On-Air Talent

Pat Boyle
One of the most popular sports broadcasters in Chicago, Boyle has been a centerpiece on Comcast SportsNet as primary co-anchor for SportsNet Central and host of U.S. Cellular Bears Postgame Live. In addition, Boyle hosts Pro Football Weekly and Countdown to Kickoff. In 2006, he won the Midwest Emmy award for Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence On Camera: News-Sportscaster. He had been at ESPN since June 2000 anchoring SportsCenter and ESPN News' nightly half-hour show during primetime. Boyle has also been a studio host for NHL 2Night and ESPN's Wednesday Night Baseball. Prior to that, he was the weekend anchor/reporter for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia's edition of SportsNite, along with substitute hosting the network sports roundtable discussion show and reporting for the network's game coverage of the Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers and the postgame show for the Philadelphia Eagles. Boyle is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in telecommunications.

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Mark Schanowski
Chicago sports broadcasting veteran Schanowski joined Comcast SportsNet in 2006 as the primary co-anchor on SportsNet Central, along with hosting the network's Bulls studio coverage on Bulls Pregame Live as well as Bulls Postgame Live following all CSN Bulls telecasts. Schanowski, a veteran sportscaster with more than 20 years of experience, came to Comcast SportsNet from NBC 5 in Chicago, where he served as a sports anchor since August 1998. At NBC 5, he also anchored "NBC 5 Sports Sunday" and hosted the network's pre/postgame coverage for its Chicago Bears preseason telecasts. Prior to joining NBC5, Schanowski anchored/produced weekend sportscasts and was a weekday general assignment sports reporter at ABC 7 in Chicago from 1990-98. Schanowski graduated with a degree in mass communications/radio and television from the University of Wisconsin.

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Chris Boden
Veteran Chicago sports broadcaster Boden joined Comcast SportsNet in 2007, primarily handling feature reporting duties on SportsNet Central along with hosting the network's Blackhawks studio coverage on Blackhawks Pregame Live as well as Blackhawks Postgame Live following all CSN Blackhawks telecasts. Covering the Chicago sports scene for over 20 years, Boden came to Comcast SportsNet from WMVP-AM (ESPN Radio) where he served as an anchor, reporter and fill-in host since 2003. Boden has also held local sportscasting positions with WFLD-TV (Fox) and CLTV in Chicago, along with national work on the NFL Network. Previously, Boden was a sports reporter/anchor for WBBM-TV (CBS) in Chicago, IL (1998-2003). Prior to joining WBBM-TV, Boden was at WBBM-AM (1990-1998), first as a sports anchor/reporter and then as sports director. Before working at WBBM-AM, he was a sportscaster for Tribune Radio Networks (now Illinois News Networks) from 1987-1990. Boden, who grew up in the southwestern suburb of Burbank, attended Luther South H.S., where he played football, ran cross country and track and was a member of the 1980 Class A state basketball championship team. He graduated with a degree in Broadcast Journalism from Columbia College in Chicago in 1985, where he ran the sports department at the student radio station, while working at SportsPhone.

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Chuck Garfien
Chicago native Garfien, a six-time Chicago/Midwest Emmy award winner, is a reporter/anchor for SportsNet Central and host of White Sox Pregame Live and White Sox Postgame Live. Prior to joining Comcast SportsNet, Garfien was an anchor/reporter for Fox Sports Net in Denver. He also served a two-year stint with ESPN and ESPNEWS as an anchor. He was the Sports Director for two years at WWJ-TV/WKBD-TV, the CBS and UPN affiliates in Detroit and was also a sports anchor/reporter for WABC-TV in New York City. Garfien is a board member for the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. He graduated from USC with a degree in Communications and attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School.

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Dan Jiggetts
One of Chicago's most popular media personalities, Jiggetts joined Comcast SportsNet in 2004 and currently handles studio analyst duties on U.S. Cellular Bears Postgame Live, Bears Recap and Bears Blitz. He was also the host of Chicago Tribune Live from 2004-2007. Jiggetts most recently was the weekend sports anchor and lead football reporter for WFLD-TV, the Fox broadcast affiliate in Chicago. He was a member of WFLD's "Bears Sunday Live" morning program and provided reports for "Bears Post Game" and "The Final Word" during the football season. Jiggetts also hosted his own radio talk show on WSCR AM 670. A Harvard graduate, Jiggetts was an All-American standout his senior year, while earning majors in government and economics. He enjoyed a solid 10-year NFL career, playing offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears from 1976-82. Jiggetts has worked for CBS, ESPN, WMAQ-TV, the NBC affiliate in Chicago and WBBM AM 780 Radio.
   
David Kaplan
Veteran Chicago radio sports reporter David Kaplan joined Comcast SportsNet in 2008 as the primary host of SportsTalk Live. He has earned six Achievement in Radio Awards and was named Newsfinder of the Year by the AP for breaking several stories. Kaplan also works as a college football and basketball play-by-play commentator for ESPN. He is the voice of Chicago's professional lacrosse teams, the Shamrox and the Machine. Before his radio work, Kaplan spent time as a Northern Illinois assistant basketball coach and a regional scout for the NBA's Indiana Pacers and the Seattle Supersonics. David attended Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn., where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and played football and baseball.

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Kip Lewis
Veteran sportscaster Lewis joined Comcast SportsNet in March 2009 as an on-site reporter along with occasionally co-anchoring SportsNet Central. Lewis most recently was a weekend sports anchor/weekday sports reporter for WRTV-TV, the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis (2006-09), covering the city's local sports scene, in particular, handling beat reporting duties for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. Prior to his stint in Indianapolis, Lewis also was a weekend sports anchor/weekday sports reporter for WPIX-TV, the CW affiliate in New York from 2004-05 He earned a local Emmy award in 2004 for his coverage of the New York Mets in 2004. A former professional football player in the CFL, WFL and free-agent signee for the Detroit Lions, Lewis graduated with a degree in Communications from the University of Arizona in 1989.

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Luke Stuckmeyer
One of the original members of the Comcast Sportsnet team, Luke was here for our launch in 2004. Stuckmeyer is an award-winning anchor for SportsNet Central while also handling reporting for Cubs baseball and Bulls basketball. Stuckmeyer's work has been recognized numerous times by the Associated Press and Emmys over the years. In 2009 Stuckmeyer won a Midwest Emmy Award for his half-hour documentary, "On the road with Ryno." The Arlington Heights native brings more than 15 years of broadcasting experience from around the country before coming home to Chicago. From 2000-04 he served as a Sports Anchor/Reporter in San Antonio while covering the world champion Spurs and handling halftime show duties for CBS affilitate KENS-TV. Before that, he was a sports anchor at KOLN-TV in Nebraska and WLUC-TV in  Michigan. Stuckmeyer has covered everything from the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals and National Championships to the Kentucky Derby. He's even been a weatherman (just don't ask). Stuckmeyer is a graduate of Prospect High School in Mt. Prospect and holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Valparaiso University.

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