Category: Curt Smith – Historian
Waite Hoyt: The Sole Major League Mic Man to Speak Almost Solely in Past Tense
To celebrate the new year, we continue Curt Smith’s series, Voices of Summer, on baseball’s […]
New Book hails the world of Hispanic Broadcasting; This is the first of Curt Smith’s Three Part Series
By CURT SMITH In 1921, KDKA Pittsburgh aired baseball’s first game on radio at Forbes […]
Curt Smith continues his love for baseball on radio and television; He’ll never forget the 60s and 70s
If you’re a baseball fan, you’ll know the name Curt Smith. He’s written 18 books, […]
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 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 […]
Pittsburgh has never had a more colorful voice than Bob Prince! “All we need is a bloop and a blast!”
To hail baseball’s return, we continue our series of profiles of top past and […]