What I learned from my airport conversation with John Sterling
New York Post • • sports
Key Points:
- John Sterling and the author coincidentally shared a flight from Newark Airport to Tampa, heading to spring training.
- During their conversation, Sterling nostalgically described Wellsville, N.Y., as a "one-stoplight town," reflecting on its small-town charm.
- Both men began their careers in the Wellsville area, with Sterling starting at WLSV-AM radio in the early 1960s and the author at the Times-Herald in Olean nearly three decades later.
- Sterling emphasized the ambitious mindset of young men in small towns, recalling how he treated local high school football games with the same intensity as major national events.
