On Jun 3, 2:46*am, Tex wrote:
Growing up in the 1960's & 70's before cable tv, video games, dvd's,
and all the other technology that has spawned a two generations of
virtual zombies I now realize how blessed I was to be a kid at that
time.

Books, radio and playing whatever sport was in season with all the
neighborhood kids (outdoors and not in front of a computer screen) was
our entertainment. It was all we had and all we needed.

Listening to baseball games on the radio was when I fell in love with
the medium. And upon reflecting back, I am astonished at the number of
talented baseball broadcasters I grew up listening to - a who's who of
hall of fame voices!

Harry Carey on KMOX 1120 out of St. Louis (the Cubs came later) and
Jack Buck after Harry for the Cardinals.
Ernie Harwell on WJR 760 Detroit for the Tigers.
Bob Prince on KDKA 1020 Pittsburgh for the Pirates.
Vin Scully out of LA for the Dodgers.
Herb Kanill (spelling?) out of Minnesota for the Twins.
Marty Brennaman on WLW 700 out of Cincinnati for the Reds.
Jack Brickhouse before Harry Carey on WGN 720 out of Chicago for the
Cubs.
Milo Hamilton out of Houston for the Astros.

Wow talk about a "golden age" of broadcasting!

And before my time there was Red Barber in Brooklyn and Mel Allen
calling the New York Giant games. In the 1940's & 50's you could walk
down any street in Brooklyn and not miss a play of the the Dodger's
game because you would hear it from every open window.

Bob Costas calls radio baseball "the soundtrack of your summer" and
current Giant broadcaster Jon Miller has said baseball on tv is a
movie "but baseball on radio is a novel." *You can't sum it up any
better than that.

My favorite? All of them. Yes how blessed I was.

Without a doubt Vin Scully. I have many fond memories of listening to
his coverage of Dodger games first though the ear plug of a transistor
radio and then later on various car radios.