Chicago Radio: Andy Masur Named New Radio Voice Of MLB White Sox

Andy Masur

Andy Masur will succeed the late Ed Farmer as play-by-play voice of the Chicago White Sox on WGN 720 AM and the team’s radio network alongside longtime analyst Darrin Jackson, the station and ballclub announced Tuesday, The Chicago Tribune reports.

Masur, who grew up in the Chicago area, spent the previous two seasons as the radio pregame host. He also regularly called an inning of play-by-play on Sox home games and was a backup for Farmer and Jackson, who joined the team’s TV broadcast team in 2000 and moved to radio in 2009.

Farmer, who spent most of his life battling a kidney disease, died April 1 in a Los Angeles-area hospital at age 70. A one-time All-Star pitcher who spent 2½ seasons with the Sox in an 11-year major-league career, he spent nearly 30 years broadcasting Sox games on radio, serving as play-by-play announcer since 2006.

“I am truly honored and humbled to join my friend Darrin Jackson in the White Sox radio booth this season,” Masur said in a statement. “Many people before me have said legends cannot be replaced, and the great Ed Farmer is truly irreplaceable. As a fellow Chicagoan, I hope my passion for the city and the game of baseball connects with White Sox fans in a way that Ed would be proud.”

Masur circled back to WGN-AM in 2014, having first worked at the station from 1999 to 2007. His first stint included serving as the main pregame and postgame host for the Cubs radio network and handling occasional play-by-play duties.

His second WGN stint included select play-by-play, pregame and postgame work on the station’s Blackhawks, Cubs and Northwestern broadcasts, as well as anchor and host duties, in addition to his Sox responsibilities.

In between Masur spent 2007 to 2014 in San Diego. He was part of the San Diego Padres radio broadcast team, filled in occasionally on Fox Sports San Diego’s game coverage and served as the play-by-play voice of the University of San Diego men’s basketball team.

A graduate of Bradley University and Maine East High School, Masur’s play-by-play experience also includes Loyola men’s basketball and baseball and softball on Big Ten Network.