Scully will return for 60th season Sep 6, 2008
He joined Red Barber and Connie Desmond on the Brooklyn Dodgers broadcast team in 1950, one year after graduating from Fordham University. In 1982, Scully was inducted into the broadcaster's wing of Baseball's Hall of Fame as winner of the Ford C. Frick Award and also had his star placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Mets have worthy Frick nominees Sep 1, 2008
Legendary announcers Mel Allen and Red Barber were the first recipients. The three broadcasters named to the ballot last year through online voting were the Cincinnati Reds' Joe Nuxhall, the Oakland Athletics' Bill King and Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan of ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball.". (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Frattare headlines Bucs' Frick hopefuls Sep 1, 2008
Dave Niehaus, the long-time voice of the Seattle Mariners, was the recipient at the 2008 induction in July, which marked the 30th anniversary of the award that was first presented to legendary figures Mel Allen and Red Barber ... The man nicknamed "Mr. Radio Baseball" called 14 no-hitters in his career and is said to have formed the first radio play-by-play team, when he and Red Barber worked alongside each other. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Fans can help Schulte in Frick voting Sep 1, 2008
Dave Niehaus, the longtime voice of the Seattle Mariners, was the recipient in July 2008, which marked the 30th anniversary of the award that was first presented to legendary figures Mel Allen and Red Barber. The award was named for the late broadcaster, National League President, Commissioner and Hall of Famer. (MLB.com -- Arizona Diamondbacks)
Rays announcers nominated for award Aug 23, 2008
Dave Niehaus, the long-time voice of the Seattle Mariners, was the recipient at the 2008 induction in July, which marked the 30th anniversary of the award that was first presented to legendary figures Mel Allen and Red Barber. The award was named for the late broadcaster, National League president, Commissioner and Hall of Famer. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
DVDs display Cathedral memories Aug 22, 2008
Mel Allen, Red Barber and especially the section on Phil Rizzuto bring back so many memories. Any great cathedral wouldn't be complete without an organist and a "voice from above." Well, Yankees fans will appreciate the sections on Eddie Layton and the longtime "Voice of the Yankees," Bob Sheppard. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Van Wieren's toughest call Aug 11, 2008
He is as important to the Braves and Major League Baseball as Red Barber is to the New York Yankees, Jack Buck is to the St. Louis Cardinals and Ernie Harwell is to the Detroit Tigers ... His dad, Jack Buck, Mel Allen, Red Barber, Vin Sculley, Jimmy Dudley, By Sam, and many more. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Seventy years ago, Vander Meer made history Jun 19, 2008
In the broadcast booth -- or what he referred to as "the catbird seat" -- was the great broadcaster Red Barber. History was created by another event that night, as it was the first night game ever played at Ebbets Field. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Memories still strong for oldest living player Jun 15, 2008
Later that season, Werber led off in baseball s first televised game at Brooklyn s Ebbets Field, with Red Barber at the mike. Werber claims he didn t realize the fascination until 40 years later when a boy reading a trivia book came up to him near his retirement home in Naples, Fla. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Defense lets ‘Big Z' down in loss Jun 8, 2008
In July 2000, when the American Sportscasters Association selected Dodgers play-by-play man Vin Scully as the No. 1 sportscaster of the 20th century, McKay finished sixth in the voting behind Scully, Howard Cosell, Mel Allen, Red Barber and Bob Costas. Log in to daily-chronicle. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Branca, Scully create a lasting bond May 2, 2008
NEW YORK -- Vin Scully, in his 59th season calling Dodgers baseball games, listened to almost all of the advice that Hall of Fame broadcaster Red Barber gave him over the four seasons that the two shared a radio booth while calling Brooklyn Dodgers games in the early 1950s. But Scully chose to ignore one law in Barber's rule book. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Cooperstown calls: Mariners' broadcaster Dave Niehaus to be inducted to Hall of Fame this summer Mar 26, 2008
He will be the 32nd broadcaster inducted, and he follows in the footsteps of legends like Red Barber, Vin Scully, Jack Buck, as well as the announcer who most shaped Niehaus' love for the game, Harry Caray. It's a feeling the native of Princeton, Ind. (Missoulian, MT)
Frick Award recipient to be named today Feb 21, 2008
The Ford C. Frick Award has been presented annually since 1978 at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball." The first winners were Mel Allen and Red Barber. The award was named after the late broadcaster, National League president, Commissioner and Hall of Famer. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Accolades flow in for Columbus native Barber Feb 19, 2008
