Author: Curt Smith

CURT SMITH is the author of 18 books, including Voices of The Game, recently named by Esquire magazine among “the 100 Best Baseball Books Ever Written.” His latest is the official Hall of Fame book, Memories from the Microphone. USA Today calls Smith “the leading voice of authority on baseball broadcasting.” He wrote more speeches than anyone for President George H. W. Bush, The New York Times styling his work “the high point of Bush familial eloquence.” Since 1998, Smith has been Senior Lecturer of English at the University of Rochester, teaching Public Speaking and Presidential Rhetoric. curtsmith@netacc.net

More from Curt Smith on baseball: Disappointing news why Mel Allen was fired; His rehabilitation

By Curt Smith 01/04/2023 2

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

By Curt Smith 12/08/2022 1

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

By Curt Smith 11/01/2022 1

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’

By Curt Smith 08/17/2022 1

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

By Curt Smith 08/16/2022 0

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

By Curt Smith 08/05/2022 1

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

By Curt Smith 07/14/2022 1

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

By Curt Smith 05/12/2022 1

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

By Curt Smith 04/29/2022 1

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

By Curt Smith 04/25/2022 1

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!”

By Curt Smith 04/17/2022 1

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

By Curt Smith 04/12/2022 1

To many, the Chicago Cubs are the real America’s Team. As the 2022 regular […]