Retired broadcaster Jerry Howarth chronicles his career and Blue Jays’ history in his memoirs GlobeArts
, was the greeting the now-retired Blue Jays broadcaster opened the team’s radio broadcasts with for years. Published by ECW Press, the book chronicles his career and covers a good part of the Jays’ history as well. Howarth spoke to The Globe and Mail from his home in Toronto.
Not me. My attitude was that Gary would love the story. And when it all unfolded, that’s exactly what happened. When he finally woke up and we told him what had happened on air, he laughed the hardest. I knew that would happen.FRED THORNHILL/Toronto Blue JaysThat’s right. I knew I didn’t want to do a broadcast of statistics. People can read up on that later. I didn’t want that for our audience.
You’ll be remembered for your 23 seasons with broadcast partner Tom Cheek, but you worked with others as well. What’s the secret when it comes to the best broadcast teams?I’ve always felt the best radio teams are made up of opposites. Tom and I were the classic example of that. We approached the game differently. Our voices were different. I think that serves a radio broadcast, so the audience always knows who’s talking.A two-man radio team, I think, is ideal. It can be conversational.
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