TT G ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Chicago ' s ▁W GN - TV ▁( run ▁by ▁J ake ▁Israel ) ▁broadcast ▁its ▁first ▁big - le ague ▁game , ▁with ▁Jack ▁Br ick house ▁calling ▁the ▁White ▁So x ' ▁ 4 - 1 ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁C ubs ▁in ▁an ▁exhibition ▁game ▁at ▁W rig ley ▁Field . ▁W GN ▁tele vised ▁each ▁C ubs ▁and ▁White ▁So x ▁home ▁game ▁live . ▁According ▁to ▁Br ick house , ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁would ▁be ▁carried ▁on ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁stations , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁W B Z - TV ▁and ▁W N AC - TV ▁in ▁Boston , ▁W N HC - TV ▁in ▁New ▁H aven ▁and ▁W TV R - TV ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia . ▁▁ ▁To ▁clarify , ▁games ▁in ▁Boston ▁were ▁only ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁N ortheast . ▁Meanwhile , ▁games ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁were ▁only ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west ▁and ▁Pitts burgh . ▁The ▁games ▁were ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁channels ▁with ▁a ▁network ▁affili ation . ▁In ▁all , ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁World ▁Series ▁was ▁tele vised ▁to ▁fans ▁in ▁seven ▁Mid western ▁cities : ▁Cleveland , ▁Chicago , ▁Detroit , ▁Mil w au kee , ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁and ▁To led o . ▁ ▁Tom ▁Hus sey ▁helped ▁Red ▁Bar