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Audiodarlin
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> Who is your favorite Steelers Radio Broadcaster of all time
> and why?
Joe Stegno cause he really cooked.
Milo Hamilton because he never made a game
Bob Prince because he should have
Sophie Maslow cause she never played the game
>
> and why?
Joe Stegno cause he really cooked.
Milo Hamilton because he never made a game
Bob Prince because he should have
Sophie Maslow cause she never played the game
>
M
mlukac
Guest
> > Who is your favorite Steelers Radio Broadcaster of all
> time
> > and why?
>
> Joe Stegno cause he really cooked.
> Milo Hamilton because he never made a game
> Bob Prince because he should have
> Sophie Maslow cause she never played the game
> >
>
The question actually was STEELER broadcaster and...Hmm, Haa, it's gotta be Cope! (Double Yoy)
> time
> > and why?
>
> Joe Stegno cause he really cooked.
> Milo Hamilton because he never made a game
> Bob Prince because he should have
> Sophie Maslow cause she never played the game
> >
>
The question actually was STEELER broadcaster and...Hmm, Haa, it's gotta be Cope! (Double Yoy)
> > > Who is your favorite Steelers Radio Broadcaster of all
> > time
> > > and why?
> >
> > Joe Stegno cause he really cooked.
> > Milo Hamilton because he never made a game
> > Bob Prince because he should have
> > Sophie Maslow cause she never played the game
> > >
> >
>
> The question actually was STEELER broadcaster and...Hmm,
> Haa, it's gotta be Cope! (Double Yoy)
>
NOT ONLY THAT- But Milo never made a game?
Maybe you liked him in his four years here. Maybe you didn't.
But he is one of baseball's all-time announcers and has been in the business for 52 years because of his preparation- which is legendary.
Favorite Steelers announcer though- has to be- Myron Cope.
And I think Jack Fleming and Bill Hillgrove are tremendous announcers!
> > time
> > > and why?
> >
> > Joe Stegno cause he really cooked.
> > Milo Hamilton because he never made a game
> > Bob Prince because he should have
> > Sophie Maslow cause she never played the game
> > >
> >
>
> The question actually was STEELER broadcaster and...Hmm,
> Haa, it's gotta be Cope! (Double Yoy)
>
NOT ONLY THAT- But Milo never made a game?
Maybe you liked him in his four years here. Maybe you didn't.
But he is one of baseball's all-time announcers and has been in the business for 52 years because of his preparation- which is legendary.
Favorite Steelers announcer though- has to be- Myron Cope.
And I think Jack Fleming and Bill Hillgrove are tremendous announcers!
R
Radio_Realist
Guest
> > > > Who is your favorite Steelers Radio Broadcaster of all
>
> > > time
> > > > and why?
> > >
> > > Joe Stegno cause he really cooked.
> > > Milo Hamilton because he never made a game
> > > Bob Prince because he should have
> > > Sophie Maslow cause she never played the game
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > The question actually was STEELER broadcaster and...Hmm,
> > Haa, it's gotta be Cope! (Double Yoy)
> >
>
> NOT ONLY THAT- But Milo never made a game?
>
> Maybe you liked him in his four years here. Maybe you
> didn't.
>
> But he is one of baseball's all-time announcers and has been
> in the business for 52 years because of his preparation-
> which is legendary.
>
> Favorite Steelers announcer though- has to be- Myron Cope.
>
> And I think Jack Fleming and Bill Hillgrove are tremendous
> announcers!
There are two big problems with picking a favorite Steeler announcer.
The first is that there were so few of them since the late 1960's. Steeler announcers are like Steeler head coaches or centers. They get Hall of Fame qualty people, and then keep them for what seems like forever.
The second is that they all either were or are really excellent. Pick any one of them at random and you've got an outstanding announcer. From what I've heard of network announcers and color men, even though Tunch Ilkin comes in fourth out of the field of Fleming, Hillgrove, Cope, and Ilkin, in most other cities he'd be number 1 or 2.
I agree with you guys that Cope is my favorite, but the other three are all really close seconds in my book.
>
> > > time
> > > > and why?
> > >
> > > Joe Stegno cause he really cooked.
> > > Milo Hamilton because he never made a game
> > > Bob Prince because he should have
> > > Sophie Maslow cause she never played the game
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > The question actually was STEELER broadcaster and...Hmm,
> > Haa, it's gotta be Cope! (Double Yoy)
> >
>
> NOT ONLY THAT- But Milo never made a game?
>
> Maybe you liked him in his four years here. Maybe you
> didn't.
>
> But he is one of baseball's all-time announcers and has been
> in the business for 52 years because of his preparation-
> which is legendary.
>
> Favorite Steelers announcer though- has to be- Myron Cope.
>
> And I think Jack Fleming and Bill Hillgrove are tremendous
> announcers!
There are two big problems with picking a favorite Steeler announcer.
The first is that there were so few of them since the late 1960's. Steeler announcers are like Steeler head coaches or centers. They get Hall of Fame qualty people, and then keep them for what seems like forever.
The second is that they all either were or are really excellent. Pick any one of them at random and you've got an outstanding announcer. From what I've heard of network announcers and color men, even though Tunch Ilkin comes in fourth out of the field of Fleming, Hillgrove, Cope, and Ilkin, in most other cities he'd be number 1 or 2.
I agree with you guys that Cope is my favorite, but the other three are all really close seconds in my book.
