Phillies Auction Winner Wows Fans in Radio Broadcast
Louis Kalb won the radio-broadcast prize with a $22,010 bid, and the Phantastic Auction raised $417,455 for charity.
- On Wednesday, South Jersey substitute teacher Louis Kalb joined announcers Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen in the Phillies broadcast booth to call the third inning against the Nationals, a prize for winning the team's annual charity auction.
- Kalb paid $22,010 for the opportunity through the Phillies Phantastic Auction, which generated $417,455 to support Phillies Charities and ALS United Mid-Atlantic during the 14-year-old annual event.
- Listeners praised the 73-year-old for seamlessly fitting the booth, while comedian Roy Wood joked he would unplug Kalb's microphone to keep his job; experts noted Kalb possessed the rhythm of legendary broadcaster Harry Kalas.
- Although this was his first major league appearance, Kalb spent 30 years announcing youth sports in Medford Lakes and previously pursued broadcasting roles in Atlantic City and Michigan before Wednesday's breakthrough.
- Calling the game fulfilled a lifelong dream for Kalb, who reflected: "I didn't have a career, but I had my moment. And I know that's something that for the rest of my life, I will always cherish.
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Listen to Substitute Teacher's Viral Phillies Play-by-Play Call in Video After $22K Charity Auction
Anyone who has ever tried to step in front of a microphone knows how intimidating that experience can be, but a Philadelphia-area substitute teacher made it look rather easy when he got to call an inning in the radio booth for the Phillies.
Lewis Kalb never became a professional announcer. But during Wednesday’s Phillies game, he had his ‘moment.’
The 73-year-old substitute teacher and former candy salesman from Medford Lakes called a smooth inning after winning a prize in the Phantastic Auction.
Phillies auction winner wows fans in radio broadcast
Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY SportsLewis Kalb from Medford Lakes, New Jersey, got to live out a lifelong dream to do play-by-play during the third inning of the Nationals-Phillies game on Wednesday night. And it sounded like he had been calling Phillies games on the radio for years. You never know what’s going to happen when a fan steps into the broadcast booth after winning an auction, raffle, or charity opportunity. Kalb was the winning bi…
Phillies auction winner nails opportunity to call inning on radio broadcast
Phillies fan Louis Kalb, a substitute teacher from South Jersey, joined the team's radio broadcast Wednesday night to call the third inning as the prize for winning one of the team's annual Phantastic Auction offerings that support charitable causes.
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