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Len Kasper with Bob Brenly during a broadcast.

Len Kasper (born January 21, 1971 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan) is a play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs (2005-present), teaming with Bob Brenly on WGN-TV and Comcast SportsNet. His previous stints were with the Florida Marlins (2002-2004) and Milwaukee Brewers (1999-2001). Before then, he worked for WTMJ-AM (620) 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. He was actually the Cubs' third choice for an announcer behind Dave O'Brien and Matt Vasgersian.

He and his wife Pam have one son, named Leo.
One of Len's favorite movies is "Singles", which was shot in Seattle.
He graduated from Shepherd High School.
He graduated summa cum laude from Marquette University with a degree in public relations in 1993.
Once performed in concert with Bob Brenly. They performed Folsom Prison Blues and Summer Time Blues.
Calls Chicago Cubs catcher Henry Blanco Hank White because Hank is a nickname for Henry, and Blanco means white in Spanish.
Calls Ryan Theriot by his nickname "The Riot".
Was a big fan of Strat-O-Matic table top Baseball. He played as the San Francisco Giants and, coincidentally, Bob Brenly.

Preceded by Chip Caray	Chicago Cubs Television Play-By-Play Announcer 2005–present	Succeeded by current

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 *Calls [[Ryan Theriot]] by his nickname "The Riot".
 *Was a big fan of [[Strat-O-Matic]] table top Baseball. He played as the [[San Francisco Giants]] and, coincidentally, [[Bob Brenly]].
-*He is yet to go through puberty.
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