John Schriffen

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John Schriffen
Play-by-play
Sport(s)College basketball
College football
KBO League baseball
Major League Baseball
EmployerESPN
NBC Sports Chicago

John David Schriffen (born October 3, 1984) 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. Schriffen, who is biracial, becomes the second Black television play-by-play announcer in MLB, joining Seattle’s Dave Sims
.

Early life and education

Schriffen graduated from the Dwight School, and also attended the prestigious Hunter College High School for gifted students, in his hometown of New York City.[citation needed]Schriffen graduated from Dartmouth College, where he played for the baseball team, and studied journalism during his junior year at Howard University.[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 Schriffen later worked as a contributing ABC News correspondent,[3] having earlier interned for ABC's sister network ESPN.[4]

Personal life

Schriffen’s grandfather, Alphonso Deal, was president of the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP.

References

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

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