[NU Sports] Coach's Show

[Mark S. Ament]

In my professional life I have seen numerous  coaching contracts for 
football and basketball coaches at various D-I schools, both within BCS 
conferences and not.  Almost without fail, the contract obligated the 
coach to participate in a weekly radio and television show.  I have 
always just assumed that RW had one and not living in Chicago, never had 
the chance to see it.  I'm amazed to now learn that he doesn't. Does 
Carmody?

This is a serious failing of the Athletic Department administration.  
It's hard for me to imagine that at least Comcast wouldn't agree to 
carry it.  WGN should agree to carry a radio show as part of its radio 
contract as well.  In my experience, that's normally part of the radio 
rights contract.  I assume that NU doesn't have a local television 
rights deal based on what I've been reading in lately.  Can anyone 
confirm if basketball games are broadcast locally anywhere, including 
Comcast, if not available through a Big Ten package?  If there is a 
local broadcast package, then the coach's show is generally included in 
that contract.

Mark