One on One with Jane Mitchell featuring the Legend Jerry Coleman. The only Major League Baseball player to see combat in two wars, World War II and Korea, this man who put country first, was a remarkable person on many levels. I am so honored to have told his story over the years, in 1998 […]
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Here are the links to the editions featuring two more legends Randy Jones and Rollie Fingers. This is the 2015 edition updating their lives since our first edition in 1998. Randy Jones Rollie Fingers
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As much as baseball is about celebrating the great competition of the moment, it’s about remembering those who’ve played before. Former Padre and Oakland A’s pitcher Rollie Fingers is a Hall of Famer whose trademark moustache is hard to miss. His story is memorable, as well. I first interviewed him in 1998 and paired his
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Some people in this world make you smile as soon as you meet them. So true with Randy Jones. That’s part of what makes him a nice guy and a fan favorite in San Diego. What he did and has done for 40 years makes him a legend and an obvious choice for our special
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When we created the list for the first 12 shows to re-visit for the Legends series, Ozzie was an obvious selection. Not only a Hall of Famer, but a dynamic, energetic, creative ball player and person who got his start with the Padres and is loved for his amazing and Ahhh inducing plays both in
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In December (2014) when I heard the news Dick Enberg would be honored in Cooperstown, I was so happy for him. I emailed to congratulate him saying also that we needed to do that lunch we talked about since my position at Channel 4 had ended after the 2011 season. We set a time for
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While Trevor Hoffman is a legend no matter what year, the timing of this new series was perfect because he is eligible for the Hall of Fame ballot in 2016. So, there would be a lot to talk about – that, and of course being in his 5th year of retirement and the changes just
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Jerry Coleman was the epitome of a gentleman, a professional, a giving, caring person who put family and country above all else. Baseball (with the Yankees and the Padres) and broadcasting always came in second. I’ve known Jerry since 1997 upon the launch of Channel 4 San Diego. We met at the announcement of the
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On this beautiful sunny day in San Diego, I take pause with the memory of the sad and shocking news we all learned of this day one year ago. We grieved, we celebrated his legacy, we healed in some ways, and we learned of the potential and various reasons that could have lead to his
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During my 15 years at Channel 4 San Diego, the TV home of the San Diego Padres from 1997-2011, I had the privilege of being able to use that platform to tell some powerful stories about a cause close to my heart: ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. My father died of this in
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