White Sox radio icon Ed Farmer dead at 70
Ed Farmer, the 70-year-old radio broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox, whose three-decade-long career included casting the Sox's legendary World Series championship win in 2005, has passed away after experiencing complications due to an ailment. Farmer joined the Sox broadcast team in 1992, becoming their full-time analyst from 1992 onwards.
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