Jim Clark hit a milestone in the booth this year for the Akron RubberDucks. The longtime broadcaster reflects on his career, including his non-traditional start in the business.
AKRON, Ohio – In the world of minor-league baseball, ballplayers travel up and down, teams swing through successful years and lean seasons, and records are occasionally set. But for three decades, Jim Clark has remained a steady voice.
“You grow up listening to Jimmy Dudley, Bob Neal and Joe Tait. I remember in the eighth grade, career day in junior high. I went to WAKR and met with Jerry Healey, morning guy. He also did Akron basketball and football. … I said, ‘Mr. Healey, I would like someday to work here at WAKR.’”Related coverage:Years went by and Clark attended the then WIXY School of Broadcasting Technique for a three-month course. He loved it but was met with the usual resistance when he applied for a job.
Dickens replied: “What time do you get done? Be at the station at 3:30. You go on the air at 6 and 11.” Minor-league baseball has always been its own thing. It’s serious for guys teetering between being called up to the Majors or being sent down or, worse, a reminder that some will have to give up their dream. But for fans, it’s part game, part circus, with a front-row seat to the zaniness across small-town USA.Once, he said, a girl came out and sang the National Anthem. Everyone stopped and listened. She finished, and players started throwing the ball around the infield.
You know where Clark’s story is headed. Pitching change. Two pitches later, three-run home run, game over. Manager went nuts.But the game is also about the players, and Clark got see some good ones - David Bell, Manny Ramirez and Brian Giles all graced the field with Clark in the booth.
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