The newest “Around Cincinnati Baseball Special”
The World Series is near, so Lee Hay has assembled a 2-hour baseball extravaganza saluting one of the greatest Reds ever, 1B Ted Kluszewski. He was a bigger than life athlete and during this program, listeners will hear from his wife, Eleanor; clubhouse legend Bernie Stowe and his wife, Priscilla; Reds Hall of Famer Ken Griffey; Steve Wolter from Sports Investments; and more. Also learn about this year’s Reds Fest, and the Baseball on the West Side exhibition at the Price Hill Historical Society.
There are also two web exclusives on www.wvxu.org: audio of Pete Rose’s answer to the question if he was Ted Kluszewski, what advice would he have on hitting; and video from a 1956 episode of “What’s My Line” featuring the Reds with Big Klu as spokesman.
SEGMENTS ABOUT TED KLUSZEWSKI:
Bernie & Priscilla Stowe – clubhouse legend and his wife
Jeff Wehmeier, son of former Red and Klu’s teammate Herm Wehmeier
Steve Wolter from Sports Investments
Eleanor Kluszewski – Ted’s widow
Barbara McCulley – longtime Reds fan
Chris Eckes – Reds Hall of Fame
Howard Wilkinson – WVXU political reporter and longtime Reds fan
Ken Griffey – Reds Hall of Famer
OTHER REDS SEGMENTS
Chris Eckes – Reds Hall of Fame about Big Red Machine exhibit
Noah Hunt – local singer, touring with Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – his recording of “Under the Lights” from Cincinnati Clutch Hits CD
Richard Jones – Price Hill historian on the “Baseball on the West Side” exhibit at the Price Hill Historical Society
Zach Bronkowski – 2012 Redsfest
For links related to this special, and to hear and see the website exclusives, visit: http://www.wvxu.org/post/saluting-big-klu