Tales From The Booth
By Rob Adams
Tales From The BoothAug 13, 2022
"The A-Team" Remembers Vin
Fellow broadcaster Chris Erway joins host Rob Adams for a chat about the impact of the late Vin Scully. Laughs and memories abound from the duo who are known as "The A-Team" to listeners around New York City's Tri-State Area.
Vin Scully Tribute
Honoring the life and legacy of Vin Scully. In the first part, host Rob Adams replays his radio show, "Doubleheader" as heard on WGCH in Greenwich, CT. Part two includes all of the things that didn't make their way into the radio show. Included are many sound bites from Vin's career, with audio going back to 1953.
8. Welcome Mike Hirn
Mike Hirn joins "Tales From the Booth" to discuss great play-by-play and more.
7. Doubleheader Pandemic Sports Talk
As the pandemic began and with WGCH Radio's studio closed, Rob Adams tried to figure out the sports talk show world.
6. Kobe-Eli-Jeter
Lots of news broke during the week and Rob Adams switches things up for straight sports talk.
5. Scott Pelley
Sports takes a back seat in this edition of Tales From the Booth as the show expands to news. Scott Pelley of CBS joins Rob Adams to talk about his book and reporting news.
4. Recreations
Recreations were common in the earlier years of sports broadcasting. In this episode, Red Barber recreates a Yankees/Reds 1939 spring training game with no frills.
3. 1934: Graham-Tom-Ford and Ty Tyson
Play-by-play was coming into its own in 1934, as heard in this episode of "Tales From the Booth."
2. Babe Ruth and the 1934 All Star Game
Rob Adams highlights the work on NBC of the 1934 All-Star Game.
1. The Firsts
The beginnings of sports broadcasting and play-by-play are discussed.