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On the latest edition of Redleg Roundtable, Seth Shaner is joined by broadcasters Matt Andrews and Jim Kelch, who teamed together to call Louisville Bats games and have a wealth of broadcasting experience. Topics include minor league travel, the players who made stops in Louisville before heading to Cincinnati and their experiences along the way. You are invited to join our ever-growing family of Cincinnati sports fans (and support the podcast) on Patreon! You can also give us a like and subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch each episode as it is released. Follow us on Twitter @riverfrontcincy, Instagram, and Facebook. Please subscribe to the audio podcast for free (on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Amazon Music, and give us a rating/review over at iTunes and elsewhere. If you like us, tell your friends! This episode was sponsored by SeatGeek! Use code RIVERFRONT for $20 off your first SeatGeek order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/teamseatgeek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lance has on Jim Kelch, from Louisville Bats radio, to breakdown some of the talent down in the farm system, and what to expect from Matt McLain this season.
Lance is joined by NKU play-by-play announcer Jim Kelch and previews the Norse's game against Houston. Tune in!
Voice of the Northern Kentucky Norse, Jim Kelch, joins Off The Bench to talk about NKU and their run to the Horizon League Championship Game on Tuesday night in Indianapolis. Cincinnati Reds beat writer Bobby Nightengale joins the show to talk about the Reds and Spring Training. Thom, Casey, and Trace spend time talking about NFL quarterbacks among other topics.
Jim Kelch joins the podcast. As the longest tenured broadcaster in franchise history, he has plenty of stories to share about players, coaches, managers, front office and more. Hear Jim's persepective on changing Major League affiliations, moving to a new ballpark and first impressions of old Cardinal Stadium.
Reach The Horizon - The official Podcast of the Horizon League
The Norse have quietly won 10 of their last 12 games and have hung around the top of the Horizon League standings. As things heat up with only a hand full of games remaining in the regular season, Justin Kinner caught up with the voice of NKU men's hoops Jim Kelch. The season has not gone as smooth as Norse fans had hoped but Jim Kelch reveals what adjustments Norse head coach Darrin Horn made that was instrumental in the season turn around.
My guest on this episode of Nobody’s Safe w/Brady Laber is Rick Broering who is the radio analyst for NKU basketball, publisher for Musketeer Report and Digital Content Producer at Local 12 in Cincinnati. Rick knew from a young age that he wanted to maximize his love of sports by eventually becoming a college basketball play-by-play broadcaster. He talks about using a tape recorder to practice calling games starting when he was 11 years old. Rick talks about growing up in Northern Kentucky and attending Holy Cross High School which is located in the Latonia section of Covington. We talk about some of the influential coaches and teachers that he encountered and learned from at Holy Cross. After briefly flirting with the idea of playing college baseball, Rick decides instead to attend Northern Kentucky University and major in Radio/TV. Rick ended up graduating from NKU with a double major that included journalism. We talked about the professors that we both learned from during our time at NKU including Mary Cupito, Brad King and Wes Akers. Speaking of Wes Akers, the two of us recall getting the chance to receive hands-on experience thanks to him and Bill Farro running a student production that produced live NKU men’s and women’s basketball games. Rick runs through his extensive resume that includes quite a bit of work while he us still a college student. This includes doing internet play-by-play and running a website with his own blog the covering high school sports. One of Rick’s goals has been to do sports talk radio and he gets his chance working for a short-lived FM sports station in Cincinnati. That experience helped him gain experience to later be a guest on many different sports talk shows in the market. Rick eventually lands a position working on a rivals.com site that produces content to cover the Xavier men’s basketball program. He eventually becomes the publisher of the site that now known as MusketeerReport.com (https://247sports.com/college/xavier/) After a stint as the Kentucky preps beat writer at the Cincinnati Enquirer, Rick lands a full-time at Local 12 WKRC-TV as the digital content producer. This eventually leads to him teaming up with Richard Skinner and the two combine to work on the very popular “Skinny Podcast” that can be found on local12.com (https://local12.com/sports/the-skinny-podcast) In 2019, Rick is hired by Learfield Sports as an in-season replacement to be the new radio analyst for NKU men’s basketball. He is teamed with longtime play-by-play broadcaster Jim Kelch who Rick credits with teaching him to be make the transition as seamless as possible. You can follow Rick on Twitter @RickBroering (https://twitter.com/RickBroering), Musketeer Report on Twitter @musketeerreport (https://twitter.com/musketeerreport) and Local 12/WKRC-TV @Local12 (https://twitter.com/Local12). You can follow Brady Laber on Twitter @BradyLaber1 (https://twitter.com/BradyLaber1) please use the hashtag #NobodysSafe Check out the Nobody’s Safe website at nobodysssafe.fireside.fm (https://nobodysssafe.fireside.fm) to listen to all episodes on demand and in their entirety. For more information on Stove Leg Media go the website StoveLeg.com (https://www.stoveleg.com) or send an email to Podcasts@stoveleg.com Intro music for the podcast was provided by bensoud.com (https://www.bensound.com)
