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George Ofman is an award-winning sports reporter, anchor, and show host whose career spans five decades. He has covered Chicago sports for outlets including WSCR The Score, WBBM NewsRadio, WGN, and NPR. He is the host of the podcast Tell Me a Story I Don't Know. George has spent a half century carving out a successful career as sports broadcaster and writer and his voice is synonymous with the Chicago market. He has covered over 3,500 sporting events including Michael Jordan and the Bulls 2 three-peat championships, the White Sox and Cubs run to World Series titles and three Blackhawks' Stanley Cup Championships. George also worked as an anchor/reporter for WBBM News radio for ten years and prior to that, did the same for WGN Radio where he had the distinct pleasure of covering the Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship game in Philadelphia. George was also a writer and on-air contributor for National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered" for 20 years creating some 150 stories and worked a