The Pat Hughes Interview revisited

Last spring, Pat Hughes was kind enough to do an interview with me for CubHub.net. With opening day looming, I think it’s worth re-visiting the interview again this year… Just as the Cubs opened spring training camp 2009, Pat Hughes, the Voice of the Chicago Cubs on WGN Radio was kind enough to take some [...]

April 1, 2010 Tags: Bob Uecker, Bruce Miles, Harry Caray, Harry Kalas, Jack Brickhouse, Jimmy Buffett, Marty Brennaman, Milton Bradley, Pat & Ron Show, Pat Hughes, Red Barber, Ron Santo, Vin Scully Posted in: game of baseball, interview, observations, the media, tradition No Comments

Vintage film on Fergie Jenkins review

The National Film Board of Canada produced a documentary on Cubs Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins in 1974. Fergie was a rare Major Leaguer at the time, he was Canadian. This 60-minute film is a fascinating look at the baseball life of Fergie during the 1972 and 1973 seasons as a Cub. The film quality and content [...]

August 22, 2009 Tags: Al Oliver, Billy Williams, Burt Hooten, Cubs, Don Kessinger, Ernie Banks, Fergie Jenkins, Jack Brickhouse, Leo Durocher, Manny Sanguillen, Pittsburgh Pirates, Randy Hundley, Roberto Clemente, Ron Santo Posted in: Wrigley Field, oldschool, players, review, tradition 3 Comments

The Pat Hughes Interview – part 1

Just as the Cubs opened spring training camp 2009, Pat Hughes, the Voice of the Chicago Cubs on WGN Radio was kind enough to take some time for a exclusive interview with CubHub.net. In part one, Pat talks about his Baseball Voices series of “commemorative audio tribute” CDs spotlighting the careers of such broadcasting luminaries as Bob Uecker, [...]

March 7, 2009 Tags: audio, Bob Uecker, Harry Caray, Harry Kalas, Jack Brickhouse, Pat Hughes, WGN Radio Posted in: feature, interview, the media 2 Comments