… I love the whole world of sportscasting. As long as I don’t look like Harry Carray. “I would like to be the White Sox sportscaster. “I wonder what my life will be like 20 years from now,” a young Benetti wrote in elementary school. Benetti wanted to be the broadcaster calling the home runs and double plays for the Sox. Some of his classmates might have dreamed of playing for the Sox or their crosstown rivals to the north, the Cubs. When his elementary-school teacher asked students to write a paper on what they wanted to be when they grew up, Benetti already knew. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, he cheered on his beloved White Sox. He’s overcome those challenges to achieve his boyhood goal. For Benetti, the only lasting signs are his unusual gait and his lazy eye. One in three people with CP can’t walk one in five can’t talk, according to the Cerebral Palsy Foundation. Its symptoms vary widely, but CP most often affects body movement and muscle coordination. “CP,” as it’s often called, is a neurological disorder caused by abnormal development or damage to the brain before, during or shortly after birth. “He has pipes that most of us can only dream of having,” says Dan Bernstein, co-host of a long-running radio sports show in Chicago.īenetti, 34, also has cerebral palsy. But blessed with a beautiful voice, a quick wit, a sharp mind and a gift for storytelling, Benetti has moved up from broadcasting high school football and Minor League Baseball games on the radio to television’s big leagues. With his glasses, his slight build and his lazy eye - or as he prefers to call it, his “curious eye” that looks off to the side even when Benetti faces someone - he does not look like the typical sports announcer. You may have done a double take if you saw Benetti announce Wake Forest’s win over Texas A&M in the Belk Bowl in December. He also announces college baseball, basketball and football games on ESPN. Even if you don’t live in Chicago, you’ve probably heard Benetti’s smooth baritone. Until he’s given the green light, though, you better believe he’s not going to be happy about it.Benetti is the television play-by-play announcer for the Chicago White Sox. Hopefully later on this season, things can go back to normal and Benetti can get back on the road and see everything like he used to. Chicago is eight games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. Despite all of the injury problems, the club is a head-turning 54-35 on the campaign and in first place of the AL Central standings.
Now, though, that task has been made nearly impossible.įor the White Sox, they’re in the middle of what could turn out to be an unforgettable season. There’s so much that happens during these road trips, which of course helps Benetti and the other broadcast teams across the country fill fans in on. This is 50 percent of the season’s contests we’re talking about here. If you ask him, he can’t 100 percent perform his job if he’s not around the club for the road games. White Sox announcer Jason Benetti can’t wait to be able to travel with the teamĪs you can see in the clip above, Benetti is quite passionate when talking about this subject. Jason Benetti is FED UP with not traveling with the #WhiteSox on the road.
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