CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 Pioneers 5 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 Setting a Foundation 13 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 New Media New Era 23 Milestones 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS
PIONEERS On the field the 1926 Chicago Cubs were terrible But attendance was rising at home games Judith Cary Waller played a big role in this She was manager of the first radio station to regularly air the play-by-play broadcasts of Major League Baseball MLB games Waller’s efforts exposed Chicagoans to baseball without them having to buy tickets This was especially true for women Many worked at home while raising children But in 1926 sales of Judith Cary Waller managed Chicago’s WMAQ a pioneer in baseball broadcasting 5 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1
