St. Louis once again appears to be a "key market to NBC Sports Group." The Blues' 5-2 win over the Blackhawks on Wednesday on opening night is "believed to be the second-best St. Louis rating for a Blues opener ever shown on cable." The 6.1 local rating on NBCSN "trailed only the 6.4 rating" earned by FS Midwest for the Blues’ first game" of the '14-15 season. The Blues are "set for the nine more appearances" on NBCSN (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 10/14).
MOVIN' OUT: In S.F., C.W. Nevius wrote his goodbye column for the S.F. CHRONICLE under the header, "After 36 Years At Chronicle, It's Time To Move On." Nevius: "The entire experience, start to finish, has been a delight." The 66-year-old Nevius began to "think about making a dramatic change a couple of months ago." Nevius: "It became more appealing the more I considered it. I don't have another job waiting, but even if nothing comes up, we'll be OK" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 10/13).
ALSO ON THE GO: The INDIANAPOLIS STAR's Curt Cavin also writes his farewell column before joining IndyCar, noting he had "roughly 30 years of journalistic fun." Cavin: "The time at The Star spanned nearly 60 percent of my life, and it was the only job I ever wanted to have" (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 10/14).
