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Dan McNeil talks about his 40-year media career covering sports and the Chicago Bears. His book, "I Bear Witness," is your locker room pass to four decades of triumph, travail and tragedy.
Dan McNeil, 63, is a Chicago sports radio titan, podcaster and writer. McNeil became a Chicago brand in his early 30s, known as Danny Mac at Chicago's first all sports talk radio format, "The Score."
Danny Mac's knowledge and passion for Chicago sports, particularly football, coupled with a quick wit, playful manner and hair-trigger temper, ingratiated him to listeners. His radio career in Chicago also includes co-hosting the "Mac, Jurko & Harry" show on ESPN 1000, and later at FM rock station, "The Drive," where McNeil co-hosted the morning drive.
This Highland, Indiana, native's journey began with early radio jobs that included time spent at WXRT 93.1 FM, The Loop AM-1000, and WGN 720-AM.
McNeil also spent time covering the Chicago sports scene as a guest columnist for "Chicago Tribune" (2009-2013) and "Chicago Sun-Times" (2007-2009), and "The Northwest Indiana Times" (2005-2007).
Danny Mac is the father of three sons. He and his wife, Sheri, reside in Northwest Indiana.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (19-99) |
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The Merrillville branch library encompasses over 114,000 sq ft of electronic and print resources, and visual and musical collections. The library offers free WIFI, public internet computers, rooms for quiet study or small groups, and public meeting rooms. Our vast collections of Lake County history and genealogy sources make the Merrillville branch a popular destination for research by visitors from all around the country.
Merrillville branch has three fantastic floors of informational and recreational materials. The main floor contains our popular collection of new books, large-print material, magazines and newspapers, teen, anime, and an enormous selection of music and DVDs. Our Genealogy Room has numerous resources including microfilm of local newspapers, obituary indexes, and many other historical resources. Our Book Sale room, open during select hours Monday-Saturday, is full of unique finds.
The Upper Level includes tables for quiet study, a tremendous reference collection, our “Indiana Room” for specialized Hoosier historical research, and our locally known statue “The Reader” by artist Hermann Gurfinkel.
The entire lower level houses our bright and airy Children's Department where children will find fun games, books, music and magazines to fulfill their reading pleasure as well as attend engaging kids’ programs. This is also where our public meeting rooms are located, where our library events and programs are held.
