The 2009 season marks Chiswick's fifth in the Quad Cities and fourth as play-by-play broadcaster after originally joining the organization as an intern in 2005. The native of Evanston, Illinois, will once again serve as the lead play-by-play voice on all 140 River Bandits broadcasts.

His early forays into the world of radio came as a student at The George Washington University, where he gained experience with play-by-play for both men's and women's basketball and hosted a weekly sports talk show.

In the summer of 2004, he joined the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Eastern League as a general intern. Over the course of the season, however, he became an integral member of the Public Relations department. Although the Baysox did not have a radio broadcast at the time, Chiswick spearheaded the movement to create one and coordinated the broadcast of all home games during the second half of the season.

Following his stint in Bowie, Chiswick came to the Quad Cities as a Broadcast and Public Relations Associate in 2005. He was promoted to Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations prior to the 2006 season and has held that position ever since. Chiswick was the only full-time staff member to remain with the club through an ownership change in 2007 that saw Main Street Iowa take over operation of the franchise.

In addition to serving as the radio voice of the Quad Cities River Bandits, Chiswick runs the club's Public Relations department. He handles all press releases, press conferences, and media interaction while running the River Bandits' website and email marketing campaigns. Chiswick is also a member of the River Bandits sales and marketing team.

Chiswick received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University, and recently completed a Master of Arts in Sports Administration at Northwestern University. He currently resides in Rock Island with his wife, Wendy, who is a special education teacher at United Township High School in East Moline.

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