Things were going well for the Remembering Red Barber committee, to say the least ... Receiving a declaration from the state Senate and House of Representatives making Feb. 17, 2008, Red Barber Day ... Curt Smith made broadcasting history relevant to modern-day sports fans when he wrote Voices of the Game, and Saturday he made an audience of about 300 believers in one thing: Our history shaped Red Barber and he, in turn, made history. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Vaughan: City to roll out red carpet for ‘Old Red' Feb 16, 2008
This weekend, our city will roll out the red carpet to honor the legacy of Red Barber, a legendary baseball announcer who was born here and lived the first 10 years of his life as a Columbian before moving on to eventually become the revered radio voice of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees. A historic marker will be dedicated Saturday afternoon and a dinner is planned on the Mississippi University for Women campus that night. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Red Barber tribute coming up this weekend Feb 16, 2008
Some tickets remain for Saturday night's centennial tribute to Columbus native and celebrated radio man Red Barber that follows the afternoon unveiling of a state historical marker near his boyhood home. The 8 p.m. event at Parkinson Hall's Nissan Auditorium on the Mississippi University for Women campus features Bob Edwards of XM Satellite Radio and baseball author Curt Smith, along with video and audio tributes from Major League baseball. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Barber's 100th will be special Feb 15, 2008
Red Barber, the Baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster, would have turned 100 on Feb. 17 ... Nor will he be, thanks to this weekend's Remembering Red Barber celebration in Columbus ... Red Barber became both beloved and famous in New York, but he spoke in a rich and syrupy Southern voice until the day he died in October of 1992. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Vin Scully Biography Feb 11, 2008
There, the legendary Red Barber picked Vin to pinch hit as an announcer for a college game. Scully's mother took the telephone call from Barber and scribbled a message for Vin. (Suite101.com)
The Dodgers of 1958: Roy Campanella Jan 26, 2008
" Campanella batted just .242 with 13 home runs in 103 games with the Dodgers in 1957. Bone chips and other injuries to Campanella's hands caused pain and numbness. He was going to be 36 years old in 1958 and likely would have shared time in Los Angeles with rookie catcher John Roseboro. On January 28, 1958, Campanella was traveling home to Long Island from work in Harlem, N.Y., when his rented automobile slipped on the ice road and crashed into a light pole. The accident left him paralyzed from... (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Storied career Jan 20, 2008
The year before, he was the first big leaguer to bat in a televised game - Aug. 26, 1939 - when he led off against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Ebbets Field, with Red Barber behind the mike and two cameras showing the action for W2XBS, which would one day become WNBC-TV.. Two years ago, Silas Simmons, who played in the Negro leagues and was recognized as the longest-living professional baseball player, died at age 111. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Familiar names in unexpected places(12/15) Jan 16, 2008
As some here might have guessed, one of the voices Vecsey refers to is Red Barber, a Columbus native, who was born almost a century ago on Feb. 17, 1908 ... But back to Red Barber and Mel Allen and regional accents and the current presidential campaign and even Glenn Lautzenhiser ... Yes, there in Sunday's column, the venerable sports writer mentions the Red Barber centennial celebration here next month and Lautzenhiser, who is part of the group organizing the tribute. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
NFL to Air Patriots Game on CBS, NBC Dec 27, 2007
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Blattner, others on Ford C. Frick ballot Nov 1, 2007
The award is presented annually to a broadcaster "for major contributions to baseball." The award dates to 1978 when Mel Allen and Red Barber were winners. Fans can determine three of the 10 candidates on the final ballot by voting, beginning Thursday and throughout November. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
CD's Connect The Dots... Coming or Going? Oct 29, 2007
The former great Brooklyn Dodgers baseball announcer, Red Barber, used to refer to any position of advantage or prominence as someone sitting in the "catbird's seat." Clearly, it would appear that LaMar is sitting in just such a position right now in Philadelphia. As are Aaron Rowand, Mike Lowell, Curt Schilling and J.C. Romero among others. (Philadelphia, TheInsiders.com)
Vin Scully Q&A Oct 7, 2007
The best thing I had going for me was that New York had so many Southern announcers, Mel Allen from the South, Red Barber from the South, Russ Hodges from the South, Ernie Harwell from the South. And here is this kid who played stickball in the streets and I think people kind of hoped I would do all right. (Los Angeles Times)
Indians, Cubs thirsting for title Sep 29, 2007
The Official Site of The Cleveland Indians: News: Cleveland Indians News. Kerry Wood celebrated with fans after the Cubs beat the Braves in the 2003 Division Series. (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
Ghosts of Flatbush still kicking 50 years after Dodgers' exit Sep 24, 2007
