Les Grobstein was the keeper of “the tape,” and if you had to ask, “What tape?” you didn’t know Les. For the uninitiated, “the tape” was the profanity-laden postgame interview with former Chicago Cubs ...

Chicago radio icon Les Grobstein, whose career in broadcasting spanned over 50 years, has died at the age of 69. Grobstein was the overnight host on WSCR radio, and he served for a decade as the ...

Very sad to hear that Chicago sports radio legend Les Grobstein has died. He was just 69. Les is most famous, of course, for recording Lee Elia’s profanity-laced 1983 tirade against Cubs fans. But ...

Sports radio has lost a famed Chicago voice. That would be Les Grobstein, a figure on several stations in the area for over 50 years and a regular overnight host for 670 The Score since 2009. As ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago sports broadcaster Les Grobstein died at age 69, sports station 670 The Score announced Monday. Grobstein's career covering Chicago sports spanned 50 years, most recently ...

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 place ...

Les Grobstein’s death Sunday at age 69 created a flood of “Grobber” stories from his family, friends and radio colleagues. The storytelling continued Thursday at a funeral service for Grobstein that ...

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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,” died ...