MAKING NEWS
"Covering the Yankees is a round-the-clock, year-round job. The daily press, from coast to coast, carries the Yankee story all through the season. But the Metropolitan New York Press follows the Yanks all through the year. The greater New York newspaper representatives cover the Yankees in spring training. Other writers are assigned during the season, in addition to press service, syndicate and magazine coverage."
-The New York Yankees Official 1960 Yearbook
WRITERS
Dan Daniel (New York World-Telegram and Sun)
Bill Dougherty (Newark News)
John Drebinger (New York Times)
Til Ferdenzi (New York Journal American)
Tommy Holmes (New York Herald Tribune)
Stan Isaacs (Newsday)
Jack Lang (Long Island Press and Star-Journal)
Jim Ogle (Newark Star-Ledger)
Dan Parker (New York Mirror, sports editor and columnist)
Len Schecter (New York Post)
Ken Smith (New York Mirror)
Joe Trimble (New York Daily News)
-The New York Yankees Official 1960 Yearbook
BROADCASTERS
"Probably no introduction is necessary to the Yankees' famed trio of announcers who cover the Yanks on TV and radio: Mel Allen, Red Barber and Phil Rizzuto.
Long known as the Voice of the Yankees, Allen has been behind the Yankee mike since 1939 (with time out for war service). He has broadcast many World Series and All-Star Games in addition to Rose Bowl classics and other top sports events. Barber, who has been a top-ranking sportscaster for more than a quarter of a century and a Yankee for the last six years, also hosts The Red Barber Show, the Yankees' pre- and post-game TV show from Yankee Stadium. Rizzuto is best known as the greatest shortstop in Yankee history. Now he's winning friends as a sportscaster, having been affiliated with the Yankee broadcast team since 1957.
Once again the Yankee games are sponsored on TV and radio by P. Ballantine & Sons of Newark and the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. On the Yankees' Home of Champions radio network, the three announcers are joined by Bob Delaney who handles commercials for the Atlantic Refining Company, radio co-sponsors. The Barber pre- and post-shows are sponsored by the Ford Dealers of New York, Palmolive and Wheaties."
-The New York Yankees Official 1960 Yearbook
MEL ALLEN (WPIX, WMGM)
"Hello there, everybody, this is Mel Allen." That introduction is one of the most familiar in the world of sports.
Yankee fans always want to hear what Mel has to say- the Yankees making an inning-ending double play or some Pinstriped hero driving in the winning run in the ninth. The Voice of the Yankees is like an old friend- with a sad recollection of Lou Gehrig's final days as a Yankee or an awe-inspiring story of DiMaggio's hitting streak or one of Mantle's most towering home runs. Mel's on-air narration of a Yankee game is as much as part of the New York scene as the Empire State Building or a Broadway show.
RED BARBER (WPIX, WMGM)
Red Barber is a man who tells it like it is, no matter what.
In 1939, he broadcast the first major league game shown on television. The Ol' Redhead has also broadcast the NFL Championship Game, the Army-Navy Game and the Orange Bowl.
Hired by the Yankees away from Dodgers in 1954, the legendary broadcaster is known throughout baseball for his fairness. And when following a long fly ball, Red watches the outfielder, not the ball, and always makes the right call.
PHIL RIZZUTO (WPIX, WMGM)
The all-time Yankee shortstop has been covering the club on radio and television since 1957. Playing for the Yankees from 1941-56, with three years of military service in World War II, Phil was the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1950.
RIZZUTO'S 2 RUNS SAVE 1ST PLACE FOR N.Y. YANKEES
Amazing Bunt Scores Winning Run
Cleveland, Sept. 17, 1951 - "Little Scooter Rizzuto today helped beat Cleveland and broke the Indians' heart while doing it. As the game started, the Yankees held the league lead, but only by three percentage points. Phil batted in a run to send his team ahead. In the sixth, Cleveland tied the score.
Now, in the last of the ninth, Joe DiMaggio singled for the Yanks. Gene Woodling then singled, sending Joe to third. An intentional pass then filled the bases. Rizzuto, best bunter in baseball, was up to bat. With Cleveland looking for the bunt, Phil dropped a bunt so beautifully that the frantic Indians couldn't even make a play as DiMaggio crossed home plate with the winning run."
-1960 Nu-Cards Baseball Hi-Lites, No. 45
