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In 2004, Jerry Reinsdorf, Bill Wirtz, and the Tribune Company—the owners of the Bulls and White Sox, Blackhawks, and Cubs respectively—formed a new regional sports network with Comcast known as Comcast SportsNet Chicago (later named NBC Sports Chicago). The network was jointly owned by the four teams, while Comcast held a 30% stake and ...
Garfien covers the White Sox on-air and writes for nbcsportschicago.com. He also hosts the White Sox Talk Podcast, featuring interviews, news and discussions regarding the club. The podcast surpassed five million downloads in July 2022. Prior to joining NBC Sports Chicago, Garfien was an anchor/reporter for Fox Sports Net in Denver.
The White Sox finished the 2015 season, their 115th in Chicago, with a 76–86 record, a three-game improvement over 2014. [38] The White Sox recorded their 9,000th win in franchise history by the score of 3–2 against the Detroit Tigers on September 21, 2015.
[3] [4] CSN Chicago was created in order for the four teams to have editorial control over their broadcasts, although the network continued to share the rights to the Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks and Bulls with WGN-TV (channel 9, which was owned by Tribune) and (until 2014) WCIU-TV (channel 26). Comcast SportsNet Chicago launched on October 1, 2004.
Less than a month later, on February 14, the White Sox and WGN Radio signed a multiyear agreement. WJJD was a daytime-only station the years they had the White Sox radio rights. Night games were carried on WIND, WFMF, WBKI, and WCFL as listed above. Station frequencies and call letters are accurate for the years of their White Sox broadcasts.
The decision to move most of the White Sox broadcasts to paid television led longtime announcer Harry Caray to become the play-by-play voice of the rival Chicago Cubs. He did this due to the limited exposure that the White Sox would experience as a result of having the majority of games on a medium that would limit the reach of the team's ...
WGN became the new flagship station of the Chicago White Sox on February 14, 2018. [7] WGN's contract expired after the 2020 season, with WMVP, an ESPN Radio -owned station operated by Good Karma Brands , taking over beginning with the 2021 season, WMVP had previously carried the White Sox for 11 seasons between 1995 and 2005. [ 8 ]
November 29, 2023: White Sox sign infielder Paul DeJong to a 1-year contract. [24] December 11, 2023: White Sox acquire catcher Max Stassi from the Atlanta Braves for cash or a player to be named later. [25] December 14, 2023: White Sox sign RHP Erick Fedde to a 2-year contract. [26] December 28, 2023: White Sox sign LHP Tim Hill to a 1-year ...