Journalism free agency news of Bulls fans interest today: K.C. Johnson, longtime beat reporter covering the team, is leaving the Chicago Tribune after 29 years (the last 19 full-time on the Bulls beat) to go work for NBC Sports Chicago.
NBC Sports Chicago is the sole TV provider for Bulls games this season, and is 50% owned by Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf (technically will be soon, after the Chicago Cubs divest from the network after this baseball season).
So we can all retire the jokes about KC being in the pocket of the team!
KC is a friend of the site, but I don’t care about his well-being relative to how this affects overall coverage of the team.