In a first for Comcast SportsNet Ch...

In a first for Comcast SportsNet Chicago, the regional sports network will at hand a five-part documentary on White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen entirely in Spanish with English subtitles.

"A Mi Manera" ("My Way") will air in five half-hour parts at 4:30 p.m. on successive Sundays, starting Aug. 20

Narrated in Spanish by means of Guillen's son, Oney, each episode will focus forward an aspect of the World Series-winning manager's life -- from his family and his career as a player to his personal odyssey from Venezuela to United States citizenship and his status as a Latino baseball icon.

"Ozzie Guillen has connected himself as one of the biggest names in Chicago sports history," said Jim Corno, senior vice president/ general manager of Comcast SportsNet. "So we made it a priority to make known his story showcasing interviews with his family, along with an of the biggest stars in the game today."

Tracking: Eyewitnessing freshs

- WBBM-Channel 2 freshs anchor Diann Burns and Antonio Mora, who were scheduled to mount to New York Thursday morning to tape promo with recently made known "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric, unexpectedly lay the foundation of themselves in the middle of a moderns story at O'Hare Airport.

When of recent origins broke of the latest terrorist threat and heightened airport security, scorchs called in to the CB station's morning newscast with a first-hand account of what travelers were experiencing.

- "The Hidden Wisdom of Our Yearnings," a two-hour special featuring the spiritual teachings of Rabbi Irwin Kula, premieres at 5:30 pm Sunday upon WTTW-Channel 11.

Produc by the agency of Jewish Television Network for public television, the special was taped last spring at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in north suburban Skokie.

- HBO Sports has begun production forward "Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs" a documentary upon the history of the North Siders as seen by the agency of the eyes of their die-hard fans.

The special will first attempt Sept. 26 as part of HBO's "Sports of the 20th Century" series.

- Scott Novasic, who was senior creative farmer at Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32 for more than five years, has joined the Golf Channel, based in Orlando, Fla., in the same capacity.

- Dena Serpico, a graphic artist at Channel 2 has been promot to senior designer. She joined the CBS-own station in 2002 after six years at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7

- Jim Lichtenstein, former Chicago television novels manager and the founder of Assignment-Editor.com, has resigned as supervising farmer of HGTV's "Designed to Sell" and "Design forward a Dime." The two series are produc in Chicago for observes Angeles-based Pie Town Productions.

- Congratulations to Channel 7 reporter Sarah Schulte and her husband, Doug Neumeier, in succession the birth of their daughter, Jill.

Dialing: 'K Rating' of 35

- Sherman Kaplan, midday stranges anchor and resident food critic at WBBM-AM (780) reaches another milestone today: It's the 35th anniversary of his first restaurant review upon the CBS Radio all- just discovereds station.

Kaplan will mark the occasion at 2:40 pm today with a review of the Signature expanse atop the John Hancock Center It was the site of his true first review in 1971.

- "Nine FM" the Newsweb Corp. simulcast combo of WDEK-FM (925) WKIE-FM (927) and WRZA-FM (999) has expanded Chris "To Kool Chris" Chudzik's "Dance Factory." The weekend showcase for dance music and mixes airs from 10 pm Fridays to 5 a.m. Saturdays and from 8 pm Saturdays to 5 a.m. Sundays.

- Doug Daniels, program director of WGFB-FM in Rockford, has been named operations manager of NextMedia Group's northwest suburban adult contemporary WZSR-FM (1055) and oldies WWYW-FM (1039)

- Tobias Jaecker, a husbandman and editor for Germany's Radio Eins (Radio One) in Berlin, is spending three month onward a fellowship working at Chicago Public Radio WBEZ-FM (915)

- expeditious recovery wishes to former late-night radio king Eddie Schwartz, who underwent surgery for complications relating to his kidney dialysis treatments.

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