My guest on this episode of Nobody’s Safe w/Brady Laber is Jim Kelch who is a successful radio and television play-by-play broadcaster. Jim grew in Peoria, Illinois which is the line of demarkation that divides the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals respective fan bases. Jim grew up a Cubs fans but admits that he also enjoyed Cardinals baseball because he was such a fan of Cardinals radio play-by-play man Jack Buck. Jim grew up playing baseball but always knew that he wanted to call both baseball and basketball games and often practiced his craft in the bleachers while watching high school games. After a short stint playing college baseball, Jim attended Bradley University with hopes of breaking into the broadcasting business. He landed a job at a local radio station but as a salesman selling commercial ads for the stations sports broadcasts. He eventually gets his chance to be on the call local high school games. After some seasoning, he is hired to call the Peoria Chiefs games. The Chiefs was a Cubs minor league affiliate at the time and he got the gig when he was able to convince the station manager that he could sell enough ads to at least break even. After three seasons he moved up to the Double-A level moving to Chattanooga calling games for the Lookouts. This is the first season in which Jim called every game of the season. Two seasons later he finds out about an opening in Louisville, Kentucky in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He got the job with the team which is called the Redbirds at the time which and was a Triple-A affiliate. While in Louisville as a Cardinals affiliate, Jim filled in for his hero Jack Buck at the big league level and helped mentor Jack’s son Joe in his early college years. The Cardinals broke ties with the Louisville team and that group eventually became a Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds organization. After patiently waiting, Jim got his chance in do some consistent fill-in work for the Reds starting in 2008. Jim was hired full-time by the Reds for the 2010 season and being in the big leagues was his crowning achievement. He stayed with the Reds for eight seasons until his contract was not renewed at the end of the 2017 season. Jim was devastated when the Reds parted ways with him and he talks candidly about it. You can hear the pain in his voice as he talks about being let go and the lasting effects. Jim became the radio voice of the Northern Kentucky University Norse men’s basketball program in 2012. His hiring was also a seminal moment in his career since it was his other major goal to call Division-I men’s basketball. We talk about some of his memorial calls and fond memories as the Voice of the Norse. You can follow Jim on Twitter @JimKelch (https://twitter.com/KelchJim) and the NKU Norse basketball teams @NKUNorseMBB (https://twitter.com/NKUNorseMBB) You can follow Brady Laber on Twitter @BradyLaber1 (https://twitter.com/BradyLaber1) please use the hashtag #NobodysSafe Check out the Nobody’s Safe website at nobodysssafe.fireside.fm (https://nobodysssafe.fireside.fm) to listen to all episodes on demand and in their entirety. For more information on Stove Leg Media go the website StoveLeg.com (https://www.stoveleg.com) or send an email to Podcasts@stoveleg.com Intro music for the podcast was provided by bensoud.com (https://www.bensound.com)
This is a special episode of Nobody’s Safe with Brady Laber as we dedicate the show to a season preview for the Northern Kentucky University Norse men’s basketball team. On this episode of Nobody’s Safe we have a season preview of the Northern Kentucky Norse men’s basketball program. This is the Golden Season of NKU basketball, year number 50 and although it's a shame that the pandemic will not allows Norse fans to celebrate the way that they expected. However, we will do the best we as I have the NKU radio play-by-play announcer Jim Kelch and his analyst Rick Broering as my guest on the show. I bring on Jim first and he explains how everything has changed about how he is able to broadcast the game because of the protocols but into place becasue of the pandemic. Jim also looks back on the Horizon League tournament from last season which coincides with the beginning of the COVID-19 era. Rick Broering gives his recollections of that fateful March time in Indianapolis as well. We also talk about the current roster and the preseason poll in the Horizon League. To keep up to date on everything that involves Northern Kentucky University Athletics visit the website nkunorse.com (https://nkunorse.com) or follow the women’s basketball program on Twitter and Instagram @NKUNorseWBB If you want to follow Jim Kelch on Twitter his hande is @KelchJim (https://twitter.com/KelchJim) and if you want to follow Rick Broering its @RickBroering (https://twitter.com/RickBroering) You can follow Brady Laber on Twitter @BradyLaber1 (https://twitter.com/BradyLaber1) please use the hashtag #NobodysSafe Check out the Nobody’s Safe website at nobodysssafe.fireside.fm (https://nobodysssafe.fireside.fm) For more information on Stove Leg Media go the website StoveLeg.com (https://www.stoveleg.com) or send an email to Podcasts@stoveleg.com Intro music for the podcast was provided by bensoud.com (https://www.bensound.com)
A 1-On-1 interview with Host Drew Amman, NKU Hoops Voice & Former Cincinnati Reds Broadcaster Jim Kelch sits down to discuss:The importance of having a mentor - regardless of your professionWorking alongside MartyAdapting from Radio to TV BroadcastsCalling a No-Hitter by Reds Pitcher Homer Bailey Covering the NKU Norse
As promised, part 2 of a Redbirds/Bats broadcasters reunion. This time, Jim Kelch again joins along with Mark Neely (Redbirds broadcaster 1992-1994), David Wilson (Redbirds broadcaster 1995-1997) and Matt Andrews (Bats broadcaster 2003-2016). The guys tell stories from their days behind the Louisville baseball microphone as well as working with Jim Kelch. Just like part 1, this is can't-miss stuff if you're a Redbirds/Bats fan or if you enjoy baseball stories!
