Ken Harrelson, the 1968 American
League Player of the Year, a twotime
Illinois Sportscaster of the Year
and five-time Emmy Award winner,
begins his 21st consecutive season
in the television booth as White Sox
broadcaster and his third with color
man Steve Stone ... was honored
with the 2010 Ring Lardner Award for Excellence in Sports
Journalism in the broadcast category at the Union League Club
in Chicago on 1/19/11 ... past recipients of the award include Bob
Costas, Pat Foley, Greg Gumbel and Brent Musburger ... the
White Sox celebrated "Hawk Harrelson Night" on 6/8/10, where
he was saluted by a number of special guests in a pre-game
ceremony ... was a finalist for the 2007 Ford Frick Award, presented
annually since 1978 for major contributions to baseball
broadcasting ... the Hawk's exuberant home run call and colorful
nicknames have become familiar to Sox fans ... received the
Lifetime Achievement Award at the Comcast SportsNet Awards
Dinner in February 2007, which benefited the March of Dimes
... also worked in the broadcast booth for the Sox from 1982-85
... he left the booth on 10/2/85 to become Sox executive vice
president for baseball operations ... after serving as the club's
general manager for one season, he resigned to resume his
broadcasting career ... Harrelson served as play-by-play man
for New York Yankees telecasts on SportsChannel New York in
1987-88 ... began his broadcasting career with Boston in 1975,
where he worked until joining the White Sox in 1981 ... Harrelson
played Major League Baseball for nine seasons, helping the
Red Sox win the American League pennant in 1967 ... enjoyed
his finest season with Boston in 1968, when he hit 35 home
runs with 109 RBI ... hit 30 home runs when he split the 1969
season between the Red Sox and Cleveland ... also played
with Washington and Kansas City during his career, which
ended with a broken leg in 1970 ... batted .239 with 131 home
runs and 421 RBI in his career ... is credited with bringing the
batting glove to baseball ... played golf professionally for three
and one-half years, qualifying for and playing in the 1972 British
Open and winning some small tournaments, before beginning
his broadcasting career with the Red Sox ... also competed on
the Celebrity Golf Association and Celebrity Players tours, winning
the Celebrity Golf Invitational in 1994 and the Dan Marino
Charity Golf Invitational in 1999 when he beat Rick Rhoden in a
playoff ... participated in the Michael Jordan/Ronald McDonald
Children's Charities Celebrity Golf Classic ... Harrelson, who
was an All-America basketball player in high school, has been
heavily involved through the years in raising money for Chicago
White Sox Charities, including hosting the annual Hawk Open
charity golf outing ... Harrelson and his wife, Aris, have two
children: daughter Krista and son Casey, and two grandchildren:
Nico and Alexander ... his son Casey, who played in the White
Sox minor-league system in 1999, is a professional golfer ...
the family resides in Orlando, Fla.
Steve Stone, a nominee for the 2008
Ford Frick Award, begins his fourth
season as a White Sox broadcaster
and his third in the television booth
with Ken "Hawk" Harrelson ... signed
a six-year contract in October 2008
... provided color commentary on the
White Sox Radio Network during the
2008 season alongside Ed Farmer ...
substituted for television analyst Darrin Jackson on six broadcasts
during the 2007 season ... spent 20 seasons (1983-2000
and 2003-04) in the Chicago Cubs broadcast booth working with
Hall of Famer Haray Caray, and later, Caray's grandson, Chip ...
left his television duties following the 2001 season to serve as a
competition consultant before returning for the 2003 season ...
serves as a baseball analyst for Comcast SportsNet Chicago,appearing on a number of the network's shows ... called postseason
games for TBS in 2007 and also worked select national
games for ESPN from 2005-06 ... following his retirement in
June 1982, was a member of ABC's "Monday Night Baseball"
telecasts, working dual roles with the Cubs in 1983 ... pitched in
the major leagues from 1971-1981 for San Francisco (1971-72),
the White Sox (1973, 1977-78), Cubs (1974-76) and Baltimore
(1979-1981), going 107-93 with a 3.96 ERA in 320 games ... won
the 1980 American League Cy Young Award with the Orioles,
going 25-7 with a 3.23 ERA and nine complete games ... posted
a 27-24 record during his two seasons with the White Sox ...
