Going deep with White Sox announcers Jason Benetti and Len Kasper

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey speak with White Sox announcers Jason Benetti and Len Kasper and go deep on a number of topics, including living through the pandemic, being storytellers, and their new podcast, "Sox Degrees." They also discuss the challenges of calling games from a studio and the importance of broadcasting games from inside the ballpark when the team goes on the road. Plus a whole lot more.(4:40) - Why Jason and Len started their own podcast(16:40) - The importance of storytelling in audio(30:10) - Preparing for broadcasts and why they feel it's necessary to call White Sox games on the road(51:24) - What they've learned about each other that they didn't know before

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0:00.0	It's all here.
0:02.4	A no hitter, Grand Slam!
0:04.6	Have all the fun you want.
0:06.5	Every moment, every game.
0:08.6	Make sure you guys tune in.
0:10.2	Catch the White Sox only on NBC Sports Chicago.
0:19.5	Hey everybody, it's Chuck Arfine. Welcome to the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you, as always, by our friends at WinTrust.
0:31.3	Okay, today in the podcast, we've got Jason Benetti and Len Casper. We've started their own podcast.
0:38.5	It's called Sox Degrees.
0:40.5	And we're going to get into the nitty-gritty of why they're doing the podcast, what it's all about, and what makes a good podcast.
0:48.8	And theirs is really great.
0:50.5	You should definitely check it out.
0:53.5	And we also talk about how they call White Sox games and why it's so important for them to do their jobs by being able to talk to players in person before games.
1:06.0	Something we lost, they lost during the pandemic and why it's crucial for the game and for you with the fans that both radio and TV broadcasters go back on the road with the teams and call games on the road in person as opposed to a studio, which is where many are still calling rogue games from.
1:29.5	This is a great conversation with me, Ryan McGuffey, Jason, and Len.
1:35.0	Three people I respect tremendously.
1:38.3	I'm honored to call friends and colleagues.
1:42.3	And I think you're really going to enjoy this fly-on-the-wall conversation with the four of us.
1:48.8	It's coming your way.
1:51.0	At WinTrust, we know true fans show their team pride every chance they get.
1:55.7	With White Sox checking, you'll score a Sox debit card.
1:58.8	Plus, you'll get a special offer when you open online today at Wintress.com slash Sox Talk.
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