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Article: Before Buck. (Radio History).(Brief Article)
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- St. Louis Journalism Review
- Article date:
- June 1, 2002
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(Editor's note: Information for this article was provided by the St. Louis Media Archives at the St. Louis Public Library.)
Few of today's baseball fans are aware of the rich radio play-by-play history in St. Louis. In the early days of the business, three men made names for themselves on KMOX. All three men were in their late 20s when they arrived at the station.
Bill Mack is credited with establishing the station's "Hot Stove League." When he joined the KMOX staff in 1927 at the age of 27, Mack, whose given name was William McCaslyn, was among the station's more resourceful individuals. He was the first radio staffer to provide coverage from major ...