WCPT AM 820 was the home of Golfers on Golf Radio for it’s 30th season. Golfers on Golf Radio is (L-R) Rory Spears-Ed Stevenson and Bill Berger-Contributor Len Ziehm.    ______________________________________________________________________

BY: RORY SPEARS-Director of Content and Creation for Golfers on Golf. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy and on Facebook or LinkedIn.

Show creator Mike Munro (L)-dropped in for a 30th Anniversary special of GOG Radio.

ALL IN ABOUT 6+ months work, during a pandemic.

What started out as such a promising year in 2020, turned into a tough one with a pandemic racing across America.

It forced a lot of changes to everyone’s planning and ways of thinking. Most importantly for our golf show, how the industry was handling the pandemic of 2020.

Tim Clarke President of Chicago based Wilson Golf joined us as an in studio guest.

Our team of hosts and contributors had it’s issues as well. I got crushed in a car accident in late May in route to the studio, and ended up on the air by phone only.

Ed Stevenson injured a shoulder that required surgery, and was limited for several weeks. Bill Berger missed a few shows while traveling, and Covid restrictions at the station, kept him out of the studio for the season finale.

2019 Illinois Golf Hall of Famer Len Ziehm, was a weekly contributor in 2019.

Our 2-time hall of fame inductee Len Ziehm (Illinois Soccer and Illinois Golf Hall of Fame) couldn’t even return to Illinois this year with the crazy quarantine restrictions imposed by the State of Illinois.

But it was great to have him co-host twice from PGA Village in Florida, jump in as a guest, and hear from him weekly in shall I say-Memorex form.

It was strange this morning not to get get up and head for WCPT Am 820, as 22 weeks raced by quickly.

Susan Hess of Prospect Heights based Golftini joined us live in studio.

A SPECIAL THANKS to our guest hosts who showed up in person and added to the show.

Tim Clarke President of Chicago based Wilson Golf, who rounded up some of the Wilson Golf Staff to join us on-air.

Susan Hess of Prospect Heights based Golftini brought all us guys up to speed on the growing world of women’s stylish golf apparel, and how Golftini is quickly becoming a household name with women golfers.

Jon Claffey the Vice President of Marketing for Batavia based Tour Edge Golf, showed how Tour Edge’s line of Exotic’s is growing by leaps and bounds, especially on the PGA Champions Tour.

It wasn’t easy, but we tracked down our show’s founder Mike Munro, got him off the golf course, and out of the Green Street Grille in Bensenville, for a 30th anniversary edition of our program. Without Mike, Golfers on Golf would not exist.

Jon Claffey VP of Marketing Tour Edge Golf (R) shows off a new Tour Edge Iron.

We wish we could have put all the people who wanted to be on the show this year, on the air.

But with a late start to our broadcast season (3 weeks late) thanks much Covid. Plus the need to have guests to bring golfers up to speed, on how Illinois would reopen for golf season this year, we could simply not accommodate everybody. We do need a mulligan in this area.

IF YOU MISSED our show at times this year, do visit WCPT Facebook page and watch a replay, or visit Soundcloud.com/Chicagosprogressivetalk.

All of us at Golfers on Golf would like to thank the management at WCPT-General Manager Mark Pinski, Operations Manager Matt Comings. Our production team of Devin Andrekas and Paul Chivari.

We thank our sponsors, The French Lick Resort of French Lick Indiana, Erin Hills Golf Club-Erin Wisconsin, Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville, DuPage Golf, Mt. Prospect Golf Club, Arlington Lakes, and Nickol Knoll Golf in Arlington Heights, Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton, Jakes/Bills Pizza on Grand in Franklin Park, the Schaumburg Golf Club.

Thanks to all of our guests, and various public relations and marketing folks who helped line them up. This years show might have been work then ever before, but it was certainly worth it in the end. All of us at Golfers on Golf are aware the show is growing among golfers and those in the golf industry.

In the meantime, Golfersongolf.com is the only Chicage area based year round golf news source. So stay clicked-in all winter long. Len Ziehm and I will continue the podcasts through early December before taking a break, and returning in early January.

Finally on behalf of Ed Stevenson, Bill Berger, Len Ziehm and yours truly. Thanks for listening all year long, and we hope 2021 is a longer straighter drive down the fairway to the green. RS