June 29, 1929, Sherman "Jocko" Maxwell became the first African American sports broadcaster, starting his career on WNJ in Newark, New Jersey. Most of Mr. Maxwell's career he worked for free. His main love on the air was to give the scores of Negro League games, and he was the first to begin to chronicle the Negro Leagues. In 1940, Maxwell authored a book of interviews with players entitled, Thrills and Spills in Sports.

Today's Daily Highlights

In 1990, Dave Stewart and Fernando Valenzuela threw no-hitters on the same day — something that hadn't happened since 1917. Also: Joe DiMaggio breaks George Sisler's AL hitting-streak record on his way to 56, Harmon Killebrew's birthday, 11 classic broadcasts, and today's Vintage Commercial: Coleman.

🎙️ Did you know?

Dave Stewart has 38 broadcasts in our library — including from his historic 1990 no-hitter season.