He began at WHO in Des Moines. He would call minor league baseball games, and if they were away games, he'd read the Western Union feed and then call the game as though he was there (back during the Depression, radio stations didn't have funds or facilities to send their announcers to away games....IT WAS THE DEPRESSION!).
Anyway, Ronald Reagan might just be the first radio sports talk show host. On Fridays, he had a 15 minute bit where he would talk about the upcoming Big 10 games that weekend. In addition to saying who the big matchups were in each game, he'd make a prediction on each game. His brother, who was the Producer, would make snide remarks whenever he disagreed with his prediction. Ronaldus Magnus, knowing good radio, hooked up a mike to his brother. Behold, the first radio talk show, complete with disagreeing co-hosts....
"I think Michigan handles Iowa tomorrow with that Single-wing spinner threat Tom Harmon"......
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