"When you say Brooklyn Dodgers, you're really saying (announcers) Red Barber and Vin Scully," he says. Major League Baseball won't reveal its revenues from Brooklyn Dodgers licensed merchandise or where it ranks compared with other teams. (USA Today -- Sports)
Remembering Red Barber (9/16) Sep 16, 2007
his is Red Barber speaking, let me say hello to you all ... In a Sunday column I reported on a speech about the late Red Barber that Glenn Lautzenhiser made to the Toastmasters club ... Like many of my generation, I was introduced to Red Barber by way of Bob Edwards on National Public Radio's Morning Edition. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Bonds and ‘the Scooter' typify opposing sides of baseball's greats Aug 17, 2007
He said after he lost his shortstop job with the Yankees and got a chance to broadcast their games, he found himself sitting alongside wordsmiths Mel Allen and Red Barber. "They used to correct me on the air," he recalled. (New Haven Register, CT)
cozy connection Aug 15, 2007
" Not a bad teammate, either, in the clubhouse or the press box. Mel Allen and Red Barber are on the long list of Yankees broadcast partners with Rizzuto. Jerry Coleman, in Cooperstown as a broadcaster, was a Yankees second baseman and turned double plays with Rizzuto. "We had eight years together as players and eight or nine as broadcasters and we had a ball," said Coleman, still calling games for the San Diego Padres. "We really enjoyed what we did. That's the whole thing. (The Palm Beach Post)
Reds Extend Marty Aug 11, 2007
Brennaman, Red Barber (WSAI, 1934-38) and Russ Hodges (WFBE, 1932) are the only Reds announcers ever to receive the Hall of Fames prestigious broadcasting award. On May 2, 2005 he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame in Salisbury, NC. On November 5, 2005 he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago. (WKRC.com, OH)
Sports celebs visit Maine Diner Aug 9, 2007
He began his professional sports career as an assistant to the illustrious Red Barber, decades long announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers and other memorable sporting events. When asked his opinion of the best fighter he ever covered, Sheridan quickly responded by naming former Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes, partly because the more probable choices of Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano were somewhat before his time. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Broad00003FE9casters seek to capture Bonds' moment Jul 31, 2007
Vin Scully, Jack Buck, Red Barber and Harry Caray have made a number of calls that will live in memory. But none of these guys ever accomplished anything by poring over Bartlett's Familiar Quotations or consulting a thesaurus. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
A babysitting gig, a native son and lightning bugs in Indianola (7/29) Jul 29, 2007
Red Barber, of course ... Barber was the most prominent radio play-by-play announcer of his day and announced the first televised major league game ("This is Red Barber speaking. Let me say hello to you all, is how he began that broadcast). Barber was famous for the expressions he used, many of them revealing his Southern roots.About a team on a roll Barber might say, hey're tearing up the pea patch. A fight or heated argument was a hubarb and an easy fly ball was a an of corn. (In those days... (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Honoring the breaking of color barrier Jul 22, 2007
" It's a far cry from the types of games Harwell broadcasted at the beginning of his career. Although Harwell spent most of his career in Detroit, he was a broadcaster for the Brooklyn Dodgers for parts of two seasons in 1948-49, Robinson's second and third seasons. It didn't take long for Robinson to make an impression on Harwell, who was hired by the Dodgers in the midst of the '48 season while the regular radio announcer, Red Barber, was recovering from an illness. "The very first game I did,... (MLB.com -- Detroit Tigers)
Review: 'Ghosts of Flatbush' Jul 12, 2007
The calls of Red Barber, the songs of Frank Sinatra ("There Used to Be a Ballpark") and interviews with so many of those late 1940s and '50s Boys of Summer: Duke Snider, Carl Erskine, Johnny Podres, Ralph Branca, Clem Labine, even Gil Hodges' widow, Joan, and Rachel Robinson. Memory turns into elegy and fades into nostalgia in "Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush," HBO's two-hour tribute to the team's heyday, its last 10 years at Ebbets, when - we'd like to believe - everything was simpler... (Newsday -- Sports)
Notes: Trio of broadcasters honored Jun 11, 2007
He joined Red Barber and Russ Hodges as the only Reds announcers to receive the award. He also is a member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame, the National Radio Hall of Fame and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Take a look at this lineup May 13, 2007
Who is the best Major League Baseball player to come from Central Florida. Results are not scientific. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
100 YEARS OF OPENING DOORS FOR YOUNG MINDS May 13, 2007
Some, such as sportscaster Red Barber and baseball star Tim Raines, both Sanford grads, became famous. But thousands of others were successful as well, becoming doctors and lawyers and teachers, or working in businesses or tending homes and families. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
