By the mid-1920s, the Rose Bowl’s reputation as a top highlight on the sports calendar was already well affirmed and the 11th game featured two programs about to enter the national consciousness forever: the Pop Warner-coached, Ernie Nevers-led Stanford University versus the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer, having flown across nearly the entire country and witnessed via ghostly vision the future of the game, is set to cover sports history in the making. But when radio whiz kid Freddy Carson is incapacitated, can Orville and the daughter of the late sportswriter Ernie Doogle call an audible to save the day – on radio…?

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

The Rose Bowl script and story by Os Davis.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. The Rose Bowl co-stars in order of appearance Caedmon Holland, Abrianna LaValley, John Roberts and Forrest Hartl.  

Additional direction by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “the Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. 

Other tracks in this episode include

•  “Rose Bowl intro” by Mike and Gene Monroe;

• “Orville Mulligan’s Ragtime Dream” by Shane Ivers of Silverman Sound Studios;

• “Pasadena” (1923) by Burt Firman; and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro theme)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

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By the grace of the almighty Harold, the man most knew as “Doogs” returns in ghostly form to take Orville on a metaphysical ride to witness Football Past, Football Present and Football Future.

Traveling (or does he?) from the 1880s to 1920 to the far-flung marvelous future of the 1950s, Orville may gain deeper insight  into the proverbial meanings of life, universe and everything, but he’ll definitely learn a thing or too about the evolution of football…

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

A Christmas Football Carol script and story by Os Davis.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. A Christmas Football Carol co-stars in order of appearance John Roberts, Forrest Hartl, Vernon Poitras, Joe Gallegos, Abianna LaValley and Szilvia Morvay.

Additional direction by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “the Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. 

Other tracks in this episode include

•  “The Downhearted Blues” (1923) by Bessie Smith;

•  Symphony no. 8 (Allegro con brio) by Antonin Dvorak;

• “Jazz Club” by Kriss (available through fair-use agreement via FreeMusicArchive.org);

• “Rockapalooza” by Shane Ivers of Silverman Sound Studios;

• “Toot Toot, Tootsie (Goodbye)” (1922) by Al Jolson;

• “Pasadena” (1923) by Burt Firman; and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

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Piloting Orville to the big game is Walter Lees, a private-sector test pilot, member of the Caterpillar Club, and top competitor in the recently-born world of air-racing.

Along the journey of 3,000 miles, Orville learns of the early history of aeronautics and gets of view of the commercial possibilities for the exciting new technology.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

Flight script and story by Os Davis.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. Flight co-stars in order of appearance Forrest Hartl, Os Davis and John Roberts.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “the Dayton

Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith.  Other tracks in this episode include

•  “Cletus Train Music” by Mike and Gene Monroe;

•  “Piano Concerto no. 2” (1924) by Sergei Prokofiev;

•  “Helena’s Lament,” “Climb” and “Get a Little” by Silverman Sound Studios;

•  “Pasadena” (1923) by Bert Firman; and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

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Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is sent to cover the Pitt-Penn State “Keystone Classic” of 1924; in so doing, he discovers a throughline of the football-on-Thanksgiving tradition going back to 1621 (okay, actually, that’s going back to 1869) and reminds us that high-level football games on Thanksgiving are nearly as old as the official Thanksgiving holiday itself.  

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) script & story by Os Davis.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) co-stars, in order of appearance, Caedmon Holland, Forrest Hartl and Wayne Brett.

Additional direction by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “the Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. 

Other tracks in this episode include

•  “Jazz Club” by Kriss (available through fair-use agreement via FreeMusicArchive.org);

•  “Litany of the Street” by Silverman Sound Studios;

•  “Bimini Bay” (1921) by the Benson Orchestra of Chicago; and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

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But that same year another Fall Classic for the ages was played” The 1924 Colored World Series was the first of its kind, a meeting of the Eastern League champion Hilldale Giants (alternatively known as the Hilldale Darby Daisies or, simply, Hilldale) and the juggernaut Negro National League consecutive champion Kansas City Monarchs played out over 10 games in four cities.

Check out the story of this ’24 World Series, as told to Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer by Monarchs leftfielder Oscar “Heavy” Johnson with an assist by Pittsburgh Globe newspaperman Ray Easter.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

“The 1924 Colored World Series” script and story by Os Davis.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. “The 1924 Colored World Series” features Lyrik Johnson as Heavy Johnson, and Gerald Waters Jr. as Ray Easter. Direction by Kasey Summers.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith.  Other tracks used in this episode include

•  “Ladies and Gentlemen” and “Cats on the Roof” by Soundtrickz;

•  “Albert Einstein Goes to the Moon” by the Dave Tough Band; and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

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When Ray Easter, Orville’s counterpart from the Pittsburgh Globe newspaper, arranges a meeting with Kansas City Monarchs superstar leftfielder Oscar “Heavy” Johnson, he not only hears tell of a titanic battle of behemoths from K.C. and Philadelphia, he discovers an entire universe of baseball with its own rules and economics, featuring legendary teams like the 25th Infantry Wreckers, the All Nations club and of course the Homestead Grays.

