World Series

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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“I think the most troublesome thing that involved the World Series, the Super Bowl, everything, was confronting the issue of making the change after Curt Gowdy, who'd been the voice of NBC forever and was fabulous. Great announcer, fabulous human being.” - Don Ohlmeyer, Executive

Interviewees discuss coverage of the World Series on television.

Highlights

Don Ohlmeyer on producing the World Series

02:02

Curt Gowdy on Joe DiMaggio's comeback at the '49 World Series

01:29

Al Michaels on reporting the earthquake during the 1989 World Series Game 3 in San Francisco

09:55

Herbert F. Solow on selling the World Series to Japan

02:08

Ted Turner on the Atlanta Braves winning the World Series in 1995

01:37

Bob Costas on covering the 1986 World Series when the Red Sox almost beat the curse, and the Red Sox finally beating it in 2004

02:35

Who talked about this topic

Bob Costas

Bob Costas on Kirk Gibson hitting the home-run off Dennis Eckersley in the 1988 World Series

01:36

Bob Costas on covering the 1982 World Series and the 1984 "Sandberg game"

01:19

Bob Costas on covering the 1986 World Series when the Red Sox almost beat the curse, and the Red Sox finally beating it in 2004

02:35

Curt Gowdy

Curt Gowdy on Joe DiMaggio's comeback at the '49 World Series

01:29

Curt Gowdy on covering 16 World Series

09:35

Don Ohlmeyer

Don Ohlmeyer on producing the World Series

02:02

Herbert F. Solow

Herbert F. Solow on selling the World Series to Japan

02:08

Ted Turner

Ted Turner on the Atlanta Braves winning the World Series in 1995

01:37

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten on the Eight Is Enough reunion movies beating the World Series in TV ratings

01:02

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