June 11, 20169 yr http://illinoisentertainer.com/2016/05/media-june-2016/ Rich King from WGN-TV was interviewed this month by the Illinois Entertainer. In the article, Rich indicates that he will be signing off for the final time on June 15th. Therefore, today could be the final 'Ford Chicago White Sox Warm-Up Show' hosted today by Rich. Start time for the pre-game show is 12:30 PM Central. Longtime Sox fans may remember that Rich King called games on the radio (AM 780 WBBM) during the 1980 & 1981 seasons alongside Harry Carey, Jimmy Piersall, and Joe McConnell. Television stations today: June 11, 2016 Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals Stadium: U.S. Cellular Field Announcers: Steve Stone and Jason Benetti Ford White Sox Warm-Up: 12:30 PM Central / 1:30 PM Eastern * Game telecast time: 1:00 PM Central / 2:00 PM Eastern * 7 over-the-air TV stations: Chicago WGN-TV, Channel 9 (The CW) South Bend WMYS-LD, Channel 69 (my network TV) * Indianapolis WNDY-TV Marion, IN, Channel 23 (my network TV) * Rockford WIFR Freeport, Channel 23-3 (Justice Network) Peoria / Bloomington, IL WAOE Peoria, Channel 59 (my network TV) Quad Cities WQAD-TV Moline, Channel 8-3 Moline (my network TV) Cedar Rapids / Waterloo / Iowa City KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids, Channel 9-2 (my network TV) .
June 11, 20169 yr Rich has had a terrific career in Chicago for many, many years. He's one of the few media guys that I know of that wasn't ripped to shreds by fan bases. He is a huge Sox fan and you could see the pride in his face when he was doing the extending coverage of the Sox winning the 05 World Series. he's what a broadcaster should be but unfortunately you rarely see anymore. Having lost his wife a few years ago he went through a lot and he's had some health issues himself so I hope his retirement is long and fulfilling. The man has earned it. Here's the link to my interview that I did with him a few years ago. He was most gracious in it: http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/rwas/in...=11&id=2435 Mark
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