David Kaplan

Legendary “Sports Talk Live” host David Kaplan lights up the nation’s screens with his daily roundtable discussion show. As part of the CSN’s Chicago Cubs broadcasts, Kaplan is a revered pre and postgame host for each of the games. A graduate of Hamline University in St Paul, Minnesota, Kaplan has built a high scoring career. Formerly a University basketball coach and scout for the NBA teams, the Indian Pacers and the Seattle Supersonics, Kaplan has a longstanding legacy within the sporting world. With prominent roles in the highly acclaimed ESPN documentary “Catching Hell” and “Hoop Dreams,” Kaplan offers a unique perspective on some of sports most challenging stories.

Making Chicago media history, Kaplan is the only person to write a regular column in a major newspaper, while hosting a daily TV and radio show. He is one of a kind. While writing for the Chicago Tribune, Kaplan co-authored the award-winning “Around Town column with Fred Mitchell. Alongside his incredible baseball musings, Kaplan is a revered basketball analyst for NBC Sports and has also worked extensively with ESPN throughout the years. From being the host of Chicago’s number one sports talk show “Sports Central” at WGN to announcing for the appearing on the “Oprah Winfrey Show,” Kaplan has been a pioneering artist throughout his triumphant career. A revered and well-loved broadcaster, Kaplan will be inspiring up and coming sports stars and journalists for years to come.