Red Barber and Mel Allen; First two honored HOF broadcast greats, but not the best of buddies

Mel Allen and his relationship with Red Barber + These two pioneers were held […]


An admirer of Vin Scully and a UNLV professor, tells how he met the Hall of Famer while a toddler

In August 2022, Jon Weisman, who has written beautiful essays on Vin Scully for his […]


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 […]


Curt Smith scores another gem: “Memories from the Microphone: A century of baseball broadcasting”

You wouldn’t know it, if you counted on the radio industry to spread the […]


Calling the Cubs on TV is fun for new voice, Boog Sciambi; But doing them remotely is a “disservice,” he says

John ‘Boog’ Sciambi, 51, has a new home. It’s Wrigley Field. Sciambi, the longtime voice […]


Play Ball! Baseball is back; A full directory of team voices; including details of off-season changes

Baseball is back and with it comes encouragement. Harsh winters are behind us and long […]