After all, sometimes you don’t have to be “Major League” to play major league baseball…

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

“Heavy” script and story by Os Davis and Darin Hayes.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. This episode co-stars Molly Williams and Chris Sugi, and features Lyrik Johnson as Heavy Johnson and Gerald Waters Jr. as Ray Easter. Direction by Kasey Summers.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith.  Other tracks used in this episode include

•  “Ladies and Gentlemen” by Soundtrickz; and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer – coming soon!

Grantland Rice has been credited with dubbing the all-time great quartet of backs who starred for the 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team – Miller and Stuhldreher, Crowley and Layden – as “The Four Horsemen.” But did he get the expression from another source, namely Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer…?

October 1924. Like many of his peers in newsprint and radio, quasi-famous sportswriter Orville Mulligan is sent to Polo Grounds in New York City to cover college football’s game of the week between the top-ranked Irish and the Army Cadets of West Point.

Meanwhile back at the offices of Orville’s ’paper of employment, the Pittsburgh Guardian, editor-in-chief Frank Delft attempts to avert a follicular crisis with disastrous results…

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

“The Four Horsemen” script and story by Os Davis and Darin Hayes.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. "The Four Horsemen" co-stars in order of appearance Molly Adams, Lennon DeLeon, Steve Silva, Gwyneth Doland, John Roberts, Vernon Poitras, Vincent Anastasiou and Caedmon Holland.

Directing by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith.  Other tracks used in this episode include

•  “Cletus Train Music” by Mike and Gene Monroe;

•  “Jazz Club” by Kriss (available through fair-use agreement via FreeMusicArchive.org); and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer – coming soon!

Episode 3 sees Orville finally gain admittance to the Ragen Athletic Club, a semipro men's association which doubles as one of the Windy City's hottest speakeasies. While his sportswriter colleagues have the time of their lives, can Orville keep his wits about him as he interviews Frank Ragen, alleged full-on member of the Chicago underworld and instigator of the Chicago race riot of 1919...?

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

"Roaring Chicago" script and story by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Special thanks to author/historians Jennifer Taylor-Hall, Chris Willis and Joe Ziemba for additional research.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. "Roaring Chicago" part 3 co-stars in order of appearance Scott Leete, Abrianna LaValley, Mindy Grossberg, Vernon Poitras, Joe Gallegos, Caedmon Holland, Forrest Hartl, John Roberts, and Don McIver.

Directing by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. 

Other tracks used in this episode include "Give a Little" and "Rendezvous" by Silverman Sound Productions;

"Alexander's Gin Mill Band" produced by the Dream Joker with an extrapolation of "Urban Hip-Hop" by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/, music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/; via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0);

"Albert Einstein Goes to Chicago" by the Dave Tough Band; and

 “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

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November 1924. On his way to meet with alleged crime boss and manager of the Ragen Athletic Club, a taxi driver regales Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer with a story of his chance meeting with the great Babe Ruth when he came through Chicago back in ’21.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

A Cabbie’s Tale script and story by Os Davis and Darin hayes.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. A Cabbie’s Tale guest stars Matt Hertlein.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “the Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith.  Other tracks in this episode include

•  “Vo Do Do De O Blues” by Ager and Yellen;

•  “Chevy Chase” by Eubie Blake; and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer – coming soon!

Episode 2 features a twin bill of Red Grange & his University of Illinois Fighting Illini vs. the Coach Stagg-led U. Chicago Maroons followed by the Dayton Triangles at Chicago Cardinals in a game from the fledgling National Football League.

Radio coverage of the games in the Chicago area provided by the Universal Broadcast Company with the voice of Freddy Carson. Broadcast brought to you by Moxie soft drink and the Campbell’s Soup Company.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

"Roaring Chicago" script and story by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Special thanks to author/historians Jennifer Taylor-Hall, Chris Willis and Joe Ziemba for additional research.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. "Roaring Chicago" part 2 co-stars in order of appearance Caedmon Holland, John Roberts, Mike Backus, Vernon Poitras, Mindy Grossberg and Scott Leete.

Directing by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. Additional music provided by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs and Kriss, the latter by free use agreement via FreeMusicArchive.org.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

And as legendary sports beat writer Ernie “Doogs” Doogle liked to say, “Until next time!”