In part one of a 2-part series, former Redbirds/Bats broadcasters Jim Kelch (1989-2009, 2019), Joe Buck (1989-1990) and Todd Kalas (1991) as well as Louisville Executive Vice President Greg Galiette (1984-present) get together to share memories and stories from the past. The guys remember specific players, various league destinations and having their careers bring them through Louisville. Look for part 2 featuring Jim Kelch, Mark Neely, Dave Wilson and Matt Andrews soon!
In Season 2 Episode 14, I sat down with Reds Broadcaster/Analyst and Founder of Baseball Rules Academy Chris Welsh. Mr. Welsh played professional baseball from 1981- 1986. During his career he played for the San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers and the Cincinnati Reds. Mr. Welsh has been an Analyst with the Cincinnati Reds/Fox Sports Ohio for 28 years. During his time as a broadcaster he has worked with Thom Brennaman, George Grande, Marty Brennaman, Jim Day, Jeff Brantley and Jim Kelch. Mr. Welsh founded Baseball Rules Academy eight years ago. He found out that he was not able to find a baseball rules quick enough from the book while broadcasting. He decided to make “the Google of Baseball Rules” to be more efficient at his job. Mr. Welsh has a great outlook on baseball combining new school and old school. Mr. Welsh has so much knowledge and experience from the game of baseball. Please join me in listening to Mr. Welsh and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.
It's a special watch-along editing of the Bat Chat podcast as we take you back to April 12, 2000...the first ever game at Louisville Slugger Field. The longtime voice of the Louisville franchise, Jim Kelch, joins the podcast to relive that game. Watch it along with us or just listen to the podcast separately. Watch the game at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIkN900Aajw and join us for a trip down memory lane!
Jim Kelch and Rick Broering on the call as NKU wins Horizon League and clinches NCAA tourney bid.
Reach The Horizon - The official Podcast of the Horizon League
We are just past the halfway point of January but we already have our 1st 1 vs 2 match-up of the season Friday night on ESPNU between the Wright State Raiders and the Northern Kentucky Norse. Jim Kelch is the voice of the Northern Kentucky Norse and he is our guest on this week's edition of Reach The Horizon.
Reach The Horizon - The official Podcast of the Horizon League
We are just past the halfway point of January but we already have our 1st 1 vs 2 match-up of the season Friday night on ESPNU between the Wright State Raiders and the Northern Kentucky Norse. Jim Kelch is the voice of the Northern Kentucky Norse and he is our guest on this week's edition of Reach The Horizon.
Jim Kelch and Jim Brantley.
Scott Smith and Cincinnati Reds television and radio broadcaster Jim Kelch join Southern Kentucky's only Cincinnati Reds Radio Talk Show. The show airs each Saturday at 9 a.m. central on ESPN 102.7 FM, 1450 AM in Bowling Green, Ky. and 1230 AM in Glasgow, Ky. Also, it streams live at espnky.com/wwku. Jason Harbison and Todd Smith talk weekly to fans, players, staff and broadcasters about the Reds.
Jeff Brantley and Jim Kelch host Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason
Marty Brennaman and Jim Kelch host Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason
- Byron Larkin previews the Xavier vs Maryland game- Liz Bonis checks in without clothes on- John Hook, anchor out of Phoenix wrote a book about Bob Crane, and his still unsolved murder- Amy Murray talks street car repairs and operation- Jim Kelch, not only does he cover the Reds, he covers the Northern Kentucky Norse - they have a big game tomorrow.
Marty Brennaman and Jim Kelch host Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason
Jim Kelch and Marty Brennaman hosts Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason
Jim Kelch and Marty Brennaman hosts Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason.
Jim Kelch and Marty Brennaman hosts Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason
Jim Kelch and Marty Brennaman hosts Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason
Jim Kelch and Jim Day hosts Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason
Jim Kelch and Marty Brennaman hosts Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason.
Jim Kelch and Marty Brennaman hosts Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason.
Jim Kelch and Marty Brennaman hosts Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason.
Jim Kelch and Marty Brennaman hosts Reds Hot Stove League bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason
Jim Kelch and Doug Flynn host Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason.
Jim Kelch and Marty Brennaman host Reds Hot Stove League, bringing you all of the Reds' news and notes of the offseason
Donny chats with Reds broadcaster Jim Kelch about his 25-year journey to the Major Leagues, his most discouraging moments along the way, and how he found the ability to persevere and reach the top.