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Dan Schlossberg
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 | Ibach, a one-time executive with the Chicago Cubs, has had a hand in
baseball since his days as a sportswriter for the Washington Post, Baltimore
Sun, and Philadelphia Journal. He had more than three decades of comprehensive
experience in sports journalism, public and media relations, sports marketing,
promotions, and publications management. The four-time author also hosted a
Baltimore radio show with Nick Charles. |
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| Schlossberg, the author of 34 books and more than 25,000 articles about
baseball, has created and hosted sports talk radio/TV, coordinated baseball
theme cruises, and written preseason magazines. A popular after-dinner speaker
at corporate events and long-time writer of baseball card biographies, he has
contributed articles to the official World Series and All-Star programs, team
publications, Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal, Bill Mazeroski’s
Baseball, and the Encyclopedia Americana Annual. He also served as baseball
editor for Legends Sports Memorabilia and The Rookie Review. The author of
Baseball Bits (2008) and Baseball Gold (2007), Schlossberg also co-authored
baseball autobiographies of Ron Blomberg, the first DH, and broadcaster Milo
Hamilton in 2006. |
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| For 20 years in the big leagues, Jay Johnstone kept teammates entertained with uninhibited clubhouse antics. But he was also a fine lefthanded hitter who played for eight different teams, including the Yankees and Cubs. An outfielder who first came up with the Angels, Johnstone later homered in the World Series for the Dodgers. After hanging up his spikes, Crazy Jay became a baseball broadcaster and parlayed his memoirs into four books, including Over the Edge, Temporary Insanity, and Some of My Best Friends Are Crazy. |
Why BallTalk works:
It is All Baseball, All the Time, giving millions of baseball purists a regular, on-the-air outlet unavailable on stations whose shows attempt to cover all sports [and lose listeners as a result].BallTalk appeals to the widest possible spectrum of baseball fans, blending the viewpoints of a player with 20+ years of experience, a historian, and a former front-office figure who has seen the machinations of the game from the inside.
What makes them different? Unlike most of his pressbox colleagues, Dan Schlossberg has no interest in any sport beyond baseball and has never even seen a Super Bowl, NCAA Final Four, Indy 500, or NBA Playoff. As a result, his concentration on and knowledge of baseball is total, undivided, and unchallenged. Jay Johnstone definitely moves to the beat of a different drummer, admitting to a myriad of stunts and practical jokes in his three hysterical books (he once waited in the Dodger Stadium hot dog line in full uniform!). And Bob Ibach has sampled sports for many unique vantage points, as journalist, author, broadcast commentator, publications chief, and media relations director.
BallTalk = total freedom of speech. Unlike the MLB Network, BallTalk is an independent show not owned or controlled by professional baseball or any of its affiliates. That allows the hosts to offer unedited, uninhibited, and often unsolicited comments about events of the day, all framed in a unique historical baseball perspective not available through any other broadcast outlet.
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| When Timo Perez pulled a baserunning blunder during the 2000 World Series,
only Dan Schlossberg recalled a similar gaffe by Lonnie Smith in 1991 that
cost his team the crown. |
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| When owners voted 30-0 to award World Series home-field advantage to the league that wins the All-Star Game, Bob Ibach and Dan Schlossberg reviled the decision as the wrong way to restore the lost integrity of the game, suggesting instead that the selection of lineups be returned to players, coaches, and managers who can’t vote for teammates. |
This show is lively, conversational, controversial, and sometimes outrageous but always informative. It dares to touch the "hot button" topics while never forgetting current issues, trends, and up-to-the-minute news. All three hosts believe that if you’re going to play in the sandbox, you might as well throw sand, and maybe even get some in your ears, eyes, and mouth while you’re at it.
BallTalk treats its targets with tongue in cheek, resulting in funny and fascinating segments. But it has a serious side too, with hard-hitting interviews that bring personalities to life. BallTalk cuts through the rhetoric and the garbage, giving listeners an uncompromising view toward every aspect of America’s national pastime.
Sponsorship slots are filling up fast. For further information contact:
Dan Schlossberg
10 Ballard Place
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410-3601
Tel. 201-791-3160
Fax 201-791-3349
Cell 201-923-4326
ballauthor@optonline.net
