John Schriffen Explained

John Schriffen
Genre:Play-by-play
Sport:College basketball
College football
KBO League baseball
Major League Baseball
Alma Mater:Dartmouth College
Team:Chicago White Sox (2024–present)
Employer:ESPN
NBC Sports Chicago

John Schriffen is an American sports broadcaster for the White Sox on NBC Sports Chicago and ESPN,[1] calling collegiate sports and KBO League baseball for the network. Previously Schriffen acted as a reporter for CBS Sports and hosted That Other Pre Game Show on CBS Sports Network.

Early life and education

Schriffen graduated from Dartmouth College, where he called baseball, basketball and hockey games for the school's radio station.[2]

Career

Schriffen began his career as a sports anchor and reporter for News 12 in New York City. Before joining ABC News, Schriffen spent several years at WRC-TV in Washington D.C where he later worked as a contributing ABC News correspondent across all ABC news platforms including Good Morning America,[3] having earlier interned for ABC's sister network ESPN.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agrest . Jeff . White Sox hire ESPN's John Schriffen as new TV voice . Chicago Sun-Times . 4 February 2024 . en . 25 January 2024.
  2. Web site: JOHN SCHRIFFEN . NFL.com . October 27, 2018.
  3. Web site: Kaufmann . Justin . 25 January 2024 . 5 things to know about new White Sox broadcaster John Schriffen . 8 April 2024 . Axios Chicago.
  4. Web site: Knox . Merrill . John Schriffen Joins ABC News . adweek.com . October 27, 2018 . May 24, 2012.