Episode 10: Quite a Guy

This gentleman was very active in sports, and held respectable roles in this arena, figuratively. Wait until you hear about the life and times and stories ‘from days of ole’ that Bob Perkins shares about this featured professional. On another note, Bob will end this episode by sharing the story of a phone call he received, while in his studio late one night…wait until you hear what this surprising call was about! Stay tuned to hear more features like this one.

Renaissance Man

Zack Clayton - professional athlete, boxing referee, and Philadelphia Fire Department lieutenant.

Credit: https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/zack-clayton/

Harlem Globetrotters

World Series Globetrotters. circa 1950, with owner/coach Abe Saperstein (far right).

Credit: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Philadelphia Stars

Postcard of the baseball team, circa 1938

Credit: Philadelphia Stars, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historical Marker

Christian Street YMCA historical marker in Philadelphia, 1724 Christian St.

Credit: NMGiovannucci, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

A Musician Friend

Bill Carney and Bob Perkins.

Emergency

Julie London and Bobby Troup, 1971

Credit: NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Credits:

A huge thank you to musicians Pete Smyser and Dave Posmontier for allowing us to use their original music on Stay Tuned with Bob Perkins.

Our theme song was composed & produced by guitarist Pete Smyser, entitled “Opportunity Knocks” (Opportunity Knocks, 2008).

Our outro music was composed by Dave Posmontier, entitled “Double B on 3” (Posterity, 2010).

Additional music (in order of appearance) -

“Barbara” U.S. Army Blues (freemusicarchive.org) licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. "A Good Bass for Gambling" by Komiku (freepd.com) “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” written by Albert Von Tilzer and Jack Norworth. Performed by Edward Meeker (1908). “Quittin’ Time” (Out of Nowhere, 1996) composed & produced by Pete Smyser. "Ambient Bongos" by Alexander Nakarada (freepd.com) "Night in Venice" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/