White Sox Broadcasters

Jason Benetti

NBC Sports Chicago Play-by-Play

Jason Benetti enters his fifth season as a member of the White Sox television broadcast team, and his second as the club's full-time play-by-play voice alongside analyst Steve Stone ... agreed to a multiyear contract in 2017 to continue as the primary television play-by-play voice for the Sox ... in his first three seasons with the club, split broadcasting duties with 2020 Ford C. Frick winner Ken "Hawk" Harrelson ... called a majority of Sox home games and select road games in 2016-18 ... helped create and oversees the popular broadcast segment "SoxMath" ... has called select Chicago Bulls games this season and in 2018-19 sitting in for Neil Funk for NBC Sports Chicago alongside popular analyst Stacey King ... calls a full slate of college football and basketball games on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN Radio, as well as NFL football on ESPN Radio ... works as part of ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball, including a stats-focused broadcast of the 2018 National League Wild Card Game and 2019 American League Wild Card Game, as well as Statcast editions of the past two Home Run Derbies ... has handled play-by-play duties on numerous bowl games, including the Outback Bowl, Fiesta Bowl (ESPN Radio), Cheez- It Bowl, New Orleans Bowl, Cactus Bowl and Belk Bowl ... also called games during the 2017 and 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament for Westwood One Radio ... handled PxP for the first ever college football game at Guaranteed Rate Field on 11/9/16 when Toledo defeated Northern Illinois, 31-24, in the “Huskie Chi-Town Showdown” ... participated in a baseball experience for visually impaired students and visited patients at Ronald McDonald House during Sox Serve Week 2016 ... began his work with ESPN in 2011 calling college baseball, basketball, football and lacrosse ... 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 ... was born with cerebral palsy (CP) and is part of the Cerebral Palsy Foundation's 'Just Say Hi' campaign that launched in 2015 ... participated in the CPF's Awkward Moments campaign, an online animated series which humorously examines interactions involving disability ... visited with families and patients at LaRabida - Children's Hospital during Sox Serve Week 2018 ... served as emcee for the 2018 Beyond the Diamond Chicago White Sox Charities inaugural event ... is a 2005 graduate of Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism, economics and psychology ... worked as an adjunct professor at Syracuse's S.I. Newhouse School for Communications ... earned a juris doctor from Wake Forest University's School of Law in 2011 ... is a Chicago-area native, and graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School ... resides in Chicago.

Steve Stone

NBC Sports Chicago Analyst

Steve Stone begins his 13th season as a White Sox broadcaster and fifth with Jason Benetti ... agreed to a multiyear contract extension prior to the 2020 season ... 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 ... provided color commentary on the White Sox Radio Network during the 2008 season alongside Ed Farmer ... was a 2008 Ford Frick nominee ... substituted for television analyst Darrin Jackson on six broadcasts during the 2007 season ... spent 20 seasons (1983-2000 and 2003-04) in the Chicago Cubs broadcast booth working with Hall of Famer Harry Caray, and later, Caray's grandson, Chip ... left his television duties following the 2001 season to serve as a competition consultant before returning for the 2003 season ... serves as a baseball analyst for NBC Sports Chicago, appearing on a number of the network's shows ... called postseason games for TBS in 2007 and also worked select national games for ESPN from 2005-06 ... following his retirement in June 1982, was a member of ABC's "Monday Night Baseball" telecasts, working dual roles with the Cubs in 1983 ... pitched in the major leagues from 1971-1981 for San Francisco (1971-72), the White Sox (1973, 1977-78), Cubs (1974-76) and Baltimore (1979-1981), going 107-93 with a 3.96 ERA in 320 games ... won the 1980 American League Cy Young Award with the Orioles, going 25-7 with a 3.23 ERA and nine complete games ... posted a 27-24 record with the Sox ... 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 ... is a 1970 graduate of Kent State University ... resides in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Len Kasper

ESPN Radio AM-1000 Play-by-Play

Len Kasper is in his first season as a broadcaster for the White Sox ... partners with analyst Darrin Jackson on the White Sox Radio Network and ESPN Radio (1000-AM) ... spent 16 seasons (2005-2020) in the Chicago Cubs broadcast booth ... previously provided play-by-play for the Florida Marlins (2002-2004) and the Milwaukee Brewers (1999-2001)... named the Illinois Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association in 2016 ... honored as the Harry Caray Sportscaster of the Year by the Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago in 2011... has helped raise financial support for several charitable initiatives through his interest in music ... graduated summa cum laude from Marquette University in 1993... born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan ... lives in the Chicago area with his wife, Pam, and son, Leo.

Darrin Jackson

ESPN Radio AM-1000 Analyst

Darrin Jackson is in his 22nd season as a broadcaster for the White Sox and his 13th in the radio booth ... partners with play-by-play broadcaster Len Kasper on the White Sox Radio Network and ESPN Radio (1000-AM) ... worked with Ken "Hawk" Harrelson in the television booth from 2000-08 to provide color commentary for Sox telecasts ... worked several FOX Saturday afternoon "Game of the Week" broadcasts in 2001 ... batted .257 with 80 home runs and 317 RBI over 960 career games with the Chicago Cubs (1985-89), San Diego (1989-92), Toronto (1993), the New York Mets (1993), White Sox (1994, '99), Minnesota (1997) and Milwaukee (1997-98) ... played for the Seibu Lions in the Japanese Pacific League in 1995-96 ... batted a career-high .312 in 87 games with the Sox in 1994 ... missed six weeks of the 1993 season with hyperthyroidism ... played in a career-high 155 games with the Padres in 1992, hitting 17 home runs with 70 RBI while leading the majors with 18 outfield assists ... hit a career-high 21 home runs in 1991 ... appeared in 100 games for the Cubs in 1988 ... has made numerous appearances with Farmer and Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White to bring awareness to Illinois' organ donation program ... was drafted by the Cubs in the second round in 1981 ... married Robin ... has four children: Alexandre, Arianna, Aidan and Tatum.

Héctor Molina

WRTO-AM 1200/Univision Radio Play-by-Play

Héctor Molina, veteran Spanish radio play-by-play announcer, has broadcast games in Spanish for the White Sox, as well as the Chicago Bears and Chicago Bulls, in a career that spans nearly 30 years ... in 2005, Molina covered the Major League Baseball playoffs and White Sox World Series ... Molina also handled play-by-play on Sox broadcasts from 1992-1999 alongside franchise legend Chico Carrasquel, who provided color analysis for games ... he began his career as morning DJ in his hometown of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico ... Molina graduated from the Interamerican University in Puerto Rico with a degree in sociology ... he is a Vietnam War veteran who served as a radio operator for an Army infantry unit during the war ... he and his wife, Enid, have three daughters, two sons and three grandchildren ... the family resides in Chicago.

Billy Russo

WRTO-AM 1200/Univision Radio Analyst

Billy Russo returns for his eighth season as White Sox Spanish radio color analyst ... a national baseball writer who has contributed to the Associated Press and Hoy (Chicago), Russo also serves on the Sox media relations staff as Spanish Communications manager and translator ... he was selected to the Negocios Now Latino 40 Under 40 list in 2018 ... he previously broadcasted games for the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP) ... for the past seven seasons, Russo has contributed to the team's Spanish website (loswhitesox.com) and written a White Sox-focused Spanish blog (Medias Blancas Con Orgullo/White Sox with Pride) ... Russo, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, graduated from Universidad Santa María in Caracas with a degree in journalism ... he and his wife, Beatriz, reside in Chicago.

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