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White Sox broadcaster Jason Benetti on replacing Hawk Harrelson, dealing with critics on social media and looking like Harry Potter

With the retirement last fall of Ken “Hawk” Harrelson, Jason Benetti is now at the wheel for the full slate of White Sox telecasts.

Postponing a meal of a hot dog covered in nacho cheese, Benetti recently sat down for a conversation about taking over for Harrelson and other topics.

Does it feel any different now that the job is all yours?

I did around 140 (games) last year. But somebody asked me, and it hit me, if it happened in 1998 that someone had taken over for Hawk, I would’ve said, “Where’s Hawk?