> Who is your favorite Steelers Radio Broadcaster of all time
> and why?
Joe Tucker...simply because I always liked WWSW. Furthermore,
he was versatile - good both at PBP and back in the studio
for his nightly sports commentary. Even during the lean years
(decades?), he made the games a compelling listen.
> and why?
Joe Tucker...simply because I always liked WWSW. Furthermore,
he was versatile - good both at PBP and back in the studio
for his nightly sports commentary. Even during the lean years
(decades?), he made the games a compelling listen.
It's nice that someone remembered Joe Tucker
What can you tell me about him? He was before my time and I know nothing about him except that he worked the broadcasts for many years- and at a time when I'm sure if you wanted to follow the game you probably had to listen to it on the radio.
What can you tell me about him? He was before my time and I know nothing about him except that he worked the broadcasts for many years- and at a time when I'm sure if you wanted to follow the game you probably had to listen to it on the radio.
Re: It's nice that someone remembered Joe Tucker
> What can you tell me about him? He was before my time and I
> know nothing about him except that he worked the broadcasts
> for many years- and at a time when I'm sure if you wanted to
> follow the game you probably had to listen to it on the
> radio.
He had a very crisp, non-nonsense delivery but was also folksy.
A seeming contradiction -- but Joe was able to pull that
combination off.
One of my most vivid memories from the mid-60s (when WWSW was
still atop the Sherwyn [sic] Hotel on Wood Street) occured
during his nightly sports recap. The radiator suddently started
clanging in that venerable old hotel and was very evident on
the air.
Tucker said, ``...we've seem to got some competition tonight
from the radiator...''. He harumphed just a bit, spoke a little
louder and cooly pressed on with the sportscast without missing
a beat in spite of the noise.
> What can you tell me about him? He was before my time and I
> know nothing about him except that he worked the broadcasts
> for many years- and at a time when I'm sure if you wanted to
> follow the game you probably had to listen to it on the
> radio.
He had a very crisp, non-nonsense delivery but was also folksy.
A seeming contradiction -- but Joe was able to pull that
combination off.
One of my most vivid memories from the mid-60s (when WWSW was
still atop the Sherwyn [sic] Hotel on Wood Street) occured
during his nightly sports recap. The radiator suddently started
clanging in that venerable old hotel and was very evident on
the air.
Tucker said, ``...we've seem to got some competition tonight
from the radiator...''. He harumphed just a bit, spoke a little
louder and cooly pressed on with the sportscast without missing
a beat in spite of the noise.
Re: It's nice that someone remembered Joe Tucker
I only met him once and that was during the KDKA announcers strike in 1959 or 1960. We AFTRA members from the other stations walked the picket line with the KD guys. He was most pleasant and, like Pie Traynor, would remember your name 30 years later.
There is a new book out about Joe Tucker...."Screamer" by his son Murray Tucker. I always thought of Joe as a rather laid-back-middle-of-the-road guy. In this book, which was based on some of Joe's notes, he comes off as rather wild. It is most enjoyable.Bob E. Nelson said:> What can you tell me about him? He was before my time and I
> know nothing about him except that he worked the broadcasts
> for many years- and at a time when I'm sure if you wanted to
> follow the game you probably had to listen to it on the
> radio.
He had a very crisp, non-nonsense delivery but was also folksy.
A seeming contradiction -- but Joe was able to pull that
combination off.
One of my most vivid memories from the mid-60s (when WWSW was
still atop the Sherwyn [sic] Hotel on Wood Street) occured
during his nightly sports recap. The radiator suddently started
clanging in that venerable old hotel and was very evident on
the air.
Tucker said, ``...we've seem to got some competition tonight
from the radiator...''. He harumphed just a bit, spoke a little
louder and cooly pressed on with the sportscast without missing
a beat in spite of the noise.
I only met him once and that was during the KDKA announcers strike in 1959 or 1960. We AFTRA members from the other stations walked the picket line with the KD guys. He was most pleasant and, like Pie Traynor, would remember your name 30 years later.
For those curious- there are several cuts of Tucker on You Tube.
Here's one of them- Myron Cope is obviously very excited to work with the announcer who called games in the days when he was a fan-
http://www.youtube.com/user/murtuc#p/u/17/W2yOLb8RuMc
Incidentily, the missed field goal was by a player named Joe Glamp against the Los Angeles Rams in a 27-26 defeat. I believe the Steelers immediately went on to a six game winning streak afterwards with the addition of Bob Cifers into the lineup, and this would be the Steelers' longest winning streak for 28 years.
Here's one of them- Myron Cope is obviously very excited to work with the announcer who called games in the days when he was a fan-
http://www.youtube.com/user/murtuc#p/u/17/W2yOLb8RuMc
Incidentily, the missed field goal was by a player named Joe Glamp against the Los Angeles Rams in a 27-26 defeat. I believe the Steelers immediately went on to a six game winning streak afterwards with the addition of Bob Cifers into the lineup, and this would be the Steelers' longest winning streak for 28 years.
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FreddyE1977
Guest
Gotta give props to Billy Hillgrove, because when the Steelers, Pitt Football and Basketball all overlap,
he puts in some frequent-flyer miles that would drive many guys 1/3 his age to get out of the biz.
he puts in some frequent-flyer miles that would drive many guys 1/3 his age to get out of the biz.
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