SPORTSCASTER Les Grobstein was found dead on Sunday afternoon in his Elk Grove Village home. Grobstein was 69 years old and had been a Chicago radio sportscaster for more than 50 years. How did Les… ...

Scott Grobstein remembers calling in to his father’s radio show. The Illinois high school English teacher grew up with a dad, Les Grobstein, who had a famous voice and a career that ended with a ...

Les Grobstein was one of the few absolute constants in my life as a Chicago sports fan. His recall and passion for the games, players and coaches were unmatched. He was 1-of-1.

Les Grobstein, a Chicago radio legend (and keeper of the Lee Elia tape), passes away at 69, leading to tons of tributes Grobstein was a crucial part of the Chicago media scene for decades.

THE LAUDATORY FAREWELLS to Les Grobstein are beginning to slow. All that have been broadcast and written have been well-deserved. A handful have touched magnificence in texture and tone. There is ...

Les Grobstein, a legendary figure among the Chicago sports broadcasting community, has died. He was 69. Grobstein, known to his 670 The Score (WSCR 670-AM) radio listeners as “The Grobber ...

(WSCR) This week's Crap of the Week goes out to Les Grobstein. This, from Joe B. Sunday night, after the Super Bowl, Les joked with a caller who speculated the reason for the power outage.

Les Grobstein’s encyclopedic knowledge of Chicago sports was above and beyond. When I told him I had written a novel about the 1908 Cubs, who won their second straight World Series, ...

Scott Grobstein remembers calling in to his father’s radio show. The Illinois high school English teacher grew up with a dad, Les Grobstein, who had a famous voice and a career that ended with a ...

Remembering Les Grobstein — and the Lee Elia rant The radio icon’s death brings back memories of the former Cubs manager’s tirade in 1983 and a column-that-wasn’t two decades later.

As the foremost Les Grobstein chronicler in Chicago — no offense, Robert Feder — I feel like it’s my job to come up with some successors, even as we still celebrate Les’ life.

Les Grobstein on Oct. 21, 1986. Other than the rare championship moments, the Elia tirade stands out as one of the biggest single events in Cubs history, alongside the “Called Shot” home run ...