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Rickie Ricardo Had To Rescue John Sterling During Flood

“If it seemed that getting to Sterling would be the hard part, Rickie Ricardo said there was a surprise to come. It took an hour to get to Sterling’s apartment, which was only a half-mile away from the scene.”

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Everyone should be so lucky as to have a co-worker like Rickie Ricardo. The Yankees’ Spanish broadcaster was called into service on Wednesday night when his English language counterpart, John Sterling, became stranded in Edgewater, New Jersey. Ricardo called in to tell Moose and Maggie on WFAN the story on Thursday morning.

“Usually when we finish a game, John Sterling is the first one to leave. He does the totals, the wrap up, and he and his engineer, they go.,” Ricardo explained. “I stick around. I do the Spanish post-game show, so you know, I’m the last one to leave the stadium.”

As he left, it was clear that Tropical Storm Ida was wreaking havoc on New York City.

“It was amazing to see Yankee Stadium, the lobby at Yankee Stadium, completely flooded. I’m talking water above your ankles,” Rickie Ricardo said.

Because of streets flooding around Yankee Stadium, it took him an extraordinarily long time for Ricardo to get to the George Washington Bridge. That was fortunate for both John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman, who called Ricardo to say Sterling needed help. His car was stranded on River Road in Edgewater, New Jersey.

“I said ‘Alright Susan. I’m on my way. I more or less know where he lives. I’ll figure out where he’s at and see what I can do.’”

Rickie Ricardo dialed John Sterling’s number ten times before he finally got through. Things didn’t get any easier when the radio voice of the Yankees picked up the phone.

Because power was out, it was too dark for Sterling to accurately tell Ricardo where he was. All he could say for sure was that he was in front of a Chinese restaurant with a bagel shop on the corner.

When Ricardo finally did find Sterling, he saw just how many people were in the same proverbial boat.

“Literally, there are at least, guys, 25 cars stranded,” he said describing the scene.

Water had completely covered Sterling’s wheels. Ricardo rolled up his pant legs, made sure Sterling had everything he needed, and got his friend into his Jeep.

If it seemed that getting to Sterling would be the hard part, Rickie Ricardo said there was a surprise to come. It took an hour to get to Sterling’s apartment, which was only a half-mile away from the scene.

“I finally got John home, wet, about an hour and a half to two hours after the game had ended,” Ricardo said, adding it then took him close to another hour to get home himself.

While there was plenty of concern for John Sterling, Maggie Gray wanted to make sure Ricardo’s action got the proper recognition.

“I’ll stand and applaud for Rickie Ricardo coming through and rescuing national treasure John Sterling,” she said.

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Former 670 The Score Host Tommy Williams Has Died

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Tommy Williams, who was heard for a decade on 670 The Score, died on Wednesday at the age of 66.

Williams began his broadcasting career in his hometown of Gary, Indiana in 1982 at WLTH before moving on to The Score. In 2003, Williams became the PA Announcer for the Gary Southshore RailCats of the American Association where he had his signature call to get the attention of the fans, “People, People, People.”

A story in The Times of Northwest Indiana said, “The longtime RailCats public address announcer and Lakeshore Public Media sports journalist was known for broadcasting countless games, interviewing countless athletes and covering Region sports at all levels. The Gary native and co-host of “Prep Sports Report,” “Prep Football Report,” and “Lakeshore PBS Scoreboard” often signed off shows saying, “Gary, Indiana, you know I love you.”

“The cadence he had in his voice echoed across the Region in a way we may never see again. He was widely known and widely loved,” Tom Maloney, vice president of radio operations at Lakeshore Public Media told the paper.

“He’d want to be remembered as the voice of Lakeshore sports,” his Regionally Speaking co-host and producer Dee Dotson told The Times. “Most people will remember him for covering prep sports all the way up to semi-pros. He’ll be remembered for treating each of his subjects like they were world champions. His depth of knowledge of sports at all levels is commendable. He was a walking encyclopedia of stats.” 

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Compass Media Networks Promotes Three Members to Oversee Play-by-Play Sports Platform

“It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

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Compass Media Networks has announced the promotions of three long-standing executives, Robert Blum, Tyler Brewer, and Chris Kleiber, who will collectively oversee the content creation, production, and distribution of the company’s play-by-play sports platform.

“For over 16 years, Compass Media Networks has set a standard of excellence for national play-by-play sports with Chris, Rob, and Tyler playing a vital part in our success,” said Peter Kosann, CEO/Founder of Compass Media Networks. “It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

Robet Blum has been appointed Vice President & General Manager of Sports and will also continue to serve as Vice President of Affiliate Sales for News-Talk and Sports. Tyler Brewer has been appointed Executive Producer – Sports Programming. And Chris Kleiber has been appointed Senior Producer – Sports Programming.

Compass Media Networks broadcasts annually over 100 play-by-play sporting events involving college men’s basketball and football (including the Big Ten Tournament and the Big Ten Championship Game), NFL 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday Doubleheaders, and complete coverage of the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders. The broadcasts are distributed across hundreds of terrestrial sports, news-talk and music stations as well as digital distribution platforms such as SiriusXM, Verizon Mobile, and the Varsity App.

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Charley Steiner Injured; Tim Neverett to Handle Dodgers Radio Play-by-Play

“This will be the first Opening Day that I will have missed since 1976, when I wore a younger man’s clothes.”

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As the Los Angeles Dodgers get set to take on the St. Louis Cardinals in their first home game on Thursday, team play-by-play voice Charley Steiner has revealed he will not be doing games at the beginning of the season due to a severe back injury.

Through the Dodgers, Steiner posted a statement which said, “Over the winter, I landed on the Injured List with three compound fractures in my back. (I don’t recommend it.) With the start of the baseball season upon us, the Dodgers are ready to go – but I’m not. This will be the first Opening Day that I will have missed since 1976, when I wore a younger man’s clothes. I look forward to returning to the mic later this season. In the meantime, go Dodgers!”

TrueBlueLA.com reports Tim Neverett will handle play-by-play duties while Steiner recovers. Neverett called the first two regular season games with Rick Monday as the Dodgers started the season in South Korea. Neverett and Monday did not travel with the team, however, they called those games in a studio back home.

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