A longtime Springfield native and a member of the Illinois High School Basketball Hall of Fame, Sam spent 30 years as a teacher at Lincoln High School while at the same time providing play-by-play for Lincoln Football and Basketball.
He first came to Sports Radio 1450 in 1991 as the play-by-play voice of SHG Football and continues that currently. He has also done play-by-play for high school basketball during his years at Sports Radio 1450.
Sam is the lead host of AM Springfield weekday mornings from 6-9am on Sports Radio 1450. Recently he was named the SJ-R Reader's Choice Award winner for "Springfield's Most Popular Radio Personality".
Sam is a graduate of Griffin High School and Illinois State University. He is married to Alice and they have two daughters: Stacey and Anne.
Jeff Hofmann
May 25 2010 12:22PM
Posted 624 days 22 hrs 58 mins ago
Jeff Hofmann has been with Sports Radio 1450 since 1998...this time.
He originally came to Springfield in 1981 and worked for 1450 WCVS until 1990. He then left to work for United Cerebral Palsy Land of Lincoln.
In 1998 Hofmann returned to Sports Radio 1450 for his second tour of duty.
He is married with one child.
Paul Pachlhofer
May 25 2010 8:50AM
Posted 625 days 2 hrs 30 mins ago
Paul was born in Springfield...Missouri. He's a veteran of of radio having been on the air since 1991 in various capacities. He joined AM Springfield in March of 1997 and chimes in with Jeff Hofmann and Sam Madonia every weekday morning.
Paul also handles halftime and postgame shows for the Central State Eight football games.
He's the father of three daughters: Gina (deceased), Sara, and Denise and is married to Kelli who has a daughter, Brieann, and son, Brenton.
AM Springfield February 6 - February 10
Feb 3 2012 10:01AM
Posted 6 days 19 mins ago
Monday: TIM TIMONEY
Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, Springfield Catholic Diocese
Tuesday: STUART SHIFFMAN
Nancy Huntley, Springfield Lincoln Library
Keith Sias, Springfield High Red & Black Gala
Bob Vaughn, Sangamon Auditorium
Wed: RICK DAVIS – Kevin Martin
Springfield Barbershoppers
Rep. D’Amico
Thurs: JIM RUPPERT
Kelsy Dyckman, Lung Association
Friday: JIMMY HOPPER
Liz Leonard
Mike Pace @ Donnie B's Comedy Club
A longtime Springfield native and a member of the Illinois High School Basketball Hall of Fame, Sam spent 30 years as a teacher at Lincoln High School while at the same time providing play-by-play for Lincoln Football and Basketball.
Jeff Hofmann has been with Sports Radio 1450 since 1998...this time.
Paul was born in Springfield...Missouri. He's a veteran of of radio having been on the air since 1991 in various capacities. He joined AM Springfield in March of 1997 and chimes in with Jeff Hofmann and Sam Madonia every weekday morning.