{
  "id": 16807613,
  "title": "Chicago sports radio personalities not sad to see John Schriffen go: ‘The White Sox can do better’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/chicago-sports-radio-personalities-not-sad-to-see-john-schriffen-go",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T22:30:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chicago-sports-radio-personalities-not-223031996.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Chicago White Sox recently announced that they would not renew the contract of John Schriffen, their lead TV play-by-play voice since 2024. This news has left many people in Chicago's sports radio community unhappy. Schriffen, who is 42 years old, took over the role from Jason Benetti, who left to become the voice of the Detroit Tigers. Benetti was a renowned national voice, and Schriffen's replacement was seen as a daunting task. Before Schriffen came on board, he faced criticism, including an intense feud with Chicago radio host Matt Spiegel, who accused him of lacking baseball knowledge. When the news broke, Spiegel expressed his thoughts on his radio show, stating that while he believed Schriffen had improved, the White Sox could do much better. Spiegel and others in the radio community have been vocal about their dissatisfaction with Schriffen's performance, with some even suggesting that he was dismissive, arrogant, and entitled. The White Sox have stated that they will begin looking for Schriffen's replacement right away.",
  "summary": "On Monday, the Chicago White Sox announced that they would not extend the contract of John Schriffen, the team’s lead TV play-by-play voice since 2024. It does sound as though there are too many people around Chicago sports radio all that broken up about it. The 42-year-old Schriffen became the team’s lead television play-by-play broadcaster…",
  "key_points": [
    "John Schriffen's contract not renewed by White Sox.",
    "Schriffen's replacement seen as daunting task.",
    "Matt Spiegel criticizes Schriffen's performance."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}