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Dave Blackburn Tribute – Saturday, July 26, 2014 – 12 noon at Santa Fe Springs, CA
Streaming media pioneer Dave Blackburn (at right) with the ISC’s first play-by-play man, Ron Chambers in the early days.
Little Lake Park in Santa Fe Springs CA is located at 10900 Pioneer Blvd, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670.
The tribute will feature a number of speakers, honoring Dave Blackburn for his contributions to the game, including his work as a pioneer of live audio and video streaming broadcasts of men’s fastpitch games.
Dave Blackburn was inducted into the ISC Hall Of Fame in 2011, and passed away in May 2014.
The tribute ceremony will be live audio streamed on Ballpark Radio, whose founding was inspired by Dave Blackburn. A game featuring Dave’s former team, Maccabi USA will also be live (audio) streamed on Ballpark Radio at 12:30 PM Saturday.
All fastpitch players, fans and friends of Dave are invited to attend.
Those unable to attend but who wish to share a memory or comment about Dave Blackburn are invited to leave a voicemail message at Ballpark Radio, to be included in the on air coverage Saturday. The phone number for Ballpark Radio is 562-726-4004. Or email us, jim [at] ballparkradio.com and we’ll read your comment on the air before or during the ballgame.
Listeners can hear the ceremony and game to follow at the Ballpark Radio website, www.ballparkradio.com
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