Along with the notorious Ernie "Doogs" Doogle, Orville and his sports reporter peers 1920s-style trash talk their way through a long train ride, and get the inside dope at pressers with Grange, Amos Alonzo Stagg, and Bob Zuppke.

Orville also gets a lead on a potentially much bigger score: A one-on-one interview with speakeasy owner/private sports club manager with ties to organized crime...

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions, and the Sports History Network.

"Roaring Chicago" script and story by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Special thanks to author/historians Jennifer Taylor-Hall, Chris Willis, and Joe Ziemba for additional research.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. "Roaring Chicago" co-stars, in order of appearance, John Roberts, Forrest Hartl, Vernon Poitras, Joe Gallegos, Mindy Grossberg, Caedmon Holland, Scott Leete, Mike Backus,Abriana LaValley, and Don McIver.

Directing by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. 

Additional music provided by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs, and Mike & Gene Monroe with "Cletus Train Music."

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Darrin Hayes and Os Davis. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

And as the legendary Doogs liked to say, “Until next time!”

This is one such story.

With her multiplicity of roles from telephone operation to story assignment to final copy proofing, Marla Delft does everything for the Guardian – everything, that is, except for what she’d really like: namely, sportswriting.

So when Marla gets a serendipitous opportunity to cover professional boxing and billiards, plus land an exclusive interview with the outrageous and verbose world lightweight championship contender Sammy Mandell, she finds herself facing prejudicial attitudes of an all-male domain.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

The Emancipation of Annie August script and story by Os Davis.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. The Emancipation of Annie August co-stars in order of appearance Gwyneth Doland, Danny Solis and Teagan M. Solis.

Additional direction by Danny Solis. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “the Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith.  Other tracks in this episode include

•  “What’s the Angle,” “Dark ‘n’ Stormy” and “Depth of Focus” by Silverman Sound Studios;

•  “Chapman & Sewell” by the Dream Joker;

•  “Poor Little Butterfly (Is a Fly Gal Now)” by Belle Baker; and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer – coming soon!

On this special installment (read: advertisement) of ORville Mulligan: Sports Writer, we take you back to the very beginning, the origin story of MANSCAPED™ innovative technology and its inventor, the barber-turned-entrepreneur, Dr. Manscaped.

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Meet Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly, pioneer of the 1920s fad known as polesitting – unless you count a certain saint who lived in Byzantium in the 5th century AD…

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

“Shipwreck” script and story by Chris Kientz and Os Davis.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith.  Other tracks used in this episode include

•  “Void Glider” by Silverman Sound Studios, and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer –

coming soon!

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. This episode co-stars Lennon DeLeon as Jay Johnson.  

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer – coming soon!

October 1924. Like many of his peers in newsprint and radio, quasi-famous sportswriter Orville Mulligan is sent to Polo Grounds in New York City to cover college football’s game of the week between the top-ranked Irish and the Army Cadets of West Point.

Meanwhile back at the offices of Orville’s ’paper of employment, the Pittsburgh Guardian, editor-in-chief Frank Delft attempts to avert a follicular crisis with disastrous results…

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

“The Four Horsemen” script and story by Os Davis and Darin Hayes.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. "The Four Horsemen" co-stars in order of appearance Molly Adams, Lennon DeLeon, Steve Silva, Gwyneth Doland, John Roberts, Vernon Poitras, Vincent Anastasiou and Caedmon Holland.

Directing by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith.  Other tracks used in this episode include

•  “Cletus Train Music” by Mike and Gene Monroe;

•  “Jazz Club” by Kriss (available through fair-use agreement via FreeMusicArchive.org); and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer – coming soon!

Travel back in time (or simulate such) with:

•  “Dayton Triangles Rag (Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer theme) by Bruce Smith;

•  “Crinoline Days” and

•  “Hot Lips” by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra;

•  “Dark Flashes” by Shane Ivers of Silverman Sound Studios (and, though not featured as a “single”, Shane Ivers’s “Posteriosis” is also used in this episode as score);

•  “Prohibition Blues” by Nora Bayes; and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro Theme)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darin Hayes.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer - coming soon!

Join the Sports History Network’s Greg James as he interviews Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer producers Darrin Hayes and Os Davis for an episode of the SHN Showcase podcast. Darin and Os talk the inspiration(s) for the show itself, their casting and production challenges (not to mention triumphs) and, invariably, what else but sports history.

So keep that dial on your podcast aggregator locked, and stay tuned for the next scintillating episode of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer. Coming soon!  

As an ardent fan of our national pastime – though not quite as much as the First Lady – President Calvin Coolidge was so moved by an action-packed game 7 and the heroics of pitcher Walter Johnson that he immediately dashed off an official White House statement on the ’Series, an exemplar of the greatness of baseball.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell.

