Radio Announcers


REPORTING  A  WORLD'S  SERIES  BY  RADIO
The sporting editor, G. A. Falzer, is here seen using an ordinary telephone for reporting the baseball games at the Polo Grounds, New York, in
1921. But his telephonic play-by-play went to a broadcasting station, where another announcer broadcast.
Source:
earlyradiohistory.us/ 1922new.htm

 

 


Sportscaster Graham McNamee (standing) and announcer Phillips Carlin broadcasting from Yankee Stadium. 
Source: Early Broadcasting Photographs-1920's


Babe Ruth and Graham McNamee
Source:
www.asahi-net.or.jp/.../ HISTORY/TV_AND_MLB.html

Excerpts from You're on the Air by Graham McNamee

Critique of Graham McNamee (Sullivan, Middle Innings)

"Babe Hits a Long Homerun"  Game 2, 1923 World Series
Source: The Deadball Era

 

 

                              

Sources: www.dallasnews.com, www.pbs.org

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