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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>A century later, African-American baseball hero gets his due</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21865/20130426/a-century-later-african-american-baseball-hero-gets-his-due</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 26, 2013) Jackie Robinson is getting the big time Hollywood treatment with the new blockbuster &quot;42&quot;. Meanwhile, a much lesser known African American baseball hero is getting his due in the cradle of baseball history.In 1878, John Jackson - aka Bud Fowler - became the first African-American to play professional baseball with white men. His career spanned more than 30 years as a player, manager and entrepreneur. Fowler grew up in Cooperstown, NY, the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Last weekend, the town recognized his story of perseverance in the face of bigotry. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21865/20130426/a-century-later-african-american-baseball-hero-gets-his-due">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jackie Robinson is getting the big time Hollywood treatment with the new blockbuster &quot;42&quot;. Meanwhile, a much lesser known African American baseball hero is getting his due in the cradle of baseball history.In 1878, John Jackson - aka Bud Fowler - became the first African-American to play professional baseball with white men. His career spanned more than 30 years as a player, manager and entrepreneur. Fowler grew up in Cooperstown, NY, the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Last weekend, the town recognized his story of perseverance in the face of bigotry. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21865/20130426/a-century-later-african-american-baseball-hero-gets-his-due">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, racism, race, sports, baseball, outdoor recreation, history, cooperstown, hall of fame, [loc:42.7006303 -74.924321], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Adirondack Attic:  an heirloom from baseball&apos;s early days</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21728/20130402/adirondack-attic-an-heirloom-from-baseball-apos-s-early-days</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 2, 2013) Just in time for the start of baseball season, Andy Flynn visits the Adirondack Museum for a look at a baseball uniform from the 1870&apos;s. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21728/20130402/adirondack-attic-an-heirloom-from-baseball-apos-s-early-days">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Andy Flynn</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Just in time for the start of baseball season, Andy Flynn visits the Adirondack Museum for a look at a baseball uniform from the 1870&apos;s. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21728/20130402/adirondack-attic-an-heirloom-from-baseball-apos-s-early-days">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>baseball, lyon mountain, adirondacks, sports, recreation, history, photolead, [loc: ], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Watertown Wizards baseball team is for sale</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18236/20110819/watertown-wizards-baseball-team-is-for-sale</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 19, 2011) The Watertown Wizards summer collegiate baseball team may be leaving Watertown. The owner has put the team up for sale, and he blames the city for his decision. Joanna Richards has the story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18236/20110819/watertown-wizards-baseball-team-is-for-sale">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Watertown Wizards summer collegiate baseball team may be leaving Watertown. The owner has put the team up for sale, and he blames the city for his decision. Joanna Richards has the story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18236/20110819/watertown-wizards-baseball-team-is-for-sale">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>[loc:43.9747838 -75.9107565], photolead, baseball, tijf, Wizards, sports, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Moriah remembers &quot;hometown hero&quot; Johnny Podres</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18163/20110809/moriah-remembers-quot-hometown-hero-quot-johnny-podres</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 9, 2011) Over the weekend, the town of Moriah held its first-ever “Johnny Podres Day.” Local fans celebrated the life of the legendary pitcher, who grew up in the Adirondack foothills in the 1940s and 50s. Podres went on to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to their victory over the New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series.On Saturday, a temporary museum opened on the main street of Port Henry. It was filled with memorabilia collected by Pat Salerno. He’s a mason and a contractor who grew up in Moriah during Podres’s heyday in major league baseball.  Brian Mann took a tour of the exhibit with Pat Salerno and sent this audio postcard. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18163/20110809/moriah-remembers-quot-hometown-hero-quot-johnny-podres">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Over the weekend, the town of Moriah held its first-ever “Johnny Podres Day.” Local fans celebrated the life of the legendary pitcher, who grew up in the Adirondack foothills in the 1940s and 50s. Podres went on to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to their victory over the New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series.On Saturday, a temporary museum opened on the main street of Port Henry. It was filled with memorabilia collected by Pat Salerno. He’s a mason and a contractor who grew up in Moriah during Podres’s heyday in major league baseball.  Brian Mann took a tour of the exhibit with Pat Salerno and sent this audio postcard. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18163/20110809/moriah-remembers-quot-hometown-hero-quot-johnny-podres">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:54</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, adirondacks, outdoor recreation, sports, history, baseball, podres, champlain valley, chpv, [loc:44.0483884 -73.4598473], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>State keeps shorter school sports seasons to save money</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16875/20101223/state-keeps-shorter-school-sports-seasons-to-save-money</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 23, 2010) For the third straight year, high school sports seasons will be shorter in New York as a shaky economy has school districts looking to save money.Cuts vary by sport. Baseball teams that play 24 regular-season games will go to 20, football teams went from 10 games to 9 or 8, depending on regional officials. Chris Morris reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16875/20101223/state-keeps-shorter-school-sports-seasons-to-save-money">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Morris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[For the third straight year, high school sports seasons will be shorter in New York as a shaky economy has school districts looking to save money.Cuts vary by sport. Baseball teams that play 24 regular-season games will go to 20, football teams went from 10 games to 9 or 8, depending on regional officials. Chris Morris reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16875/20101223/state-keeps-shorter-school-sports-seasons-to-save-money">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>schools, education, sports, economy, budget, saranac lake, nadk, adirondacks, football, baseball, [loc:44.3294960 -74.1312662], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Paterson fined over Yankees tickets</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16865/20101221/paterson-fined-over-yankees-tickets</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 21, 2010) Governor Paterson has been fined over $62,000 by the state&apos;s ethics panel, which accuses him of illegally soliciting free tickets to a Yankees World Series game for himself, his son, his son&apos;s friend and aides, then lying about it in a cover up.  Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16865/20101221/paterson-fined-over-yankees-tickets">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Governor Paterson has been fined over $62,000 by the state&apos;s ethics panel, which accuses him of illegally soliciting free tickets to a Yankees World Series game for himself, his son, his son&apos;s friend and aides, then lying about it in a cover up.  Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16865/20101221/paterson-fined-over-yankees-tickets">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:09</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, paterson, yankees, baseball, ethics, sports, albany, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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