GARY THORNE, baseball/hockey broadcaster

Published: May 28, 2020, 7:08 a.m.

b"The renowned broadcaster discusses the coronavirus shutdown, how baseball might return ... and much more: the influence of his Mets broadcasting partner, the late Bob Murphy; his late father Gerald's WWII trauma after fighting in the Battle of the Bulge; his passion for reading, to the extent that book discussions are side broadcasts to the Baltimore Orioles games he calls; and his admiration for Jackie Robinson."