/tags/crosley-field Crosley Field en-US Copyright Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT /sports/2019-06-28/crosley-field-closed-49-years-ago-this-week-but-lives-on-in-the-minds-eye The stands at Crosley Field were packed with 28,027 Reds fans on the night of June 24, 1970, the final game in the cozy, quirky ball park that had been… Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT /sports/2019-06-28/crosley-field-closed-49-years-ago-this-week-but-lives-on-in-the-minds-eye Howard Wilkinson /media/2019-06-09/joe-nuxhall-debuted-75-years-ago-on-june-10-1944 Joe Nuxhall made baseball history 75 years ago, pitching for the Reds at age 15 in an 18-0 loss to the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals on June 10,… Sun, 09 Jun 2019 18:10:27 GMT /media/2019-06-09/joe-nuxhall-debuted-75-years-ago-on-june-10-1944 John Kiesewetter /sports/2019-04-19/in-1938-24-year-old-reds-pitcher-johnny-vander-meer-made-history If you had been in Al Lopez Field in Tampa, Fla., in the 1980s, watching a Cincinnati Reds spring training game, you probably wouldn't have noticed the… Fri, 19 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /sports/2019-04-19/in-1938-24-year-old-reds-pitcher-johnny-vander-meer-made-history Howard Wilkinson /sports/2019-04-05/when-reds-made-history-with-first-ever-night-game-it-looked-like-a-pearl-on-velvet Imagine yourself as a loyal Cincinnati Reds fan on the evening of May 24, 1935.You were one of the 20,422 who had paid a top dollar of $1.75 for a seat in… Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /sports/2019-04-05/when-reds-made-history-with-first-ever-night-game-it-looked-like-a-pearl-on-velvet Howard Wilkinson /media/2018-01-05/rip-former-reds-organist-ronnie-dale-led-reds-charge Organist Ronnie Dale, who entertained Reds fans for 14 years, died Dec. 31 at University of Cincinnati Hospital. He was 86.You might have missed it: His… Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:17:09 GMT /media/2018-01-05/rip-former-reds-organist-ronnie-dale-led-reds-charge John Kiesewetter /media/2017-11-30/first-pro-basketball-game-telecast-70-years-ago On this day 70 years ago: The first professional basketball game was televised in Cincinnati on W8XCT, Crosley Broadcasting's experimental TV station… Thu, 30 Nov 2017 13:30:00 GMT /media/2017-11-30/first-pro-basketball-game-telecast-70-years-ago John Kiesewetter /media/2017-11-07/crosley-author-speaking-at-voa-crosley-exhibit-nov-10 Crosley historian and author Rusty McClure gives a uniquely personal look at Cincinnati's Crosley manufacturing and broadcasting empire Friday, Nov. 10,… Tue, 07 Nov 2017 14:00:00 GMT /media/2017-11-07/crosley-author-speaking-at-voa-crosley-exhibit-nov-10 John Kiesewetter /media/2017-07-28/ohio-valley-jazz-festival-book-looks-at-cincinnatis-music-legacy This one was for Dad. And the Santangelo family.Scott Santangelo's new book, "The Ohio Valley Jazz Festival," is a tribute to his father, promoter Dino… Fri, 28 Jul 2017 12:00:00 GMT /media/2017-07-28/ohio-valley-jazz-festival-book-looks-at-cincinnatis-music-legacy John Kiesewetter /media/2017-07-19/joe-santangelo-six-decades-of-rock-r-b-and-all-that-jazz For six decades, the Santangelos have brought us the greatest names in R&B, rock and jazz – the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin,… Wed, 19 Jul 2017 12:30:00 GMT /media/2017-07-19/joe-santangelo-six-decades-of-rock-r-b-and-all-that-jazz John Kiesewetter /books/2017-04-03/on-this-opening-day-a-look-at-lost-ballparks From the days of wooden bleachers and playing fields put together in a matter of weeks for a few thousand dollars to today’s massive stadiums that can run… Mon, 03 Apr 2017 08:00:00 GMT /books/2017-04-03/on-this-opening-day-a-look-at-lost-ballparks