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Podcast: Tell Me A Story I Don’t Know with George Ofman

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  • [Intro] Josh's quick preview of "Tell Me A Story I Don't Know'
  • [2:26] George Ofman, who spend almost 50 years covering Chicago sports on the radio, shares his experience launching a podcast
  • [6:07] What it was like for George to mentor Mike Greenberg
  • [7:21] A story about Ozzie Guillen path to becoming White Sox manager and how he took the job away from Cito Gaston
  • [12:54] A story about Jason Benetti's path to becoming a broadcasting star and why he wasn't going to be the White Sox play-by-play announcer for life
  • [16:56] A story about why Steve Stone is the best baseball color commentator Chicago has ever had, and what it's like going out to dinner with him.
  • [20:52] A story about launching The Score
  • [23:14] How covering Chicago sports has changed over the years
  • [25:18] A White Sox story from George that Josh didn't know

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