Paccar to build engine plant in eastern Mississippi May 12, 2007
It's also the birthplace of playwright Tennessee Williams and baseball announcer Red Barber. Extra. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Reds to Honor Trio of Broadcasters Apr 21, 2007
Brennaman, Red Barber and Russ Hodges are the only Reds announcers ever to receive the Hall of Fames prestigious broadcasting award. The 2007 season is Brennamans 43rd as a broadcaster. (WKRC.com, OH)
Jackie Robinsn's legacy Apr 15, 2007
The Dodgers' radio broadcaster, Red Barber, a Mississippian, considered resigning, then thought better ... The Dodgers' radio broadcaster, Red Barber, a Mississippian, considered resigning, then thought better. (Townhall.com)
History measures a man Apr 15, 2007
The Dodgers' radio broadcaster, Red Barber, a Mississippian, considered resigning, then thought better. Radio presented Robinson as television cameras could not have done ---- as, Eig shrewdly writes, "all action," undifferentiated by visual differences from his teammates. (North County Times)
Schmidt Lights up Angels, Not Speedgun Apr 1, 2007
"To me, Spring Training has always been an endless rehearsal," the announcer, who joined the Dodgers in 1950 as part of a team that included the legendary Red Barber, told MLB.com. "I'm going to quote [longtime Washington Post baseball columnist] Thomas Boswell, who wrote a book called 'Why Time Begins on Opening Day,'" Scully said. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Notes: Garciaparra gives twins update Mar 31, 2007
" The voice of spring: Timing is Vin Scully's forte, so it figured he'd be strolling through the Dodgers dugout just as Little wrapped up his session with the media. Scully revealed he'll be at the mic when the Dodgers open the season in Milwaukee on Monday. That's news, because he seldom joins the club east of the Rocky Mountains. What's not news, though, is his eagerness to put Spring Training in the rearview mirror. "To me, Spring Training has always been an endless rehearsal," said the... (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Play chronicles Jackie Robinson's life Mar 16, 2007
With the exception of Piday, Al Rossi, who plays Rickey and James Hurley, who plays Dodgers broadcaster Red Barber while also serving as the play's narrator, the other cast members are students, who had heard about Robinson and Rickey, but had no idea about the importance of Robinson's success in race relations around the country. So the entire cast and crew g 00003FD2 ot together and watched MLB Production's 1997 documentary "Breaking Barriers" about Robinson and Rickey. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Royals' Matthews wins Frick Award Feb 27, 2007
Matthews, 64, who will begin his 39th season behind the microphone in the Royals radio booth this year, became the first Kansas City broadcaster to receive the honor, which has been presented annually since 1978, when Mel Allen and Red Barber were the first winners. The award is named after the former Commissioner and National League president Ford C. Frick, who before becoming Commissioner worked as a sportswriter, was one of Babe Ruth's ghost writers and served as public relations director for... (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Larsen, Berra watch '56 perfect game together Feb 24, 2007
Bob Wolff, who did the national radio call, said he didn't mention the perfect game for fear of meeting the same fate as announcer Red Barber in 1947, who repeatedly mentioned Floyd Bevens' unfolding no-hitter only to see it broken up in the late innings. Copyright 2007. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Cobi Jones To Be Honored With Sports Legends Award Feb 22, 2007
Scully, a 1949 graduate of Fordham University, joined Hall of Fame announcer Red Barber and Connie Desmond as part of the Brooklyn Dodgers' broadcast team in 1950. In 1982, 32 years later, Scully reached the pinnacle of his sparkling career in baseball when he was inducted into the Broadcaster's wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the Ford C. Frick Award recipient. (Uclabruins.com)
Scully Receives Lifetime Achievement Award Feb 10, 2007
The sports director of the CBS Radio network, Red Barber, heard Scully, and recruited him to announce some college football games. Barger mentored Scully, giving him tips that would become Sully hallmarks, like keeping your opinion to yourself, and not rooting for the team that employs you. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Garvey, John Down HOF List; Hershiser Dropped Jan 10, 2007
Inducted Dodger years 1936 Babe Ruth (c)1938 1939 George Sisler (c)1943; 1946-50 1939 Willie Keeler 1893; 1899-1902 1945 Dan Brouthers 1892-93 1945 Hughie Jennings 1899-00; 1903 1945 Wilbert Robinson (m)1914-31 1946 Joe McGinnity (p, c)1900 1946 Thomas McCarthy 1896 1952 Paul Waner 1941; 1943-44 1954 Rabbit Maranville 1926 1954 Ted Lyons (c)1954 1955 Dazzy Vance 1922-32; 1935 1959 Zach Wheat 1909-26 1961 Max Carey (+m)1926-29 1962 Jackie Robinson 1947-1956 1964 Burleigh Grimes (p, m)1918-26 1964... (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Buckeyes Vs. Gators Jan 8, 2007
UF: Buddy Ebsen, Faye Dunaway, Bob Villa, Red Barber, Steve Spurrier, Al Rosen, Emmitt Smith, Mel Tillis, Jack Youngblood. THE COACHES. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
