WOR to Re-Broadcast 1986 World Series Game 7
| RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, October 25, 2016 |
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WOR-AM/New York, the New York Mets' radio flagship, announced Tuesday that, it will re-air the entire radio broadcast of Game 7 of the 1986 World Series between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox, to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The special will air on Thursday, October 27, and begin at 6pm ET with a 60-minute pre-show hosted by WOR's "Sports Zone" host Pete McCarthy, with contributions from Mets broadcasters Howie Rose, Josh Lewin, and Wayne Randazzo.
The show will feature interviews with members of the 1986 Mets "Dream Team" Ray Knight, Keith Hernandez and Jesse Orosco, as well as Gary Thorne, who along with Bob Murphy did the play-by-play for the 1986 radio broadcast. Then at 7pm ET, WOR will unlock the vaults to let listeners relive the night when the Mets rocked the Sox to become the World Series champions
After a special introduction from the current voice of the Mets, Howie Rose, listeners will be treated to every call from the late, great Mets broadcaster Bob Murphy and Gary Thorne... just as they were heard exactly 30 years ago.
