan Athletics, Toronto Raptors

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