Listen to Substitute Teacher's Viral Phillies Play-by-Play Call in Video After $22K Charity Auction
Bleacher Report • • sports
Key Points:
- Lewis Kalb, a Philadelphia-area substitute teacher, successfully called an inning in the radio booth for the Phillies after winning a charity auction.
- The auction, part of the Phillies Phantastic Auction benefiting the team's charity, raised over $417,000, with Kalb contributing $22,010 for the live broadcast experience.
- Kalb worked alongside Phillies announcers Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen during the third inning, demonstrating a natural and polished broadcasting style.
- Kalb has a lifelong passion for sports broadcasting, having studied it at Penn State and done freelance work for WFAN and WNAW, inspired by listening to Vin Scully in his youth.
- Despite Kalb’s successful broadcast debut, the Phillies lost the game 10-4 to the Washington Nationals.
