Terry Boers, the former Sun-Times sports writer and host on The Score, died Friday at his home in Florida, surrounded by family. Boers, who was 75, had been battling cancer since he retired from The Score in 2017.
Boers spent 25 years at the station. He was among its original hosts, teaming with Dan McNeil to form the “Heavy Fuel Crew” when the station launched in 1992. In 1999, management paired Boers with Dan Bernstein on what became the longest-running sports-talk show in Chicago at the time of Boers’ retirement.
“The Score is not The Score without people like Terry Boers,” station vice president Mitch Rosen said. “When someone like Terry passes, it’s like losing a family member.”
The “Boers and Bernstein” show began in the 8 a.m.-noon slot, but upon arriving in 2005, Rosen moved it to the afternoon, where it became legendary. Segments such as “Friday Fung” and “Who You Crappin’?” became must-listens. Both co-hosts pushed the envelope with callers and each other, often making for great radio but at times causing consternation with listeners.
Next week, The Score plans to celebrate Boers, who had kept a home in Mokena, with current and former hosts on the air. Details will be announced later.
Boers was a sports columnist for the Sun-Times when he joined The Score. He began at the newspaper in 1980 on the sports copy desk before taking the Bulls beat in 1982.
More to come …