Chicago’s Score Ups Rahimi To Midday Co-Host
• Entercom Sports-Talk WSCR (670 The Score)/Chicago has promoted Leila Rahimi to midday co-host. Rahimi will be heard alongside Dan Bernstein on the newly rebranded Bernstein and Rahimi show, weekdays from 9am-noon. “We are thrilled to be amplifying Lelia’s role at The Score,” said Rachel Williamson, Regional President and Market Manager, Entercom Chicago. “She’s a seasoned professional with experience engaging with sports fans across multiple platforms and cities, and has built a great reputation with Chicago’s sports fans. Adding her voice and perspective consistently creates a more dynamic midday lineup for Score listeners.”
Rahimi has appeared on 670 The Score on a regular basis since 2017, both as a contributor and a co-host. Rahimi started working for NBC Sports Chicago in October 2015, hosting talk shows, nightly sportscasts, pre-and postgame shows for the Cubs and White Sox. She was also a rink-side reporter for NBC Sports’ coverage of the Women’s Hockey Tournament at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. Rahimi previously worked for MLB Network’s Strike Zone channel, was on-air for NBC Sports Philadelphia and CSN Houston, a field reporter for the San Diego Padres, did sports reporting and anchoring in Austin, Sherman and Tyler, TX, was a sideline reporter for Fox Sports Southwest and a producer for KLIF-AM/Dallas and an anchor/reporter for KTCK-FM-AM/Dallas.
“Since I was five years old, my report card has said I talked too much,” said Rahimi. “As Chicago sports fans know, I’ve loved living here and talking about sports with them and alongside the incredible media personalities here. To continue to do so in one of the best sports cities in the world is an opportunity for which I’m very grateful.”