With the future of AM unclear, a look back at the powerful role radio plays in baseball history
NEW YORK -- Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Suzyn Waldman fell madly in love with two things: baseball and Broadway shows.During the 1950s and '60s, the long arm of AM radio brought both into her home.“I can still hear Ned Martin of the Red Sox reciting poetry about the mountains in Anaheim,” said Waldman, the pioneer announcer and former star of musical stage who's been calling New York Yankees games for decades. "I can still hear Curt Gowdy with that Wyoming twang.“Not everyone can remember who their first television broadcasters were — but everyone knows who the radio team was. Everyone.”Like many fans, especially older ones, Waldman originally got hooked by America's pastime listening to ballgames on an AM signal. In fact, next month will mark the 100th anniversary of the first Worl...