sports http://wmub.org en "100 Things Reds Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die" http://wmub.org/post/100-things-reds-fans-should-know-do-they-die <p></p><p><strong style="line-height: 1.5;">Joel Luckhaupt</strong><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> is a statistician on the Cincinnati Reds TV broadcasts on Fox Sports Ohio, and is co-author of </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wire---Wire-Reds-Sweet-Championship/dp/1578604656/ref=sr_1_2?tag=wvxuorg-20&amp;s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1365450676&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=joel+luckhaupt" style="line-height: 1.5;"><strong>The Wire-to-Wire Reds</strong></a><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, all about the 1990 championship season. He has a new book out,</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Things-Reds-Should-Before-Things-Fans/dp/1600787940/ref=sr_1_1?tag=wvxuorg-20&amp;s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1365450676&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=joel+luckhaupt" style="line-height: 1.5;"><strong>100 Things Reds Fans Should Know &amp; Do Before They Die</strong></a><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, part of the popular series of 100 Things books, and he’s in </span><a href="http://wvxu.org/programs/front-row-betsy-ross" style="line-height: 1.5;"><strong>The Front Row with Betsy Ross</strong></a><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> to talk about his favorite team.</span></p><p></p><p> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:30:10 +0000 Betsy Ross 11286 at http://wmub.org "100 Things Reds Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die" SI Kids "Big Book of Why Sports Edition" http://wmub.org/post/si-kids-big-book-why-sports-edition <p>If you have a child on your gift list who is a sports fan, or who just wants to know the “why” of everything, we may just have the book for you! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sports-Illustrated-Kids-Book-Edition/dp/1618930354/ref=sr_1_2?tag=wvxuorg-20&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1354562798&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=SI+for+Kids+Big+Book+of+Why"><strong>Sports Illustrated Kids Big Book of Why Sports Edition</strong></a> answers questions like why three goals in hockey is called a hat trick; why don’t the Cleveland Browns have a logo on their helmet; and why do golf balls have dimples. One of the book’s editors, <strong>Bob Der</strong>, is in <strong>The Front Row with Betsy Ross</strong> to talk about how all these questions are answered, not just in words, but in photos, illustrations, graphs and more to keep the young ready engaged and entertained.</p><p> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:30:10 +0000 Betsy Ross 6765 at http://wmub.org SI Kids "Big Book of Why Sports Edition" Local High School Football http://wmub.org/post/local-high-school-football <p>Tom Gamble, organizer of the annual <a href="http://skylinecrosstownshowdown.com/index.php">Crosstown Showdown</a>, talks about the local high school football landscape, some of the top coaches, and who to watch as the season continues, when he stops in to The Front Row with Betsy Ross.</p><p></p> Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:30:15 +0000 Betsy Ross 4312 at http://wmub.org Local High School Football The 2012 Reds http://wmub.org/post/2012-reds <p>Local sports journalist <strong>Mark Schmetzer</strong>, author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Comeback-Kids-Cincinnati-Championship-Season/dp/1578604931/ref=sr_1_4?tag=wvxuorg-2-&amp;s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1347980678&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=comeback+kids">The Comeback Kids</a> about the 2010 Reds team, is in <strong>The Front Row with Betsy Ross </strong>to discuss the 2012 Reds team and the comparisons to that surprising 2010 squad.</p> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:30:10 +0000 Betsy Ross 4082 at http://wmub.org The 2012 Reds Social Media at W&S Open http://wmub.org/post/social-media-ws-open <p>Social media updates are a hit with tennis fans at the <a href="http://www.cincytennis.com/">Western &amp; Southern Open</a> this weekend. Learn how the social media team goes out of its way to tweet player comments and photos, normally not seen or heard by the public.<strong> Ann Thompson reports in this week’s Focus on Technology.</strong></p> Sun, 19 Aug 2012 07:00:20 +0000 Ann Thompson 2607 at http://wmub.org Social Media at W&S Open