![]() ![]() Len Kasper ESPN Radio Chicago Play-by-Play ![]() is a 1970 graduate of Kent State University. was part of a 1973 trade that sent him to the Cubs and brought Ron Santo, his eventual broadcasting colleague with the Cubs, to the White Sox. won the 1980 American League Cy Young Award, going 25-7 with a 3.23 ERA and nine complete games. following his retirement in June 1982, was a member of ABC’s "Monday Night Baseball" telecasts, working dual roles with the Cubs in 1983. called postseason games for TBS in 2007 and also worked select ESPN national games from 2005-06. serves as an analyst for NBC Sports Chicago, appearing on a number of the network's shows. left his television duties following the 2001 season to serve as a competition consultant before returning in 2003. spent 20 seasons () in the Chicago Cubs broadcast booth working with Hall-of-Famer Harry Caray, and later, Caray’s grandson, Chip. substituted for television analyst Darrin Jackson on six broadcasts during the 2007 season. provided color commentary on the White Sox Radio Network during the 2008 season alongside Ed Farmer. was honored with the 2015 Ring Lardner Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism in the broadcast category at the Union League Club in Chicago on 5/4/15. agreed to a multiyear contract extension prior to the 2020 season. Steve Stone begins his 15th season as a White Sox broadcaster and seventh with Jason Benetti. is a Chicago-area native, and graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School. earned a juris doctor from Wake Forest's School of Law in 2011. worked as an adjunct professor at Syracuse’s S.I. is a 2005 graduate of Syracuse University (bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism, economics and psychology). served as emcee for the 2018 Beyond the Diamond CWSC inaugural event. visited with families and patients at LaRabida - Children's Hospital during Sox Serve Week 2018. participated in the CPF's Awkward Moments campaign, an online animated series which humorously examines interactions involving disability. was born with cerebral palsy (CP) and is part of the Cerebral Palsy Foundation’s ‘Just Say Hi’ campaign that launched in 2015. prior to joining ESPN, was the voice of the Syracuse Chiefs in the International League and worked for FOX Sports, Westwood One and Time Warner Cable SportsChannel. began his work with ESPN in 2011 calling college baseball, basketball, football and lacrosse. participated in a baseball experience for visually impaired students and visited patients at Ronald McDonald House during Sox Serve Week 2016. helped create and oversees the popular broadcast segment "SoxMath". handled PxP for the first ever college football game at Guaranteed Rate Field on 11/9/16 when Toledo defeated Northern Illinois in the “Huskie Chi-Town Showdown”. also called games during the 20 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for Westwood One Radio. has handled play-by-play on ESPN's coverage of the Outback Bowl, Fiesta Bowl (radio), Alamo Bowl, Cheez-It Bowl, New Orleans Bowl, Cactus Bowl and Belk Bowl. was part of ESPN's inaugural season of Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) coverage during the pandemic in the summer and fall of 2020. works as part of ESPN's MLB coverage, including "Statcast" broadcasts of multiple Wild Card games, as well as Statcast editions of the "Home Run Derby". calls a full slate of college football and basketball games for ESPN and has called MLB, NFL and college football games on ESPN Radio. called a majority of Sox home games and select road games in 2016-17 and 140 games in 2018. in his first three seasons with the club, split broadcasting duties with Ken "Hawk" Harrelson. agreed to a multiyear contract in 2017 to continue as the Sox primary television play-by-play voice. called the 2021 Alamo Bowl on ESPN and 2022 Fiesta Bowl on ESPN Radio. has called select Chicago Bulls games over the last four seasons with Stacey King on NBC Sports Chicago. was named the 2020 Illinois Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association in January. launched the White Sox podcast, "Sox Degrees," with radio play-by-play announcer, Len Kasper. ranked first in the Chicago Sun-Times second annual Chicago sports broadcast media power rankings. Jason Benetti enters his seventh season as a member of the White Sox TV broadcast team, and his fourth as the club's full-time play-by-play voice alongside analyst Steve Stone. Jason Benetti NBC Sports Chicago Play-by-Play ![]()
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