[Grantland Rice at Microphone]
1937
Grantland Rice Papers, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
Grantland Rice Papers, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
Grantland Rice became the first play-by-play announcer to be carried live on radio during the 1922 World Series. Going beyond the print media, Rice began broadcasting over radio regularly with the 1930s Coca-Cola Top Notchers. Over the course of the next twenty-five years, Grantland Rice appeared in over 2,000 radio programs, mostly sports interview programs.
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[Grantland Rice at Microphone]
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Grantland Rice Papers, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
Date
1937
Description
Grantland Rice became the first play-by-play announcer to be carried live on radio during the 1922 World Series. Going beyond the print media, Rice began broadcasting over radio regularly with the 1930s Coca-Cola Top Notchers. Over the course of the next twenty-five years, Grantland Rice appeared in over 2,000 radio programs, mostly sports interview programs.
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Citation
Nathan, Lewis F., “[Grantland Rice at Microphone],” Gallery, accessed August 20, 2026, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/1.