Anytime I see my alma mater, Fordham University, mentioned anywhere, I have to plug it. So that’s why I got excited when I read Jon Heyman’s column on SI.com the other day:
I hope Vin Scully didn’t mean it when he suggested he might retire after this season while on a recent trip to New York to celebrate his time at WFUV-FM, the Fordham University radio station that’s also produced a lot of excellent announcers like Michael Kay, Mike Breen and Bob Papa, fine sportswriters such as Jack Curry of the New York Times and the even more famous Alan Alda, Charles Osgood and Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo). Even now, at age 80 and in his 59th season with the Dodgers, no other baseball announcer is in Scully’s league.
Sorry, but I couldn’t help myself. Heyman forgot to mention other prominent Fordham alums such as Lakers radio announcer Spero Dedes and Tony Reali, the host of ESPN’s Around the Horn. Tim Sharobem and I had the pleasure of meeting Reali on campus a few years back, and I must say that he was a great guy. Very down to earth and really funny.
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Birthday to Al Cabrera, Charlie Gehringer, Milt Pappas, Walt Terrell, Katie Wagner, Nicky Katt, Kerry Lightenberg, Francisco Cordero, Daniel Ortmeier, Andrew Walter, Matt Leinart and Justin King
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Wonder if Leinart is whipping out the beer bong for his birthday again.
Wouldn’t be suprised.
i went to fordham…
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