A report on Harry Caray, Chip Caray, Chicago Cubs and WGN-TV

Caray in the Wrigley Field booth in 1988
Caray in 2009.
Caray in 1951, when he was with the St. Louis Cardinals. The team's broadcasts were sponsored by the Griesedieck Brothers brewery prior to its purchase by Anheuser-Busch in 1953.
The 1876 White Stockings won the NL championship.
Former logo, used from August 1983 to May 3, 1993.
U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the press box with Caray during a 1988 game at Wrigley Field
The 1906 Cubs won a record 116 of 154 games. They then won back-to-back World Series titles in 1907–08.
Former logo, used from May 3, 1993, to November 10, 2002; as a network affiliate, The WB's logo was placed next to the "9" (which is mirrored as the "G" in the call sign bar).
Caray using his net to catch a foul ball in the Cardinals broadcast booth, 1957. He continued this practice when he worked for other teams.
1913 Chicago Cubs
Former logo, used from November 11, 2002, to May 15, 2017; as a network affiliate, the logos of The WB and The CW, respectively, appeared next to the boxed "9" (which was originally rendered in blue until 2016).
Harry Caray's statue outside Wrigley Field
Hall of Famer Hack Wilson
News van outside the Dirksen Federal Building in June 2018.
Harry Caray banner at Wrigley Field
Club logo (1927–1936)
Cubs logo (1941–1945)
A sports-related curse that was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series.
Ernie Banks ("Mr. Cub")
Ryne Sandberg set numerous league and club records in his career and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2005.
Andre Dawson, 5× All-Star and 1987 NL MVP during tenure in Chicago
Sammy Sosa was the captain of the Chicago Cubs during his tenure with the team.
Kerry Wood, along with Mark Prior, led the Cubs' rotation in 2003.
Dempster emerged in 2004 and became the Cubs' regular closer.
Alfonso Soriano signed with the club in 2007.
Carlos Zambrano warming up before a game
Starlin Castro during his 2010 rookie season
One of two Cubs building blocks, Anthony Rizzo, swinging in the box
The Cubs celebrate after winning the 2016 World Series.
2016 Champions visit the White House in June 2017.
Clark (left) with the Oriole Bird
Ron Santo
Billy Williams
Ferguson Jenkins
Kiki Cuyler
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown
Harry Caray

Chip is also known from his time as a broadcaster for the Fox Saturday Game of the Week and as the television play-by-play broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs from to.

- Chip Caray

After a year working for the Oakland Athletics and 11 years with the Chicago White Sox, Caray spent the last 16 years of his career as the announcer for the Chicago Cubs.

- Harry Caray

He is the son of broadcaster Skip Caray, the grandson of broadcaster Harry Caray, and the older half-brother of broadcaster Josh Caray.

- Chip Caray

1998–2004: Chicago Cubs Play-by-play on WGN-TV and FSN Chicago

- Chip Caray

WGN-TV also became more reliant on sports programming, led by its broadcasts of Chicago Cubs baseball games as well as other regional collegiate and professional teams.

- WGN-TV

In contrast to the "SportsVision" concept, the Cubs' own television outlet, WGN-TV, had become among the first of the cable television superstations, offering their programming to providers across the United States for free, and Caray became as famous nationwide as he had long been on the South Side and, previously, in St. Louis.

- Harry Caray

In December 1997, Caray's grandson Chip Caray was hired to share play-by-play duties for WGN's Cubs broadcasts with Caray for the following season.

- Harry Caray

At the top of the order, Dernier and Sandberg were exciting, aptly coined "the Daily Double" by Harry Caray.

- Chicago Cubs

Chip Caray (now at Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast)

- WGN-TV

Harry Caray

- WGN-TV

The Lugnuts were often affectionately referred to by Chip Caray as "Steve Stone's favorite team".

- Chicago Cubs

WGN-TV had a long-term association with the team, having aired Cubs games via its WGN Sports department from its establishment in 1948, through the 2019 season.

- Chicago Cubs
Caray in the Wrigley Field booth in 1988

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