In the air
Remotely interesting: Comcast SportsNet Chicago has formally added Sarah Kustok as a reporter for "SportsNite," which has split its hourlong run at 10 p.m. into two back-to-back shows, the better to appeal to those tuning in at 10:30 after watching the local news elsewhere. CSNC runs the boys? basketball game between Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The NHL Winter Classic between the Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings topped all New Year?s Day bowl games and, in fact, all other programs in Chicago, posting an 11.8 local Nielsen on Channel 5, good for more than 400,000 households.
Cubs TV announcers Len Kasper and Bob Brenly hold their third annual Len & Bob Bash fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the House of Blues downtown, with the Hold Steady on top of the bill. Tickets are $31, with proceeds going to Chicago Cubs Charities. ... Ken Burns is preparing a new "10th Inning" addition to his "Baseball" documentary miniseries, to debut on PBS next year.
End of the dial: December was tough on the all-sports stations. WSCR 670-AM slipped to a 1.4 percent share of the overall audience 12 and older, while WMVP 1000-AM slid to 1.3 after both posted 1.7 shares in November.
For the three-month fall rating book, however, WMVP led in their target demographic of men 25-54, 3.9 to 3.5.
? Ted Cox
