1940s Red Barber Sports Talk Radio Show WOR Promotional Coaster Brooklyn Dodgers1940s Red Barber Sports Talk Radio Show WOR Promotional Coaster Walter Lanier "Red" Barber was an American sports announcer and author. Nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", he was primarily identified with broadcasts of Major League Baseball, calling play by play across four decades with the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers , and New York Yankees. Like his fellow sportscasting pioneer Mel Allen, Barber also developed a niche calling college and professional