Tales From The Booth

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.