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Uecker, Feherty chat for Golf Channel show
- Updated: August 27, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Here’s a “useful shot,” to borrow one of golf analyst David Feherty’s signature phrases: Two of sports’ best storytellers, sitting side-by-side for a laughter-filled chat about two of America’s favorite pastimes.
Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker will join the “Feherty” show Tuesday at 9 p.m. CT on Golf Channel. Their discussion, which Uecker says spanned about four hours earlier this year, includes some of Uecker’s greatest hits, from Johnny Carson bestowing him the nickname “Mr. Baseball,” to Bud Selig green-lighting Uecker’s participation in the career-changing Miller Lite commercials, to the roots of Uecker’s radio career.
“It was a great opportunity to do something [different], but I had never done it before,” Uecker tells Feherty.
Uecker provided some color commentary on Atlanta Braves broadcasts when his playing career ended, and he began by doing the same in Milwaukee after a brief and infamous tenure as a Brewers scout. He paired with Brewers broadcasters Merle Harmon and Tom Collins, who allowed Uecker to call play-by-play …
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