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  • Baseball legend MICKEY MANTLE. Terry talks with the Yankees' slugger, whose father had his career in pro baseball planned before he was born. Mantle played his entire 17-year career with one team, the New York Yankees. This was recorded in 1985.INT 2: A 1986 interview with former Yankees pitcher JIM BOUTON. In 1970, BOUTON's memoir Ball Four was published. Those who wanted to maintain major league baseball's image as the home of heroes were scandalized by the book; others thought it was about time someone revealed that baseball is full of real people and real problems. Ball Four made an enemy for Bouton of baseball legend Mickey Mantle by reminiscing about Mantle's on- and off-field drunkenness. INT 3: FRANK ROBINSON, Assistant General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles. In 1975, he became the first black manager in baseball, As a player, Robinson was legendary. He is the only player ever to win the Most Valuable Player award in both leagues. His book, Extra Innings, addresses the question of racism in baseball, first broached in a broadly public way when Al Campanis, the former general manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers said on a "Nightline" interview that blacks "lacked the necessities" to manage a baseball team. (Originally broadcast 6
  • Former two time Heavyweight Champion of the World GEORGE FOREMAN. He is presently a preacher, community leader and dedicated child advocate. On Feb 14th the documentary "When We Were Kings" opens. It's about the fight in Zaire in 1974 when FORMAN lost the world title to Muhammad Ali. FORMAN entered the fight as a better than 3-1 favorite, but in a humiliating upset for Forman, Ali won and became World Heavyweight Champion. In 1995 FORMAN wrote his autobiography: By George: The Autobiography of George Foreman (Villard Books) written with Joel Engel. Forman staged a comeback in 1994 when he beat Michael Moorer to regain the title. In April, 1995 Forman defended the title against Axel Schultz. But Forman was stripped of the title after refusing to fightTommy Morrison. (REBROADCAST from 6/7/95) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:
  • The count, by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, comes after more than a decade of a war that's killed at least 350,000 people and displaced millions.
  • Meteorologists said an overheated mass of air and warm African winds are driving temperatures in the Iberian Peninsula beyond their usual highs.
  • Investors may have to dig deep into their pockets to claim a giant Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton going up for auction on Tuesday — a first in Europe — that's been dug up from three sites in the U.S.
  • LGBTQ Americans in a new Census survey reported higher rates of food and economic insecurity, indicating the community is experiencing a particularly heavy financial toll from the pandemic.
  • The pandemic has placed a strain on the health care system. Nurses have felt the brunt. We hear from an ICU nurse about working during an unprecedented time. Also, coyotes have proven resilient. That's led to more of them, both in urban and rural areas. We find out what some states are doing about it. Those stories and more on this episode of Statewide.
  • Along with cancellations being announced, travel will continue to be difficult.
  • The three-day music festival had its first run in Washington, D.C., over the weekend and featured Anderson .Paak; Ozuna; Raveena; Tyler, the Creator; J Balvin; Denzel Curry; Omar Apollo and many more.
  • In 2016, a video of Pharrell Williams being floored by one of Rogers' demos went viral. She tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro how she arrived at a sound that marries acoustic folk to electronic production.
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