Baseball History - Personal Interview
Q: What is your name?
A: Jonathan M. Fentress.
Q: What is your address?

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Q: What is the date today?
A: October 12, 1994.

Q: What is your employment status at this moment. Are you working,
in school, or other?
A: I am currently enrolled at Slippery Rock University of P .A .. I
also work part time on the weekends for N.B.C. doing football games
in Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Q: So you are in school, what is your major.
A: Communication.

Q: What role have you played in the history of baseball in Western
P.A ..
A: I worked for the baseball network during the All-Star game this
past year and subsequently there after.
Q: How did you get this opportunity?
A: Through my internship at KDKA-TV2 in Pittsburgh.
Q: Explain some of the responsibilit ies that you had?
A: I coordinate smooth commercials, scoreboard and billboard spots
and network time correcting problems for the certain actors.
Q:Did you have any troubles with your responsibilities?
A: No,the people I worked with were very good and everything went
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Q: What type of preconceptions did you bring with you to the
ballpark?
A: Truthfully not many. To me, I've seen enough to be prepared for
what

would

happen.

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just

amazed

of

the

vastness

of

the

production and how serious people take it.
Q:

Did any of these hold true while you worked at Three Rivers?

A:Yes,

T.V. people put a lot of pressure on themselves to do the

best. Anything lee is not acceptable.
Q:

What in your opinion was the most fascinating aspect of your
experience?

A: Having a conversation on the future of baseball and the personal

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physical stature of Bob Costas. Great Fun!
Q:

What did Bob Costas think about the future of baseball?

A: He said that the league needs to settle financial problems,they
are the most important in the near future.
Q:

Did you get to meet anyone famous that is involved with
baseball?

A: Bob Ueker, Jonny Bench, and Reggie Jackson.
Q: At the game was any records broken that could be of any interest
to me?
A: Frank Thomas' monster shot off the facade off the sixth level.
It was estimated at over 560 feet.
Q:

Would you like to do this type of thing again. Why or Why not?

A: Yes, It's exciting being around people that want to do the best
and also sports events are fun.
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Q: Would you consider working in the baseball world once you
graduate from Slippery Rock University of P.A ..

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A: Definitely.
Q:

Do you think that this opportunity will lead to anything bigger
or better in the future for you?

A: Yes

(knock on wood).

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