“A sports moment for the ages, a botched radio call, a live broadcast believed lost forever… then miraculously rediscovered. What a story!” October 13, 2023 is the 63rd anniversary of Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski’s unlikely World Series-winning home run that lifted the team over the heavily favored New York Yankees in the 1960 championship. Today, veteran radio performer and voiceover artist Mark Wainwright presents the story – and the stories behind the story – of “the greatest home run,” broadcasting legend Chuck Thompson’s uncharacteristic radio flubs, and how the video & audio of the series that was thought to be lost forever was found! Read Mark Wainwright’s story here.
