Reds president Larry MacPhail hires 26 year-old Red Barber to broadcast the team games on WSAL

Reds president Larry MacPhail hires 26 year-old Red Barber to broadcast the team games on WSAL

ByBaseball

Reds president Larry MacPhail hires 26 year-old Red Barber to broadcast the team games on WSAL. The not-so-old “Ol’ Redhead” will spend the first five years of his Hall of Fame career in Cincinnati, calling the contests from the stands of Crosley Field.

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Babe Ruth, sponsored by Quaker Oats, agrees to do three 15-minute broadcasts a week over NBC

ByThis Day in Baseball

1934 – Babe Ruth, sponsored by Quaker Oats, agrees to do three 15-minute broadcasts a week over NBC. The total of $39,000 for 13 weeks is $4,000 more than his New York Yankees contract. Of equal weight, WSAL hires Red Barber to broadcast Cincinnati Reds games.