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Historic Route 66 is getting a new starting point - here is where it begins

Chicago will unveil a new sign at Navy Pier marking it as Route 66’s starting point during a March 25 dedication, coinciding with the annual Toast to Harry Caray

The Independent UK

Reds' Brent Suter Unleashed Harry Caray Impression After Getting Pulled From Game

Brent Suter pulled out his impression of Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Caray this week.

Sports Illustrated

32 Funny Will Ferrell Quotes From Movies And TV

Will Ferrell's career as an SNL star and comedy movie legend has given the world quite a few memorable lines, and these are some of the best.

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Pat Hughes will be Chicago broadcaster No. 5 in Baseball Hall of Fame — but he’s really No. 1

If I needed one of them to call the biggest baseball game in city history, it would be Hughes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinals broadcaster, World Series champ Mike Shannon dies

Two-time World Series winner and longtime St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon has died

The Independent UK

Baseball quiz: Honoring the great TV, radio sports announcers

Watching baseball on TV is great, but listening to games on the radio is one of life’s pleasures.

Chicago Sun-Times

Will this be Donald Trump’s moment of reckoning?

SNEED: It may also be time for name games, impersonations and reckless maneuvering

Chicago Sun-Times

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Holy cow! Bid to make Harry Caray the mayor of Rush Street is back in play

City’s top politicians on board to honor legendary Cubs announcer

Chicago Sun-Times

Benjamin Hochman: What matters isn’t Chip Caray’s relations to Harry, but his relationship with St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — His is the televised voice of summer, the chosen voice to serve as a soundtrack for St. Louis. Chip Caray’s narrations will carry across Cardinal Nation, wafting and weaving through the city like a knuckleball, from living room to back patio; from the neighbor’s home to the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It's official: Caray's deal to call Cardinals games on television is finalized

It was in October 1969 when Harry Caray was fired as the Cardinals' lead broadcaster, one of the most controversial — if not the most controversial — moves in St. Louis sportscasting history. The dismissal of the immensely popular broadcaster who didn't hesitate to speak his mind, after 25 years…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ex-Cubs broadcaster Chip Caray returns to family’s roots, becomes voice of Cardinals

His grandfather, Harry Caray, got his break in broadcasting with the Cardinals before moving on to the A’s, White Sox and Cubs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chip Caray follows grandpa's footsteps as voice of Cardinals

Longtime broadcaster Chip Caray is taking over as the play-by-play voice of the St. Louis Cardinals more than five decades after his grandfather and Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Caray became a baseball staple with the same club

The Independent UK

Jason Benetti and Steve Stone will return to White Sox’ TV booth on multiyear deals

The chances of either leaving weren’t great, but the drawn-out process had fans concerned that another misstep by the organization was occurring.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sources say Chip Caray close to joining Cardinals' broadcast team

As of late Monday, signs heavily pointed to a familiar name joining the Cardinals broadcast team. And there aren't many names more famous than Harry Caray on the team's storied roster of announcers through the years.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Turnover in Blackhawks’ TV booth tops Chicago sports-media stories of 2022

Pat Foley’s departure signified the end of an era in Chicago sports broadcasting. He began with the Hawks in 1980 and was the last link to a golden age.

Chicago Tribune

Pat Hughes, longtime Cubs radio voice, wins the Ford C. Frick Award — the Baseball Hall of Fame’s top broadcasting honor

CHICAGO — Longtime Chicago Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes was named the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award on Wednesday, joining Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray among the all-time broadcasting greats.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes wins Ford C. Frick Award from Baseball Hall of Fame

Hughes, who has called Cubs games since 1986, was a finalist in 2016 and 2020. He joins Jack Brickhouse (1983) and Harry Caray (1989) as Cubs announcers to win the award.

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly’s Chicago trial begins, a ‘horrific’ hit-and-run and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Paul Sullivan: Kevin Costner’s absence, Cubs executive cameos and other observations on the Field of Dreams telecast

CHICAGO — It turns out you can stage a great infomercial for baseball, Iowa and Hollywood without the presence of the New York Yankees or a walk-off home run by Tim Anderson.

USA Today Sports Media Group

A Harry Caray hologram sang the 7th inning stretch at the Field of Dreams Game and baseball fans were creeped out

Ah one, Ah two, Ah OH NO!

Chicago Sun-Times

Fox promises a 7th-inning surprise at the Field of Dreams game

The memory of late Cubs announcer Harry Caray apparently will be invoked in the game against the Reds.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Tributes to Vin Scully remind us of our love for the game — and the voices who became a part of our lives

The Chicago Cubs paid homage to the late Vin Scully on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, showing the video of his seventh-inning stretch performance from 1998.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is Chicago’s love for its team broadcasters over the top? Possibly. You got a problem with that?

Eddie Olczyk’s departure from the Blackhawks has stunned fans.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: 40 years in the booth: White Sox broadcaster Steve Stone celebrates his anniversary with an unplugged conversation

CHICAGO — Steve Stone tweeted some positive news Sunday about a sub-.500 Chicago White Sox team battling through injuries and underachieving players.

Chicago Sun-Times

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Steve Stone’s first baseball broadcast

On Tuesday, he’ll be in the White Sox’ TV booth with Jason Benetti for the game against the Dodgers. But on June 7, 1982, he sat with Al Michaels and Don Drysdale for the season premiere of ABC’s “Monday Night Baseball.”

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