Mac, Jurko, and Harry

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Mac, Jurko, and Harry is the afternoon, drive-time show hosted by Dan McNeil, John Jurkovic and Harry Teinowitz. The show debuted on ESPN’s WMVP AM-1000 in Chicago in May of 2001, replacing The Huge Show, featuring Bill Simonson and Lou Cannellis. Mac, Jurko, and Harry has been regarded as the station’s flagship program. The trio is consistently one of the most popular radio shows among male listeners.

Despite their achievements, the show has not been without controversy. In 2002, the station suspended McNeil and Teinowitz over an off-air shoving incident (they then followed it up weeks later with an on-air spat).

On June 9th of 2006, another on-air incident resulted in station management suspending the duo for two weeks. The fracas started following another episode of McNeil harassing Teinowitz for his silver spoon upbringing. The final hour and twenty minutes of the show was cancelled, with Marc Silverman and Carmen DeFalco taking over.

Over its five-year history Mac, Jurko and Harry have had five producers. Adam Delevitt (2001-2006), Jeff Dickerson (2001-2002), Artie Kennedy (2001-2002), Ben Finfer (2002-present), and Scot Bertram (2002-2003, 2006-present).

The show competes directly with Boers and Bernstein, their afternoon counterparts on rival WSCR. At one point Mac, Jurko and Harry had dominated the afternoon timeslot for Chicago sports radio, while Boers and Bernstein was still a mid-day show. The Score moved Boers and Bernstein to afternoons in 2005 in order to better compete.

[edit] Show Content

The show includes several weekly segments and recurring guests. From time to time, the show is broadcast at remote locations in Chicago and the neighboring suburbs.