When one pictures John Sterling, it’s in one place: stationed behind the microphone for one of the thousands of Yankees radio broadcasts he’s done over the past 30 years.
But there was life before pinstripes for Sterling. There was the late-night talk show host in Baltimore in the 1960s who peppered in sports segments, which led to him sitting next to Bullets announcer and friend Jim Karvellas during games.
“I took a lot of my rhythm and pace from Jim,” Sterling said. “So, I started sitting with him during games and I’d throw in a word or two and I started building a sports rep.