Red Barber used egg timer to remind listeners of score

From ESPN Ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer:

• "The progenitor of today's sportscasting is radio....

"Listeners relied on that friendly voice to "see" the action. It was their sensory connection to the event....There were fairly straightforward conventions used to guide announcers.

• One of them, codified by legendary Red Barber, used an egg timer as a reminder

• that every three minutes, listeners needed to be told the score."...

"Soothing the irritation," 4/20/10, ESPN Ombudsman column, via Neil Best Watchdog

• photo from National Event blog, neco, 4/14/10

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