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TAYLOR BELL -- Prep Sports Writer. Joined the staff of the
Chicago Sun-Times in 1978 after previously working for the
Champaign-Urbana Courier, Saint Louis Globe-Democrat and the Chicago Daily
News. Bell retired from daily coverage in 2001 but still continues to
contribute to the Sun-Times. He is the author of two books:
Sweet Charlie, Dike, Cazzie and Bobby Joe: High School Basketball in
Illinois in 2004 and Glory Days; Illinois High School
Basketball in 2006. Taylor was named to the Proviso West 40
Most Influential All-Time All-Tournament Team by a vote of fans, players and
coaches in 2000.
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RALPH FAUCHER -- Radio Broadcaster. As the voice of WTAQ Radio
for more than three decades, his broadcasts from the west suburban station
were listened to by thousands of high school sports fans. While best
known for coverage of Lyons Township basketball, the station was the
"unofficial flagship station" of the Proviso West Holiday Tournament for
over 25 years. Faucher teamed with Harry Caray in the early seventies
in the radio booth broadcasting Chicago White Sox baseball. Ralph
still continues to work in the industry as a weekend disc jockey at WERL
Radio in Eagle River, Wisconsin.
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STEVE FOLTIN -- Sports
Editor. Worked in the sports department of the City News Bureau from
1968 until the agencies permanent close in 1999. Working behind the
scenes, Foltin oversaw the lone clearinghouse which provided game stories,
scores, standings and rosters to the daily papers and media outlets in the
days before stringer reporters, fax machines and the internet. His
behind the scenes assistance helped the Proviso West Holiday Tournament
achieve its media explosion during the eighties and nineties. After
the City News Bureau, Steve worked the sports prep desk for the Chicago
Sun-Times. Mr. Foltin passed away in March of 2005.
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JERRY SHNAY -- Prep
Sports Editor. High School beat writer and editor with the Chicago
Tribune, who worked for the paper for 30 of his 42 years in journalism.
For his efforts in the promotion of high school basketball, Shnay was
inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in
1980. Jerry has been the Public Information Officer for the
village of Park Forest for the past ten years and currently stays involved
in community activities as the President of the Park Forest Historical
Society, and by authoring the book: Park Forest -- Dreams and
Challenges -- Images of America.
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