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This Day in History: It was on June 12, 1939 when the National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum opened in Cooperstown, NY (top image from Hall of Fame archives).
Eleven Hall of Famers were there that day for the festivities
—Ty Cobb among them. Bottom image was from June 12, 1989 as I interviewed Ty Cobb’s son, Jim Cobb, on the 50th anniversary of the great Hall opening its doors
—we stood in the very spot his dad had been exactly 50 years earlier. This was my very first live remote broadcast
—I was just a kid in the very early years of my sportscasting career (which I did for 30 years before focusing on digital).
Technology used that day to make it all happen were: a massive satellite truck, large camera and winding cables
—all to get the signal back to my station in Binghamton, it was the station’s first-ever remote satellite report.
Little did I know it at the time that one day I would develop a love for doing similar remote live broadcasts using just a cell phone, and standing next to gorges and majestic waterfalls talking with folks around the world.
Much has changed since June 12th, 1989.
As for the National Baseball Hall of Fame
—it was among my very favorite places to cover events at in one of America’s finest villages. These days I go to Cooperstown for much different reasons and appreciate the beauty and history there now more than ever.
For my followers who have never been, this is a “must-see” area of New York State along Otsego Lake that offers something for everyone. It will always be one of my very favorite places on earth!