With the future of AM unclear, a look back at the powerful role radio plays in baseball history
Many baseball fans, especially older ones, originally fell in love with America’s pastime by listening to ballgames on AM radio
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
Published - Sep 22, 2023, 06:05 AM ET
Last Updated - Sep 22, 2023, 06:05 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Suzyn Waldman fell madly in love with two things: baseball and Broadway shows.
During the 1950s and '60s, the long arm of AM radio brought both into her home.
“I can still hear Ned Martin of the Red Sox reciting poetry about the mountains in Anaheim,” said Waldman, the pioneer announcer and former star of musical stage who's been calling New York Yankees games for decades. "I can still hear Curt Gowdy with that Wyoming twang.
“Not everyone can remember who their first television broadcasters were — but everyone knows who the radio team was. Everyone.”
