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Mike Hershberger speaks!
Pitching, defense and timely hitting were the hallmarks of the Sox of the Go Go era and young outfielder Mike Hershberger was square in the middle of many of the winningest of these Sox teams. He was there for three consecutive 94+ win seasons and the heartache of finishing second all three times. Now Mike shares his memories from these memorable years on the South Side. It's another EXCLUSIVE interview by Mark Liptak for the totally biased Sox Fans of White Sox Interactive!

Joe Cowley speaks!
He has covered the Sox since 1998 and like White Sox Interactive, has been there to witness the near-collapse of the franchise's support following the baseball strike and White Flag trade right through to its most glorius achievement to date -- an 11-1 playoff run capped with a world championship sweep. He is Joe Cowley and he speaks about all the controversy surrounding himself, his newspaper, and the full-range of events from rags to riches success of the Chicago White Sox. It's another EXCLUSIVE interview by Mark Liptak for the totally biased Sox Fans of White Sox Interactive!

Joe McConnell speaks!
Few broadcasters have a more extensive resume than Joe McConnell, but none more noteworthy to Sox Fans than the five season he provided the radio call of our Sox transformed from perennial also-rans into division champions -- Chicago's first in twenty years! Beyond mere stories of Bears, Broncos, or even his current duties covering the Boilermakers, McConnell shares memories of a glorious period in South Side baseball history filled with names every Sox Fan knows so well. It's another EXCLUSIVE interview by Mark Liptak for the totally biased Sox Fans of White Sox Interactive!

Stan Bahnsen speaks!
He was a 21-game winner for the near-miss 1972 White Sox during a critical period in franchise history. He is Stan Bahnsen! Now WSI's totally biased Sox Fans can catch up with this hero from Sox history in this exclusive interview from WSI's Mark Liptak and actually HEAR the call of the final outs in his 1973 near no-hitter effort for the Sox. Who loves ya, Sox Fans!

Chris Rongey speaks!
When it comes to covering the White Sox, nobody puts in a longer day than WSCR's Chris Rongey! Host of both the pre and post-game shows and filling air time to entertain Sox Fans every time the rain falls, too, it's Chris that rides the ups and downs with every Sox Fan through 162 games. Now in this EXCLUSIVE interview, Chris shares his insights as an Sox insider, the on-field moves to watch, and how he avoids pitfalls during his extended broadcast day. From White Sox Interactive and Mark Liptak!

Bob Grim Speaks!
If you're a Sox Fan and you don't live in metro Chicago, Bob Grim is a very important man for you! As Sox Senior Director of Business Development and Broadcasting, it's Bob working with national broadcasts, helping resolve "black out" issues, and making support of the Sox attractive to the widest group of Sox Fans he possibly can. Speaking for all of "White Sox country" is Bob's job! Now he speaks directly to WSI's totally biased Sox Fans with unique insights to share. Another EXCLUSIVE interview from White Sox Interactive and Mark Liptak!

Ron Hansen speaks!
He came to the Sox in trade for franchise icon Luis Aparicio. He played on three consecutive South Side teams to win over 90 games. He got Joe Horlen his last out in the 1967 no-hitter that everyone believed could launch the Sox to World Series glory that season remembered on the South Side today as the Improbable Nightmare. He's Ron Hansen and he's here to speak to WSI's totally biased Sox Fans about glory and heartbreak in the 1960's. Another exclusive interview from WSI by Mark Liptak!

Chet Coppock Speaks!
Whether drawing more wrestling fans to Sox Park than the '70 Sox could draw baseball fans, covering roller derby nationwide, announcing Chicago Cougars hockey at the old International Amphitheater, or covering any of the city's major sports clubs, Chet Coppock has done it all with a unique flair truly his own! Years before lesser talents turned sports talk into mere sportsblab, it was Coppock alone on the radio dial hosting a world of sports personalities virtually inventing the show format from scratch. Now Chet speaks to totally biased Sox Fans of his time on the South Side, watching and covering both the triumphs and disasters of the Sox, his past mentors and his ongoing passion for the game. Another EXCLUSIVE interview by Mark Liptak and WSI!

Brooks Boyer Speaks!
Brooks Boyer is the Sox vice-president and chief marketing officer. He gets much of the credit for finally connecting in a big way the Sox marketing effort with the passionate (if not obstinate) legions of winning-obsessed fans that take their Sox baseball seriously. Now he speaks directly to WSI's totally biased Sox Fans about a range of topics important to us in this EXCLUSIVE interview. As if by fate, WSI's Mark Liptak gets insights into Brooks' state of mind about the state of the Sox radio booth just BEFORE the announcement of Steve Stone's move into the booth earlier this spring. Enquiring Sox Fans want to read all about it!

