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The 1943 World Series between the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals was the first to have an accompanying World Series highlight film. Initially, the films were created as gifts to troops fighting in World War II, to give them a brief recap of baseball action back home. This is a tradition that still persists.[ citation needed ]
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Lew Fonseca worked on World Series highlight films from their inception in 1943 through 1969, as an editor and director, and narrated the World Series films from 1949 to 1953 and 1955-58 (Jack Brickhouse narrated the 1954 World Series film.) Television sportscaster Bob Costas wrote of Fonseca's narration: "[his] vocal stylings were somewhat less than mellifluous, but still endlessly entertaining."
Chuck Thompson was the narrator of the official 1966 World Series highlight film jointly produced by both major leagues.
Curt Gowdy was the narrator of several Red Sox highlight films during his tenure in Boston which described the season in depth along with its key moments; this would lead to him eventually narrating World Series highlight films during his time with NBC (1968–1974, '77).
While 1943 served as the first time that an official World Series highlight film would be produced, 1959 would mark the first time that it would be produced in color. Ten years later, the highlight films would now contain material exclusive interviews, sound from wireless microphones, and camera angles not seen on the live television coverage. Come 1982, the highlight films would become videotaped productions.[ citation needed ]
Before moving to Los Angeles from New York, David M. Israel was a writer, producer and editor for Major League Baseball, working on such projects as This Week in Baseball , the 1986 New York Mets Highlight Film, and several World Series Highlight Films." [1] )
Jeff Scott wrote every official World Series film from 1988-2014 [2] (with the exception of 1999). [3]
On November 10, 2009, the World Series highlight films were released by A&E Home Video (distributed by New Video) on DVD in Region 1 under the title "The Official World Series Film Collection" for the first time. [3]
The highlight films since 2014 are available for streaming online on Tubi, while some highlight films are available for streaming online on Pluto TV. [4] [5]
Unsolved Mysteries is an American mystery documentary television show, created by John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer. Documenting cold cases and paranormal phenomena, it began as a series of seven specials, presented by Raymond Burr, Karl Malden, and Robert Stack, beginning on NBC on January 20, 1987, becoming a full-fledged series on October 5, 1988, hosted by Stack. After nine seasons on NBC, the series moved to CBS for its 10th season on November 13, 1997. After adding Virginia Madsen as a co-host during season 11 failed to boost slipping ratings, CBS canceled the series after only a two-season, 12-episode run on June 11, 1999. The series was revived by Lifetime in 2000, with season 12 beginning on July 2, 2001. Unsolved Mysteries aired 103 episodes on Lifetime, before ending on September 20, 2002, an end that coincided with Stack's illness and eventual death.
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