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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- The Colorado Springs Sky Sox baseball club is proud to announce Sam Farber will be joining longtime radio play-by-play man, Dan Karcher, for this season’s radio broadcast on AM-1460 KZNT. This season will also mark a milestone for Karcher, as it will mark his 20^th with the Sky Sox.

Farber, a San Jose, CA native, will begin his eighth year in broadcasting. He received a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from The George Washington University in Washington D.C. He followed up his B.A. with a Masters degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California, where he received the Director’s Award for Excellence.

During his broadcasting career, Farber has spent time calling games for a number teams. While working for WRGW/Colonials Radio Network, he called games for the George Washington Colonials men’s and women’s basketball teams, while also hosting the number one rated sports talk show, Coast to Coast. Farber also spent time  as the play-by-play broadcaster  for the Bowie Baysox, the Baltimore Orioles Double-A affiliate, the Cal-State Northridge baseball and women’s basketball teams, and the Santa Clara University women’s basketball and men’s soccer teams.

Farber understands he has been given  a very unique opportunity so early in his young career by joining the Sky Sox.

“At 25, I am very young in this business, so I feel very fortunate and humble; I am honored to be in Triple-A,” Farber said.

Sky Sox fans can expect to hear a vibrant voice and experience an up-tempo style when Farber joins Karcher in the booth this season.

“I’ll bring a lot of energy and passion to work.” Farber said. “I love this business and I love this job and know what a treat it is to do it. It’s the best job in the world.”

After covering such a wide range of sports, Farber shed some light on why he chose to cover baseball with the Sky Sox.

“Baseball is more so than any other sport, a community based game. People just feel connected to baseball more than other sports,” Farber said. “You never know when the big moment is coming, you are always on pins and needles every time you watch -- at least I am.”

Karcher and Farber will broadcast all 144 Sky Sox games this season starting April 9 on AM-1460 KZNT.

For more information please contact Mike Hobson at (719) 597-1449 or through e-mail at prdept@skysox.com.

Information provided by Sky Sox.