“President Coolidge on the 1924 World Series” features Ben Jones as the President. Text from the October 10, 1924, official statement from the White House.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. Outro music by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darin Hayes.

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Orville Mulligan, sportswriter for the Pittsburgh Guardian has been lucky enough to draw the assignment of covering a game that will be remembered long into sports history. Additionally, Orville has also scored the best seats in the house, sitting front row alongside President of the United States Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge – the latter one of America’s very greatest baseball fans.

Meanwhile, Guardian editor Frank Delft has a surefire way to earn his ’paper some money and attention: A full-page photo of the president. If only he and trusty assistant Jay Johnson can get Frank’s less-than-dependable jalopy all the way to D.C. on time.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

“Calvin, Grace, Major and the Big Train” script by Os Davis; story by Os Davis and Darin Hayes.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell.

“Calvin, Grace, Major and the Big Train” co-stars in order of appearance John Robets, Vernon Poitras, Caedmon Holland and Lennon DeLeon.

This episode features Ben Jones as Calvin Coolidge, Fifi Carlisle as Grace Coolidge, Rodney Bowe as Major Taylor, and Jen Soliday as Enid Clark.

Directing by Eric Bodwell, with additional direction by Doug Fye. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith.

Other tracks used in this episode include:

•  “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”, lyrics by Jack Norworth, music by Albert von Tilzer and performed by Ed Meeker;

•  “Dark Flashes” by Silverman Sound Studios; and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darin Hayes.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer – coming soon!

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. “Prelude to Game 7” co-stars in order of appearance John Robets, Vernon Poitras and Caedmon Holland. Directing by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” was written by Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer and performed by Ed Meeker. Outro music by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darin Hayes.

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But Orville’s follow-up assignment, covering the weekend’s Penn Quakers-Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football game, will force him to reckon with a new rival from the medium of radio – not to mention past tragedy and lost love.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.

"After You’ve Gone" script and story by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Additional research for this episode provided by author/historian Upton Bell.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. "After You’ve Gone" co-stars in order of appearance Lennon DeLeon, Don McIver, Joe Gallegos, Gwyneth Doland, Steve Silva, Vincent Anastasiou, Caedmon Holland, Mindy Grossberg and Jenette Isaacson.  

Directing by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.

The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. Other tracks used in this episode include

•  “Crinoline Days” by Paul Whiteman & Orchestra;

•  “Cletus Train Music” by Mike and Gene Monroe;

•  “After You’ve Gone” performed by Marion Harris;

•  “Jazz Club” by Kriss (available through fair-use agreement via FreeMusicArchive.org);

•  “Hot Lips” by Paul Whiteman & Orchestra;

•  “Prohibition Blues” by Nora Bayes;

•  “Piano Romantisme” and

•  “Yearning” by Silverman Sound Studios; and

•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.

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This theme song was produced by Ron "Tyke" Oliver of Music Meets Sportz https://sites.google.com/view/sportsfanztastic/sports-history-network?authuser=0

In this teaser trailer for the fiction podcast Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer, meet Harvey and Mabel Taylor of Pittsburgh, loyal subscribers to the Pittsburgh Guardian, and at least one a big fan of a certain roving sports reporter of the 1920s...

This episode stars Richard Kress and Shari Gould. Story/script by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darin Hayes. Theme song by Bruce Smith. Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audiodrama by Number 80 Productions and Sports History Network.

Look for full-length episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer in early 2022.

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A Different way to hear sports history.

I am Orville Mulligan and yes the career journey I took was as a Sports Writer. My story will fill the listener’s ears with my journey of perhaps the greatest time in sports history, the roaring 1920s. I was fortunate enough to rub elbows with the greatest legends of sport in the era and attend some of the most iconic events in sports history.

The tales are complete with the music, people, places and slang used at the time to place the listener into the feelings that we experienced as I started my epic career.

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Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer

A Different way to hear sports history.

I am Orville Mulligan and yes the career journey I took was as a Sports Writer. My story will fill the listener’s ears with my journey of perhaps the greatest time in sports history, the roaring 1920s. I was fortunate enough to rub elbows with the greatest legends of sport in the era and attend some of the most iconic events in sports history.

The tales are complete with the music, people, places and slang used at the time to place the listener into the feelings that we experienced as I started my epic career.

Join us in the adventure of a lifetime, Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer, found here on Sports History Network, on OrvilleMulligan.com or your favorite podcast provider.

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How did this wordsmith of yesteryear, this contemporary of Grantland Rice, go from a wet-behind-the-ears graduate of Penn to lead man on the Guardian sports beat? The man himself tells the tale - with a fair amount of assistance from super editor Marla Delft - in this thrilling episode of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer!