Len Kasper
| Len Kasper | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Len Joseph Kasper January 21, 1971 Mt. Pleasant, Michigan |
| Education |
Marquette University, '93 Public Relations |
| Occupation | Sports broadcaster |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse(s) | Pam |
| Children | 1 (Leo) |
Len Joseph Kasper (born January 21, 1971) is a play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (2005–present) on WGN-TV, WPWR-TV, WLS-TV and Comcast SportsNet Chicago.
Kasper works alongside color analyst Jim Deshaies on Cubs telecasts. He also joins the team's radio network for the fifth inning of games which are televised nationally (including playoff games), working with regular radio announcers Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer.
Kasper first worked for WTMJ-AM (620) from 1994-2002 in Milwaukee as the host of the station's daily sports show, hosted pregame and halftime shows for the Green Bay Packers, and was a co-host on a hot stove league show on the Brewers' radio network. After realizing he would need experience calling baseball games, he started working with Brett Dolan on the weekends in the late 1990s calling several innings at a time for the Beloit Snappers. In 1999 he was then asked to do fill-in TV work with the Milwaukee Brewers for Matt Vasgersian who started to get work on the national stage. Kasper continued to work alongside Bill Schroeder as a fill-in for Vasgersian on Brewers telecasts through 2001.
In 2002, Kasper was hired as a full-time TV play-by-play announcer to work alongside color commentator Tommy Hutton for the Florida Marlins and worked for Florida through the 2004 season until being hired for the Cubs in 2005.
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