Red Barber’s First Broadcast Was a Paper on Cow Obstetrics
Red Barber first went on the air at the University of Florida in 1930, reading a professor’s paper on bovine obstetrics. Nine years later he called the first televised big league game.
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Spring Training: Every February, Half of Major League Baseball Moves to Florida
Every February, 15 Major League Baseball teams move to Florida for the Grapefruit League. For six weeks, small-town ballparks become the center of the baseball universe.
