Which sports announcer, who spent the last part of his career as a Chicago Cubs announcer, also owns a Chicago restaurant?
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Tallgrass Beef Company Tallgrass Beef Company is a Kansas-based beef company that sells grass fed and grass finished beef. Tallgrass Beef became the first grass fed beef producer to sell steaks in Chicago in 2005 when Harry Caray’s Restaurant began selling Tallgrass Beef. Its beef is sold via restaurants and grocery stores throughout the Midwest, East Coast, and Southeast, in addition to mail order. Tallgrass Beef Company raises some of its cattle on founder Bill Kurtis's Sedan, Kansas ranch. Tallgrass also has a network of family farmers and ranchers who raise and finish grass fed cattle that fit the standards of the Tallgrass protocols.
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Harry Caray Harry Caray (born Harry Christopher Carabina March 1, 1914 – February 18, 1998) was an American sportscaster on radio and television. He covered five Major League Baseball teams, beginning with 25 years of calling the games of the St. Louis Cardinals with two of these years also spent calling games for the St. Louis Browns. After a year working for the Oakland Athletics and eleven years with the Chicago White Sox, Caray spent the last sixteen years of his career as the announcer for the Chicago Cubs.
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John Kruk John Martin Kruk (born February 9, 1961) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder, and baseball analyst. Kruk played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago White Sox from 1986 through 1995. During his career, he was a three-time MLB All-Star. After retiring as a player, he became a baseball analyst for ESPN. He is now a color commentator for Phillies' games on Comcast SportsNet.
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1963 Chicago Cubs season The 1963 Chicago Cubs season was the 92nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 88th in the National League and the 48th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 82–80, marking their first winning season since 1946.
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Mark Schanowski Mark Schanowski is an American sportscaster. Schanowski currently works for Comcast Sportsnet in Chicago, appearing in the Chicago Bulls' pre- and post-game shows as well as the "SportsNite" program. Schanowski had worked as a sports anchor at WMAQ-TV until 2005.
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Alex Avila Alexander Thomas "Alex" Avila (born January 29, 1987) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox. Avila is the son of Tigers GM Al Avila.
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Reggies Reggies is a restaurant and music venue located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It comprises two venues for concerts and functions. Reggie's Music Joint for small-scale events up to a standing capacity of 110, and Reggie's Rock Club for slightly larger events up to a standing capacity of 400.
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Jim Hendry Jim Hendry (born July 27, 1955, Dunedin, Florida) is currently a special assistant for New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman, and is a former Vice President/General Manager of the Chicago Cubs. Hendry was promoted to GM on July 5, 2002 by former Cubs President/CEO Andy MacPhail. He worked for the Cubs from 1995 to 2011. Prior to his promotion to GM, he was named Assistant GM/Player Personnel Director on October 12, 2001, and previously the Director of Player Development, in charge of both Scouting and Minor League Operations.
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John Mallee John Daniel Mallee (pronounced "MAY lee") (born May 5, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois) is the Chicago Cubs hitting coach and former hitting coach of the Florida Marlins and Houston Astros baseball teams.
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WLS (AM) WLS (890 kHz, "89 WLS") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois. Owned by Cumulus Media, WLS has its studios in the NBC Tower on North Columbus Drive in the city's Streeterville neighborhood, and its non-directional broadcast tower is located on the southern edge of Tinley Park, Illinois.
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Curt Gowdy Curtis Edward Gowdy (July 31, 1919 – February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster, well known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Ron Santo Ronald Edward Santo (February 25, 1940 – December 3, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1960 through 1973 and the Chicago White Sox in 1974. In 1990, Santo became a member of the Cubs broadcasting team providing commentary for Cubs games on WGN radio and remained at that position until his death in 2010. In 1999, he was selected to the Cubs All-Century Team. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.
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2015 Chicago Cubs season The 2015 Chicago Cubs season was the 144th season for the franchise, the 140th in the National League and the 100th at Wrigley Field. They began the season on April 5, 2015 in a first-ever night game home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals at partially renovated Wrigley Field, and finished on October 4, 2015 on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Tom Waddle Gregory Thomas Waddle (born February 20, 1967) is a former American football player in the National Football League (NFL). Waddle is currently a co-host of ""Waddle and Silvy"" on "ESPN 1000", and a football analyst for WLS-TV in Chicago. He also appears on Pro Football Weekly and NFL Network. He spent his entire six-year career with the Chicago Bears. He attended Boston College.
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Home Run Inn Home Run Inn is a restaurant chain known for their Chicago-style pizza as well as frozen pizzas. Home Run Inn is headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois of the United States.
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1927 Chicago Cubs season The 1927 Chicago Cubs season was the 56th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 52nd in the National League and the 12th at Wrigley Field (the first in which the park was officially named Wrigley Field). The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 85–68.
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Ed Schwartz Ed Schwartz (May 5, 1946 – February 4, 2009) was a Chicago media personality who hosted local late-night radio programs from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. He was nicknamed "Chicago Ed."
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Rick Renteria Richard Avina Renteria (born December 25, 1961) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder who is currently the manager of the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Renteria played in parts of five seasons between 1986 and 1994 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, and Florida Marlins. He then coached and managed in the Marlins organization until 2001, and in the San Diego Padres organization until 2013. He was the manager of the Chicago Cubs in 2014. Renteria was also the bench coach for the Chicago White Sox in 2016.
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Sherm Feller Sherman "Sherm" Feller (July 29, 1918 – January 27, 1994) was an American musical composer and radio personality, perhaps best known for serving as the public address announcer for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park for 26 years.
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Dan Cook Daniel John "Dan" Cook, Jr. (August 12, 1926 – July 3, 2008) was a sports writer for the "San Antonio Express-News", where he worked for 51 years. He is most notable for popularizing the phrase "the opera ain't over 'til the fat lady sings." Described as a "sports icon", Cook also was a sports anchor at San Antonio television station KENS from 1956 to 2000. For most of these years, the TV station was owned by the "San Antonio Express-News".
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1924 Chicago Cubs season The 1924 Chicago Cubs season was the 53rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 49th in the National League and the 9th at Wrigley Field (then known as "Cubs Park"). The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 81–72.
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Steve Zabriskie Steven Kenneth "Steve" Zabriskie (born May 13, 1947 in Palo Alto, CA) is a former American television sports announcer who is best known for calling Major League Baseball and College Football.