Mike North Asked To Keep Quiet, North's Temp Replacements

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: Speech isn't free: : CBS Radio officials not only asked Mike North to take a huge pay cut during negotiations, they also told him that if he re-signed, he couldn't criticize WSCR-AM 670 management on the air. : North said Thursday he would not accept that stipulation: "If Jim Hendry makes a bad trade or Ken Williams signs a guy [who fails] or the Hawks raise ticket prices, don't we get on their management? So when our management does something wrong, I can't say (general manager) Paul Agase is a jerk? Don't go telling me what I can and can't say." : North criticized WSCR officials in April for losing the Hawks' radio rights to WGN. : "They let them go because they thought [Hawks President John] McDonough was bluffing," North said. : North, who said he is mulling four offers from the "broadcasting world," will appear on Tuesday's "Chicago Tribune Live" at 5:30 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet. : : Life goes on: : Mike Mulligan and Brian Hanley remain the heavy favorites to nail down North's 6-10 a.m. time slot. : "I can see them being an ideal morning show," program director Mitch Rosen said. : Laurence Holmes will host the midmorning show next week and possibly beyond as Mulligan and Hanley fill the early slot. : On some days, a guest will join Holmes. Steve Stone is set for Thursday, and the Score has reached out to Tommie Harris of the Bears and Richard Roeper of the Sun-Times. : North's team�sidekick Fred Huebner and producers Jen Patterson and Rock Mamola�have all been offered positions at the station. Patterson said she would take some vacation before deciding whether to stay. : (Greenstein)

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