The WPSPJ Podcast
Welcome to the podcast of William Paterson University’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, known as WPSPJ, where professional voices guide us and inspire our future. We spotlight the activities of the nationally recognized Society of Professional Journalists chapter at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. We are the reporters of today and tomorrow, dedicated to SPJ’s mission of diversity and democracy, and inspiring “successive generations of talented individuals to become dedicated journalists.”
The WPSPJ Podcast
Allison Lucas, Widow of Blind Sportswriter Ed Lucas
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Allison Lucas, the widow of baseball writer Ed Lucas, reveals the challenges her late husband confronted as a blind journalist covering the New York Yankees, including name-calling and jealousy in the press box. Lucas also tells host Andrew Elsey about her husband's friendships with baseball stars Phil Rizzuto, Jackie Robinson, Bobby Bonds, and Don Mattingly.
