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Chicago Sun-Times, “Lack of living inductees dampens ceremony, but Hall already was hurting,” July 30, 2013, by Rick Telander.

 

 

ESPN, “Cooperstown insists it can still thrive,” January 23, 2013, by Darren Rovell.
C-Span, "President Obama on Tourism and the Economy," May 22, 2014. (Includes a shout out to the Mayor.)

 

 

 

 

 
New York Times, “Acclaim Comes Late for Baseball Pioneer,” April 15, 2013, by Hillel Kuttler.

 

 

Only a Game (NPR), “Honoring Bud Fowler, An African-American Baseball Pioneer,” May 4, 2013, by David Sommerstein.

 

 

 

ESPN, “The night Wrigley Field lit up,” August 8, 2013, by Jim Caple.

 

 

ESPN, “Dreams, reality alive in Cooperstown,” July 26, 2013, by Jim Caple.

 

The Nation, “Guest Column: Cooperstown’s Mayor on Obama’s Visit (and That Anti-Fracking Protest),” May 23, 2014, by Greg Mitchell.

Chicago Tribune, “Chicago ties bind mayor of Cooperstown.” July 19, 2014, by Chris Hine.

New York Times, "In Cooperstown, a Baseball Author is Also a Manager," July 24, 2014, by Richard Sandomir.

JTA, “Shalom to the enshrined: Cooperstown’s mayor, Hall of Fame chief greeting baseball’s elite,” July 22, 2014, by Hillel Kuttler.

WGN Radio, “Cooperstown Mayor, and former Chicagoan, Jeff Katz,” July 25, 2014, Steve Cochran Show.

Chicago Tribune, “Baseball Books to Read This Season,” April 2, 2015, by Allen Barra.

The Sporting News, “Did the 1981 strike save baseball? Author of new book says 'yes.'" May 12, 2015, by Justin McGuire.

New York Times, “Remembering 1981." May 17, 2015, by Tyler Kepner.

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf, “The Bookshelf Conversation: Jeff Katz." May 18, 2015.

Olbermann, Keith Olbermann Show, ESPN2,  June 1, 2015, 

Only a Game (NPR), “‘Split Season’ Details The Strike Shortened 1981 MLB Season,” June 12, 2015, by Bill Littlefield.

 

 

 

MLB Now, with Brian Kenny, MLB Network,  June 9, 2015, 

High Heat, with Chris Russo, MLB Network,  Jul7 22, 2015, 

The Sporting Life, with Jeremy Schaap, ESPN Radio,  September 4, 2015, 

Sports Business Daily, "recalling a bad year, and a good one, for MLB." August 3, 2015, by Erik Spanberg. 

The 1981 Split Season Still Speaks to us. May 4, 2016, by Devin Shaw.  

Baseball's 1981 Strike Was a Dose of Reality to an 11-year-old. July 12, 2016, by Mark Podolski.

3 baseball books from veteran Jewish observers of the game. August 12, 2016, by Hillel Kutler.

Marvin Miller Gets Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame Despite His Own Wishes. December 11, 2019, All Things Considered, NPR.

Marvin Miller Adds a Missing Piece of Baseball’s Story to the Hall of Fame.  December 9, 2019, by Tyler Kepner.

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