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Re: Radio from the middle of nowhere
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2020 Apr 29, 23:26 -0700
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2020 Apr 29, 23:26 -0700
David C wrote:
"In Wellington someone who understood rugby recreated the commentary and NZers could listen to a "live" commentary. ...."
This was common in the US (and perhaps elsewhere) where horse races had "delayed commentary", with commentators in 'dens' reading ticker-tapes. This was famously portrayed in the film "The Sting".
Geoffrey Kolbe
GM4LPJ
