Hub Arkush

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Herb "Hub" Arkush
Born
Herb Arkush

(1953-02-14) February 14, 1953 (age 68)
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationEnglish
Physical education
Alma materSouthern Illinois University
University of Michigan
OccupationEditor and general manager
Journalist
Sideline reporter
EmployerChicago Football
Westwood One
Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Daily Herald
TelevisionPro Football Weekly
Spouse(s)Candace
Children3

Herb "Hub" Arkush (born February 14, 1953[1]) is an American football sportscaster and analyst. He is the editor and general manager of Chicago Football and ChicagoFootball.com, a magazine and website devoted to coverage and analysis of all things football in northern Illinois, particularly the Chicago Bears. He also is the publisher and editor of Pro Football Weekly.[2]

Life[]

Arkush attended Deerfield High School and attended college at Southern Illinois University before transferring to the University of Michigan, where he majored in English and physical education.[3]

Career[]

Since 2013, Arkush has teamed with Shaw Media to lead the Chicago Football project. Chicago Football is a magazine, website and TV show dedicated to coverage of the Bears and other football topics relevant to northern Illinois. He created and co-hosted the syndicated Pro Football Weekly radio and TV shows, and also worked as a radio commentator on the Chicago Bears Radio Network from 1987–2004. Since 2006 he has also served as an analyst and sideline reporter on the Westwood One national radio broadcasts of NFL games, and is a contributor to WBBM radio and WBBM-TV.[4] As an NFL insider, he is a regular fill-in host and contributor for sports radio station (and WBBM radio sister station) WSCR.

Family[]

Arkush and his wife, Candace, have three children; Billy (b. 1978) Arthur (b. 1982) and Taylor (b. 1985). He is of Romanian descent.

References[]

  1. ^ Arkush, Hub (January 25, 2011). "With NFL thriving, potential lockout unthinkable". Pro Football Weekly. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Hub Arkush, Publisher and editor, Pro Football Weekly". Pro Football Weekly. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  3. ^ Donald Andries (March 7, 1993). "Sports Fam: This Clan's Committed To Football And The Bears". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hub Arkush". WBBM-TV. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

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