My grandparents lived in Galesburg. They had a second floor
apartment at 153 East North St. They had no TV until the late 1960’s. They had
a small den with a huge wooden cased radio that took about two minutes to “warm
up.” They were huge Streaks fans. They had no car and not a lot of money so
they never went to games, but they went to the den and listened to all the
games on WGIL. They could quote things Coach Thiel said in the pre-game and
post-game interviews. And they knew their Streaks. And they enjoyed the
broadcasts so much.
Brad Bennewitz is the one who has been “painting the
picture” of Streaks football and boys basketball for years. He is not a good
play by play announcer, he is a great play by play announcer. He is
polished and professional in his presentation. And he is entertaining to listen
to. Brad is an expert, but he doesn’t come across as an expert. He never gets
in the way of the game.
