Episode 31 -- Ken Korach

Ken Korach spent 10 years in the minor leagues, before finally getting his first full-time Major League job with the Oakland Athletics in 1996. He replaced one legend, Lon Simmons, and worked alongside another legend in Bill King, then took over as the A’s lead announcer after the death of King. Korach has kept the memory of King alive on the air, in a book, and his tireless stumping that helped King get immortalized in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Along the way, Korach has become a legend himself for a new generation of A’s fans.

On Episode 31 of the Life Around the Seams podcast, we detail Korach's late start into broadcasting, buying tickets at Bay Area stadium to practice broadcasting into a microphone, plus his memories of minor league stops in Redwood City, Phoenix and Las Vegas. We discuss his four years as a fill-in with the Chicago White Sox, then the daunting task of taking over for Simmons and blending into the booth with King, two of his broadcasting idols.