Quotes About Chuck Wilson
On naming Chuck Wilson the Runner-Up for the Best National Radio Host of the Decade (2000 - 09)... (Chuck is) universally liked by critics and listeners."
Richard Deitsch --- Sports Illustrated.com --- December 1, 2009
"Chuck (Wilson) is one of the most prepared personalities I've ever encountered. His pre-show ritual is regimented, focused and unparalleled in our industry. Chuck has worked with over 200 different co-hosts in his time at ESPN Radio and has shown an amazing ability to comfortably coexist with air talent, athletes, coaches, general managers and assorted characters from all walks of life."
Bruce Gilbert --- ESPN Radio General Manager Bruce Gilbert --- February 9, 2005
"You couldn't listen to (Chuck Wilson) without being instantly aware that he was informed and fair, prepared and rational, what someone called the 'conscience of ESPN'' more about information than entertainment, more about being credible than being a personality. He doesn't have an act. Instead, he's reasoned and informed, the ultimate professional."
Providence Journal --- March 4, 2005
"(Chuck Wilson) is a true pro, totally prepared and insightful in his questioning."
ESPN Coordinating Producer Howie Schwab --- ESPN --- July 28, 2005
"When something had to be handled just the right way, you gave it to Chuck. I learned a lot about doing things the right way from him...I think the world of him."
Former ESPN co-host Mike Tirico --- Boston Globe --- July 26, 2005
"Great guy to work with, fully prepared, has the unique capacity to take it very seriously and then, when you kid him for it, he can laugh along with you."
Former ESPN co-host Keith Olbermann --- Boston Globe --- July 26, 2005
"Wilson's formula is wonderfully simple for a host with matching skills. He engages guests in Q&A similar to the manner of Bob Costas, and he engages in conversation with generally quality callers. Humor is there as a side dish."
Boston Globe --- April 28, 1993
"I worked with Chuck way back when, and I can tell you I've never met anyone more dedicated...He is a fanatic for detail who pursues a trade or a coaching change with the tenacity of an NFL linebacker."
John Martin --- Providence Journal --- August 26, 1994
"We knew Chuck had a terrific program in Rhode Island. We chose him (as host for ESPN Radio) because we liked his knowledge, his news instincts, his writing, the feel of his voice and his literate approach to the program."
John Walsh, Executive Editor of ESPN in charge of News and Information --- Providence Journal --- January 3, 1992
"One of the nation's finest sports talk hosts is Chuck Wilson...He has a passion for fan issues and prefers a good, logical argument to conducting an interview with somebody who's trying to sell tickets, which is what I think makes his show so good."
Bill James Baseball Abstract - 1986 Edition
"(Chuck Wilson) is the thinking man's fan, with a keen interviewing style, and a serious approach to issues and topics."
Providence Journal --- September 3, 1987
"(Chuck Wilson) has a knack for asking intelligent, penetrating questions that, more often than not, elicit intelligent answers."
Pawtucket Times --- March 25, 1986
"...(Wilson) has impressed the region's fanatical sports-talk audience with his wide-ranging sports knowledge, his fairness, and his keen ability to elicit telling responses from his numerous high-powered guests."
Providence Journal --- January 3, 1992
"If every voter brought the kind of preparation to the ballot as (Chuck Wilson) brought to the discussion, the Hall-of-Fame electorate would be a much more credible body."
Jay Jaffe --- Baseball Prospectus --- January 8, 2007
"I've done a lot - a LOT - of interviews over the past few years and Chuck (Wilson) is far and away the best"
Will Carroll --- Baseball Prospectus --- February 27, 2006
"For the 200-something of us who have worked with Chuck Wilson over the years, there has been no better person to work with and no more pleasurable, honorable, good friend who you could trust on the air of and off, than Chuck."
Former co-host Mike Tirico --- ESPN Radio --- July 27, 2005