I had the opportunity to interview one of my best friends in the media business for ESPN Radio/QCSportsNet’s Friday Night Football coverage. Jim Taylor is the news and sports director at WRMJ-FM in Aledo, IL. Jim is the long-time voice of WRMJ’s high school football and basketball coverage, and he has also covered numerous IHSA state championship events for the IHSA’s state championship network. A media lifer, Jim is a regular presence at Sherrard, Rockridge, Mercer County, and Orion events.

Jim and I cover the following items in this interview, which will also air during our football games this Friday night.

• WRMJ’s “Classic Game of the Week” airing each Thursday night
• His recent commendation as an IHSA Distinguished Media Service Award winner
• The power of high school sports to bring communities together, particularly during tragic events like last weekend’s car accident claiming the lives of two former Orion High School basketball players
• What it’s like to broadcast his son’s high school football games.

 

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