Mel Check
Mel Check of Hillville, PA has always loved radios, having spent thirty-four years working at KDKA, in Pittsburgh, as a transmitter man and audio engineer. His personal collection of radios has grown so large he decided to open a museum out of an addition above his garage.
Now retired from KDKA, Check works as a independent contractor, stil sitting in the radio booth with the announcers, making sure they get on the air and stay there, guaranteeing local fans get to hear their games. He has worked at Forbes Field, at Three Rivers Stadium, Heinz Field, and just about every major ball park and football field in the country. Having worked well over 5,000 games, Check has worked on broadcasts of baseball, basketball, hockey, and football. He is one man who loves what he does.
3 comments:
I really dig the portrait of him shot through the old radio. Other than that, I'm not so hot on most of these. I like the one with the field in the background (shows atmosphere better than shooting the other direction) but I wish he was more prominent...maybe if you moved like 3 feet to the right...
I dig this series, but, do you think you can post something new :-6
I think the best one is the portrait of him through the old radio as well,also of the one that you took from down below and behind the equipment and wires with the mic up to his mouth. The others..not so crazy about.
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