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Ga. Broadcasters H.O.F.: The Great Al Ciraldo, Sr.
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<blockquote data-quote="Buzzbomb" data-source="post: 939813" data-attributes="member: 1134"><p>I thought I would share what I posted OAS tonight. Didn’t realize a Mutt bought the property. Haven’t been there in years. Here is my post/short tribute to him:</p><p></p><p>Big Al had a large house in the Toco Hills area off LaVista near Clairmont Rd. It seemed like a huge mansion to me, because I mostly lived in small apartments or the occasional house we could afford to rent. Mrs. Ruth would greet me at the door and politely tell me he was in the office/study. Honestly, the best part of my youth were the lunches with Mr. C. and my stepdad who was born on the Tech Campus on Cherry St. Baker had three furniture stores and was his first advertising accounts with WGST. Bake agreed to carpet the dressing rooms and put RCA Televisions in, if Tech would give Mr, C. a shot. Obviously, he was a natural in our growing city.</p><p></p><p>When my phone would ring at work, that booming voice would say: “Hello Kirk, this is Al Ciraldo.” Ice water would run through my veins, or it felt like it anyway. Chills. Just the same greeting as when he would first come on the air for basketball or football. Most folks don’t know that he was a tremendous baseball announcer. He shared those Akron Zips tapes with me. He was the first broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves with Jack Hurst(“keep your eye on the ball”). It got to be too much on Big Al trying to sell advertising, announcing GT games and 162 MLB games. I miss him and Baker every day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buzzbomb, post: 939813, member: 1134"] I thought I would share what I posted OAS tonight. Didn’t realize a Mutt bought the property. Haven’t been there in years. Here is my post/short tribute to him: Big Al had a large house in the Toco Hills area off LaVista near Clairmont Rd. It seemed like a huge mansion to me, because I mostly lived in small apartments or the occasional house we could afford to rent. Mrs. Ruth would greet me at the door and politely tell me he was in the office/study. Honestly, the best part of my youth were the lunches with Mr. C. and my stepdad who was born on the Tech Campus on Cherry St. Baker had three furniture stores and was his first advertising accounts with WGST. Bake agreed to carpet the dressing rooms and put RCA Televisions in, if Tech would give Mr, C. a shot. Obviously, he was a natural in our growing city. When my phone would ring at work, that booming voice would say: “Hello Kirk, this is Al Ciraldo.” Ice water would run through my veins, or it felt like it anyway. Chills. Just the same greeting as when he would first come on the air for basketball or football. Most folks don’t know that he was a tremendous baseball announcer. He shared those Akron Zips tapes with me. He was the first broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves with Jack Hurst(“keep your eye on the ball”). It got to be too much on Big Al trying to sell advertising, announcing GT games and 162 MLB games. I miss him and Baker every day. [/QUOTE]
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