Matt Spiegel addressed Dan McNeil’s situation Monday morning on WSCR-AM 670.
Here is what he said:
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Dan is on a personal leave of absence. He appreciates all the people who have reached out to him. He hopes to be back soon.
For me personally, I love that complicated and troubled man. If you heard the show, and the way we’ve talked about mental illness and depression, you know our level of sympathy and empathy is sometimes different than others. I know Mac’s openness about his issue has been inspiring to many. I trust he will let all of you in as he sees fit in whatever venue he decides.
It’s not my place or anyone else’s to share more. I would personally ask that you think of him with kindness.
Very sad. Here’s a guy who has what appears to be a nice life–good job, gets paid well into six figures I presume to talk sports, which most guys would love to do….has a good family life with a kid who is somewhat challenged, but he seemed to cope OK with that. Excellent on air with diff. topics; appreciate him as one of few sports jocks who can talk knowledgably about hockey (sorely missing on the Score except for Jay Zawaski). And yet he doesn’t seem to be the upbeat guy he is on the air. I hope he gets it together, his partner Spiegel is fine in his own right, but we’ll welcome Mac back when he returns.