Rich King on Michael Jordan, Harry Caray and covering Chicago sports legends.

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien speaks with longtime Chicago sportscaster Rich King who saw it all during his 48-year broadcasting career. King shares inside stories about some of the biggest names and biggest games he covered along the way. He also talks about his new book “Ike and Me: What a Time it Was” about the friendship he formed with WGN photographer Richard “Ike” Isaac. They also discuss the sportscasting business, where it was and where it is today. (4:00) - The "Golden Age" of Chicago sports(10:30) - Traveling with Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersall(25:51) - Rich describes his friend and photographer Richard "Ike" Isaac (34:42) - Rich describes his working relationship with sportscasting legend Dan Roan

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:09.2	Welcome to the White Sox Talk Podcast.
0:11.9	It is coming to you, as always, by our great friends at WinTrust.
0:18.6	All right, so today on the podcast, I'm speaking with longtime Chicago sportscaster Rich King.
0:25.7	You saw it all, and he covered it all during his 48-year broadcasting career.
0:31.9	Everyone from Michael Jordan to Walter Payton to Harry Carey, and he has stories upon stories about all of them.
0:40.0	He also has a new book about his career and about the friendship he formed with WGN photographer
0:47.2	Ike Isaac. Despite coming from very different backgrounds in Chicago, the two of them formed a tight bond and great friendship
0:57.4	while covering the highs and lows of Chicago sports.
1:02.5	The book is called Ike and Me. What a time it was.
1:08.3	And this was a great conversation with detailed stories about some of the biggest names in Chicago sports with a behind the scenes look at the sports casting business.
1:20.6	And how Rich and Ike became a one-two tandem on the road bringing stories into your homes and on your screens for so many years.
1:31.5	It's coming your way.
1:33.6	At WinTrust, we know true fans show their team pride every chance they get.
1:38.4	With White Sox checking, you'll score a Sox debit card.
1:41.5	Plus, you'll get a special offer when you open online today at Winrest.com slash Sox Talk.
1:46.5	$100 required to open member FDIC.
1:49.0	White Sox, White Sox, go, go, white Sox.
1:52.9	And ball hit deep way back.
1:54.9	Deep Time, Bail!
1:56.8	Holy cow!
1:58.5	Charlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead.
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