Author: Curt Smith
More from Curt Smith on baseball: Disappointing news why Mel Allen was fired; His rehabilitation
Continuing our conversation with Curt Smith, the wonderful baseball broadcast historian and former U.S. presidential […]
Curt Smith: Cubs’ Pat Hughes named 2023 Ford C. Frick Award recipient; Will be honored next summer at HOF
In 1982, Hollywood released a sublime film, My Favorite Year, starring Peter O’Toole as […]
Curt Smith profiles Frick’s 2023 top ten, MLB is most transparent of all sports’ ballots; Winner named in Dec
It is striking how many broadcasters of the four major sports—baseball, basketball, football, and […]
Curt Gowdy: Rise and fall of the dominant play-by-player of his day; The ‘Uncle Al Michaels of his time’
Marty Glickman: “Curt Gowdy was one of the most generous men in the business.” […]
Curt Gowdy: Tutored by Mel Allen, he owned network TV play-by-play, from the 60s through much of the 70s
HISTORIAN CURT SMITH TAKES US THROUGH THE GOLD YEARS OF PLAY-BY-PLAYER CURT GOWDY – PART […]
VIN SCULLY: A REMEMBRANCE, PART ONE, An unbeatable announcer; by Curt Smith, Voices of the Game
A gem by the marvelous writer Curt Smith on the life of 94 year-old Vin […]
MLB lacks its once dominance of over-the-air network TV; In his day, Dizzy Dean was appointment viewing
Baseball’s 2022 regular season reaches mid-season with little exposure so far on daytime weekend network […]
Tony Kubek, 86, a longtime Yankee and NBC MLB broadcaster, lives quietly with family in Wisconsin
A quarter-century ago, network television weekly ferried baseball across the land. Today streaming, cable, and […]
Jerry Coleman: A Rookie of the Year, a military hero, humble and a great American; 2 Wars, 13 Air Medals
From the 1940s until 2012, Jerry Coleman was among baseball’s greatest characters—priceless even when he […]
Historian Curt Smith says changes make HOF’s Ford Frick Award even better; Ballot goes from 8 to10
Perhaps sport’s most prestigious individual radio/TV honor is the Ford C. Frick Award, presented […]
Curt Smith on Russ Hodges: Author of baseball’s most famous call ever; “The Giants WIN the pennant!”
In 2021, the Giants won the NL West by a game over the Dodgers. […]
Pat Hughes: Following in footsteps of Cubs’ broadcast giants like Harry Caray and Jack Brickhouse
To many, the Chicago Cubs are the real America’s Team. As the 2022 regular […]