BONUS EPISODE: "Crack of the Bat: History of Baseball on the Radio" author James R. Walker

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with James R. Walker, author of "Crack of the Bat: A History of Baseball on the Radio." Mr. Walker's book was published in 2015 by University of Nebraska Press. In this conversation from June 2019, he describes the early days of baseball broadcasting, and that special fit and distinctive connection that only the sport of baseball seems to have with the audio medium. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.