was part of a 1973 trade that sent him to the Cubs and brought
Ron Santo, his eventual broadcasting colleague with the Cubs,
to the White Sox ... is a 1970 graduate of Kent State University
... Stone resides in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Ed Farmer is in his 20th full season
on the White Sox Radio Network and
sixth handling play-by-play duties ...
is in his third season working alongside
Darrin Jackson in 2011 after
two seasons with Chris Singleton
(2006-07) and one with Steve Stone
(2008) ... teamed with John Rooney
as the Sox color commentator for 14
seasons from 1992-2005 ... in 2004, Farmer and Rooney were
named best radio team in the American League by USAToday.
com ... substituted for Rooney on Sunday radio broadcasts in
1991 before taking over full-time color duties in 1992 ... was a
feature reporter on FOX Sports Net's pre-game show from 1994-
98 ... appeared on ESPN Radio 1000 during the 2002 offseason,
conducting weekly interviews with former Notre Dame head
football coach Tyrone Willingham ... served as special assistant
to Ron Schueler in 1991 and provided baseball insight to the
broadcasts ... also did limited radio work during Sox broadcasts
in 1990 ... was a major-league scout with Baltimore from 1988-
90 ... appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives in
1995 to testify about polycystic kidney disease, a disease that forced him to undergo a kidney transplant in 1991 ... previously
served on the board of directors of the Polycystic Kidney Disease
Research Foundation ... played for Cleveland (1971-73), Detroit
(1973), Philadelphia (1974), Baltimore (1977), Milwaukee
(1978), Texas (1979), the White Sox (1979-81), Philadelphia
again (1982-83) and Oakland (1983) during his 11-year majorleague
career ... compiled a 30-43 lifetime mark with 75 saves
... set a then Sox record for saves in a season with 30 in 1980
and ranks ninth in club history with 54 saves ... his 0.87 ERA
in August 1979 remains the lowest mark for a month by any
Sox pitcher since 1970 ... made the American League All-Star
Team in 1980 and fired a perfect inning in the game ... a native
of Chicago, Farmer graduated from St. Rita High School, where
he starred in both baseball and basketball ... was inducted into
the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Chicago
Catholic League Hall of Fame in 1999 ... served several years
as a panelist for Golf Digest magazine, evaluating the Top 100
golf courses in the United States ... is an avid fan of Notre Dame
football ... emceed a luncheon prior to the Notre Dame-Michigan
game in September 2010 ... resides in Calabasas, Calif., with
his wife, Barbara, and daughter, Shanda.
Darrin Jackson is in his 12th season
as a broadcaster for the White
Sox and third in the radio booth ...
partners with play-by-play man Ed
Farmer ... worked with Ken "Hawk"
Harrelson in the television booth from
2000-08 to provide color commentary
for Sox telecasts ... the 47-yearold
worked several FOX Saturday
afternoon "Game of the Week" broadcasts in 2001 ... batted
.257 with 80 home runs and 317 RBI over 960 career games
with the Chicago Cubs (1985-89), San Diego (1989-92), Toronto (1993), the New York Mets (1993), White Sox (1994), Minnesota
(1997), Milwaukee (1997-98) and White Sox (1999) ... played
for the Seibu Lions in the Japanese Pacific League in 1995-96
... batted a career-high .312 in 87 games with the Sox in 1994
... missed six weeks of the 1993 season with hyperthyroidism
... played in a career-high 155 games with the Padres in 1992,
hitting 17 home runs with 70 RBI while leading the majors with
18 outfield assists ... hit career-high 21 home runs in 1991 ...
appeared in 100 games for the Cubs in 1988 ... was drafted by
the Cubs in the second round in 1981 ... married Robin ... has
four children: Alexandre, Arianna, Adian and Tatum.
