Herb "Hub" Arkush (born February 14, 1953) is an American football sportscaster and analyst. He is the editor and general manager of ''Chicago Football'' and ChicagoFootball.com, a magazine and website devoted to coverage and analysis of all things football in northern Illinois, particularly the

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. He also is the publisher and editor of ''

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''.

Life

Arkush attended Deerfield High School and attended college at

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before transferring to the

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, where he majored in English and physical education.

Career

Since 2013, Arkush has teamed with Shawn Media to lead the ''Chicago Football'' project. ''Chicago Football'' is a magazine, website and TV show dedicated to coverage of the Bears and other football topics relevant to northern Illinois. He created and co-hosted the syndicated ''

'' radio and TV shows, and also worked as a radio commentator on the

Radio Network from 1987 to 2004. Since 2006 he has also served as an analyst and sideline reporter on the

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national radio broadcasts of NFL games, and is a contributor to WBBM radio and

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. As an NFL insider, he is a regular fill-in host and contributor for

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station (and WBBM radio sister station)

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. Arkush stirred controversy by stating he would not vote for Aaron Rodgers for MVP because he was not vaccinated and therefor "not a good guy".

Family

Arkush and his wife, Candace, have three children; Billy (b. 1978), Arthur (b. 1982), and Taylor (b. 1985). He is of

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descent.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arkush, Hub 1953 births Living people American radio sports announcers American people of Romanian descent Chicago Bears announcers National Football League announcers People from Deerfield, Illinois Southern Illinois University alumni University of Michigan alumni Sportswriters from Illinois