Her efforts helped both teams reach the NCAA tournament, and she earned All-Academic Big Ten Honors along the way. \u201cAnd so, I'm thinking about you too today, Ernie. JOURNALISTS, USA JOURNALISTS' BIOS As he closed the door on the Cubs chapter of his career, Kasper thanked people throughout the organization. Grace has not appeared during a Cubs telecast since. Zach joined the station in 2018 after the company traded him with Mark Grote. Fans take in a spring training game between the White Sox and the Cubs at Camelback Ranch on March 17, 2022. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. He also played overseas during his professional career. The Cubs had just hired Kasper as their play-by-play announcer. Well said. Marquee is a joint venture between the Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group. "Im challenging myself to do something I dreamed as a kid, he told the Daily Herald. Plus, Sciambi does have a point about how some veteran players have been a bit slower to embrace the new technology than others. Deshaies was part of Marquees first game broadcast as he was in the booth for the Cubs Spring Training victory at Sloan Park, February 22, 2020. Ross previously did commentary for ESPN, Big Ten Network, and FOX Sports and was the play-by-play commentator for the Oakland University womens basketball team. If Cub games were still on WGN or NBC Sports Chicago or Channel 7, I would still be doing this. 1920s-1940s. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Emailed daily. In three-plus seasons on the north side, he went 316-293 (.519). As of now, he serves as broadcaster and host of Cubs pregame and postgame shows at Cubs Radio Network. Hughes and his wife, Trish, have two children: Janell and Amber. Year in and year out, he set the tone for how things should be handled in the booth. Sixteen years ago, Len Kasper received a call from Ron Santo. The two are longtime friends, after overlapping . Santo, a Cubs legend on the field and in the booth, was calling to welcome the new guy. Zach was born in the United States. Normally I would barge into the TV booth, take out my tape recorder and start asking him questions, but this is a new era, and a sign on the booth says to stay out. In April 2020, he premiered Off the Mound with Ryan Dempster presented by Sloan, a late-night style talk show airing on Friday nights on Marquee Sports Network. Piniella is an analyst for Marquee Sports Network. This was before accepting a new challenge as the pregame and postgame host on Chicago Cubs radio broadcasts which air on The Score.