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THE RADIO PLAY-BY-PLAY HOME RUN CALL HEARD…HALFWAY ACROSS THE STADIUM

TV writer/producer/director Ken Levine (M*A*S*H, Cheers, Frazier, Simpsons) spent a summer doing minor league baseball play-by-play for the Syracuse Chiefs, on a tiny radio station with a tiny coverage area.

Sometimes there wasn’t a lot for him to talk about during the games, so…

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  • Dave Golterman December 4, 2010, 1:31 am

    That is a classic story that perfectly illustrates radio’s “Theatre of the Mind” possibilities.

  • SMSgt Mike "MoonDog" Burnette, USAF December 4, 2010, 8:52 am

    A ten minutes well worth listening to–thanks Dan, that was a great story! md

  • Bruce Stebbins December 4, 2010, 10:19 am

    I listened to this several hours ago and have been chuckling ever since. Thanks for making my day! Great story!

  • Mitch Krayton December 4, 2010, 6:29 pm

    Funn, but I used to listen to Ken’s Syracuse network feed in Sri Lanka and Borneo. Great fun.