Steve Stone Speaks!
He was there for the Dick Allen era. He was a rotation stalwart for the wild South Side Hitmen of 1977. He won a Cy Young award pitching for Baltimore, and now Steve Stone returns to Chicago's South Side to talk Sox baseball with WSI's totally biased Sox Fans! An EXCLUSIVE interview by Pascal Marco in Arizona!

Tom Paciorek speaks!
He was a key player in the pivotal Winning Ugly era of Sox baseball, both capable of delivering key hits in the 1983 ALCS and unafraid to speak his mind off the field, too. Later he became the popular and witty color man inside the Sox TV booth. Nine years on and Tom Paciorek remains a popular figure on the South Side. Now Tom Paciorek speaks to totally biased Sox Fans and WSI's Mark Liptak in another EXCLUSIVE interview from White Sox Interactive!

Ed Sherman speaks!
Yes Sox Fans, another ones comes over to the Dark Side! This time it's the Chicago Tribune's Ed Sherman who speaks to WSI's Mark Liptak in a frank discussion about the problems caused by the Tribune's conflict of interest owning the Cubs while covering the Sox, his days as a beat writer covering Jim Fregosi's hapless Sox in the late-80's, and what portion of White Sox Interactive was keeping him up nights during the 2005 World Series -- and it wasn't the message board! Another EXCLUSIVE interview from White Sox Interactive!

Jim Kaat Speaks!
Staff ace of the mid-70s Sox, two-time 20 game winner on the South Side, Jim Kaat was yet another leading member of the tough as nails Sox pitching staffs that traced their roots all the way back to the Go-Go era of the 1950s. Now totally biased Sox Fans at WSI can catch up with this Sox Great from the memorable red pinstripes era of Sox baseball, another EXCLUSIVE interview by Mark Liptak for White Sox Interactive! Who loves you, Sox Fans?

Lorn Brown speaks!
He shared Sox broadcast duties with South Side icons like Harry Caray and trailblazers like Mary Shane. He worked for both Bill Veeck and Eddie Einhorn and Jerry Reinsdorf. And it was by fate that he was behind the microphone the night the City of Chicago shook off the losers' stigma of 20 years without any championships as Julio Cruz crossed homeplate to clinch the 1983 Western Division title for the White Sox. He is Lorn Brown and he has plenty of memories to share with WSI's totally biased Sox Fans. Another exclusive interview by Mark Liptak!

Bart Johnson speaks!
Bullpen fireballer, rotation stalwart... Seattle Supersonics walk-on, WFL Chicago Fire public relations prospect... but always a White Sox! Bart Johnson was a mainstay of Sox teams through the 1970s and brings a unique perspective on missed homeplates, bat-wielding batsmen, and of course the Kansas City Royals. South Sider through and through, now totally biased Sox Fans can catch up with Bart as he recounts memorable times with WSI's Mark Liptak. Another WSI Exclusive!

Greg Pryor Speaks!
He played on the South Side in the pivotal years between 1979 and 1982, a period that started with the ballclub near financial collapse and ready to leave town, but gained new ownership, and turned the corner towards respectability. Greg Pryor is one of only a handful of Sox ballplayers who can speak authoritatively about all the changes that ultimately led to championship paydirt 25 years later. Now Sox Fans can catch up with Greg Pryor... another EXCLUSIVE interview from White Sox Interactive and Mark Liptak!

Richard Roeper speaks!
Winning baseball is that matters to Sox Fans, no matter what else might crowd in for their time and attention. Richard Roeper, movie critic, Chicago columnist, TV and radio personality and full-time Sox Fan is no exception! Now he has written a book and spends time speaking to totally biased Sox Fans at White Sox Interactive, of which he himself is one! Another EXCLUSIVE interview from WSI by Mark Liptak!

Milo Hamilton speaks!
Working both North Side and South Side broadcasts across three different decades, sharing the microphone with many the game's greatest broadcast icons, some of them great to work with and others less so. That's Milo Hamilton! It was Milo in the booth with Bob Elson for four seasons in the Go-Go era when mighty Sox teams struggled to get over the hump with the Yankees. Now Milo shares his memories of this golden era from the Sox past and a place and time considered amongst the greatest in franchise history. Another EXCLUSIVE interview from White Sox Interactive and Mark Liptak!

Bob Shaw speaks!
October 6, 1959. For over 46 years it was the last date a Sox pitcher had ever won a World Series game, Game 5 of the 1959 World Series. The Sox winning pitcher that day was Bob Shaw. Now WSI's totally biased Sox Fans can learn what it meant to be on that team and bring glory to Chicago's South Side straight from the mouth of this Sox great from the past, another EXCLUSIVE interview from White Sox Interactive and Mark Liptak!

Chuck Tanner speaks!
He was Sox manager in the key seasons of 1971 through 1975, a period that easily could have ended with the Sox leaving Chicago. But it was through his managerial acumen that Chuck Tanner turned what could have been the most difficult of Sox eras into what became one of its most successful and colorful. Another exclusive interview from WSI by Mark Liptak!

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