FROM: The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia The announcer on the broadcast, of the Wilt Chamberlains 100-point game between the Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks was Broadcast Pioneers member Bill Campbell. The only known audio of the game (there is no known video) is the last quarter, which we have in our audio archive. But its interesting to know how that recording came about. Bill Campbell told us the story many times. WCAU Radio, which aired the game, didnt air check the games. As the game progressed, no one thought to throw on a $5 reel of Scotch audio tape. So no station recording exists. However, Bill received a call from a fan the next day telling Campbell how great the game was and how he listened to his tape over and over. Bill said to the caller (who was from Downingtown),You know, sometimes our engineers like to compare their recording with those made by amateurs. Why dont you send us your tape so we can compare it to our recording? Of course, the only known audio is that one recorded by the guy in Downingtown.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 07:22:44 +0000