White Sox Broadcasters

Television

Jason Benetti

NBC Sports Chicago Play-by-Play

Jason Benetti enters his eighth season as a member of the White Sox TV broadcast team, and his fifth as the club's full-time play-by-play voice alongside analyst Steve Stone ... signed with FOX Sports in August 2022 to handle play-by-play of college football and basketball, NFL and Major League Baseball games ... was one of 10 finalists for the National Sports Media Association's National Sportscaster of the Year Award in 2022 ... ranked first in the Chicago Sun-Times second annual Chicago sports broadcast media power rankings in 2022 ... served as the inaugural play-by-play voice of NBC/Peacock's "MLB Sunday Leadoff" package in 2022 ... has called select Chicago Bulls games over the last four seasons with Stacey King on NBC Sports Chicago ... serves as co-host for the NBA's alternate telecast "Throw It Down With Bill Walton" alongside the Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Walton (also called a White Sox game with Walton in 2019) ...was named the 2020 Illinois Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association ... also does play-by-play for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on Westwood One ...spent 11 years as a play-by-play announcer at ESPN, where he called a variety of sports, including his role as the play-by-play announcer for ESPN's innovative "Statcast" broadcasts of MLB regular season and playoff games, plus the Home Run Derby ... called a majority of Sox home games and select road games in 2016-17 and 140 games in 2018 ... 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" ... helped create and oversees the popular broadcast segment "SoxMath" ... participated in a baseball experience for visually impaired students and visited patients at Ronald McDonald House during Sox Serve Week 2016 ... prior to joining the White Sox, spent 10 years as an announcer in minor-league baseball ... 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 ... does speaking engagements in Chicago and across he country discussing disability and how it's impacted his life ... visited with families and patients at LaRabida - Children's Hospital during Sox Serve Week 2018 ... served as emcee for the 2018 Beyond the Diamond CWSC inaugural event ... is a 2005 graduate of Syracuse University (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''s School of Law in 2011 ... is a Chicago-area native, and graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School ... resides in Highland Park, Ill.

Steve Stone

NBC Sports Chicago Game Analyst

Steve Stone begins his 16th season as a White Sox broadcaster and eighth with Jason Benetti ... agreed to a multiyear contract extension prior to the 2023 season ... was a 2023 Ford C. Frick finalist (also 2008) ... served as an analyst alongside Benetti on NBC/Peacock's "MLB Sunday Leadoff" games involving Chicago ... 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 ... 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 in 2003 ... serves as an 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 ESPN national games 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 majors 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, 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.

Radio

Len Kasper

ESPN Radio Chicago Play-by-Play

Len Kasper enters his third season as a member of the White Sox radio broadcast team on ESPN Radio Chicago (AM-1000) ... launched the White Sox podcast, "Sox Degrees," with Jason Benetti ... in addition to his radio duties, will work approximately 20-25 games on NBC Sports Chicago, filling in for Benetti ... will collaborate with Benetti in creating several multimedia projects throughout the year to connect White Sox baseball with fans ... spent the previous 16 seasons (2005-20) as the lead television play-by-play voice of the Chicago Cubs on multiple networks ... was just the fourth full-time lead television voice in Cubs history, following Jack Brickhouse, Harry Caray and Chip Caray ... also worked select games on the Chicago Cubs Radio Network ... was named the Illinois Sportscaster of the Year in 2016 by the National Sports Media Association and honored as the Harry Caray Sportscaster of the Year from the Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago in January 2011 ... served as the Cubs' on-field radio reporter following their Game 7 win in the 2016 World Series ... has provided play-by-play for a number of FOX's national MLB broadcasts ... prior to joining the Cubs, was the TV voice of the Florida Marlins on FOX Sports Net (2002-04), which included the 2003 World Series Championship season ... was part of the Milwaukee Brewers broadcast team on a fill-in basis from 1999-2001 ... spent nearly eight years at WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee, where his duties included morning sports anchor, pregame and halftime host for the Green Bay Packers Radio Network and co-host of a hot stove league show on the Brewers Radio Network ... during his career, has helped raise thousands of dollars for good causes through his interest in music ... participated in Theo Epstein's "Hot Stove Cool Music" events in Boston and at Chicago’s Metro benefitting "The Foundation To Be Named Later" ... with the help of former broadcasting partner Bob Brenly, assisted Chicago Cubs Charities with the "Len and Bob Bash" at House of Blues in Chicago ... is a native of Shepherd, Mich. and graduated summa cum laude from Marquette University in 1993 with a degree in public relations ... lives in the Chicago area with his wife, Pam ... they have one son, Leo.

Darrin Jackson

ESPN Radio Chicago Game Analyst

Darrin Jackson enters his 24th season as a broadcaster for the White Sox and his 15th in the radio booth ... partners with Len Kasper on the White Sox Radio Network ... is currently the White Sox longest-tenured announcer ... filled in for Steve Stone alongside Jason Benetti on several NBC Sports Chicago broadcasts in 2019 and 2020 ... spent his first 12 seasons on the radio working with longtime friend and legendary Sox broadcaster Ed Farmer, who passed away on April 1, 2020 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 three decades ... in 2005, Molina covered the Major League Baseball playoffs and White Sox World Series championship... 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 12th 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 interpreter ... 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 eight seasons, Russo has contributed to the team’s Spanish website (loswhitesox.com) ... Russo, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, graduated from Universidad Santa María in Caracas with a degree in journalism ... he and his wife, Beatriz Cruz, and daughter, Emma, reside in Chicago.

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