Tales From The Booth

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Veteran sports broadcaster Rob Adams reviews moments in sports history through audio from radio and television broadcasts. This step back in time also includes other moments in the history of broadcasting.

Rob Adams

  • Jul 6, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 34m AVG DURATION
  • 8 EPISODES


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Welcome Mike Hirn

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 53:16


Mike Hirn joins Rob Adams for the "New" Tales From the Booth. After getting acquainted with Mike, the guys talk about the recent Greatest Play-by-Play call bracket assembled by fellow broadcaster Jack Benjamin.

Coronavirus Sportstalk 3/19/20

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 66:19


Rob Adams hosts a sports talk show from home as part of the podcast series.

Kobe-Eli-Jeter

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 50:40


This is a different show. I recorded my radio program, Doubleheader, but had nowhere to air it. So listen here as I talk about a wild week with the passing of Kobe Bryant, the retirement of Eli Manning, and the election of Derek Jeter, plus other topics. It's historical in a different way.

Scott Pelley

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 21:40


Tales From the Booth isn't just about sports. It's about journalism and history and audio of interest. Today, Rob Adams talks with Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes and CBS News. Mr. Pelley has a new book out -- Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times -- and he discusses various topics of interest. Rob and Scott touch on September 11, 2001 along with advice for young journalists, history and great journalism, modern journalism and more.

Recreations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019 22:10


In this episode, Rob Adams plays a long portion of a 1939 spring training baseball broadcast between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees. Red Barber calls the action by interpreting the code off a Western Union telegraph. Hockey also shines for a moment, with a visit to legendary Boston announcer Fred Cusick.

Graham, Tom, Ford, plus Ty Tyson in 1934

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 23:10


On this episode, we tell you about the voices of the first two shows, plus introduce Detroit legend Ty Tyson, and Charles Lindbergh is involved somehow.

Babe Ruth and the 1934 All-Star Game

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 25:53


On this episode, we'll break down one of the oldest -- if not the oldest -- full-game broadcasts in sports history. Babe Ruth gets a prominent spot as we get to hear "The Bambino" hit a few times. Plus "King" Carl Hubbell puts on a show for the ages.

The Firsts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 16:25


In the debut episode of Tales From the Booth, Rob Adams goes back to some of the earliest broadcasts available, including the oldest-known sports broadcast.

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