Reading Baseball

Pops: The Willie Stargell Story

Pete Peterson and Brad Palmer — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:35:15 +0000

WSIU Radio's Reading Baseball host Pete Peterson is out with a new book about one of Pittsburgh's most beloved professional sports figures.

WSIU Radio's Brad Palmer sat down with Peterson to talk about his new book Pops: The Willie Stargell Story.

Peterson signed copies of the book last weekend in Pittsburgh as part of the book launching. Pops: The Willie Stargell Story is available at Barnes & Noble as well as on amazon.com.

Peterson Completes Pittsburgh Race

Brad Palmer — Mon, 06 May 2013 22:10:01 +0000

Retired Southern Illinois University Carbondale English professor and WSIU's Reading Baseball host Pete Peterson completed a half marathon Sunday in Pittsburgh.

Reading Baseball: "42"

Pete Peterson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:20:52 +0000

The biographical sports drama about the life of Jackie Robinson called "42" is currently in movie theaters across the country.

In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson reviews the film and points out how it distorts baseball history in relation to the Pittsburgh Pirates and one of their former pitchers.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and Pops: The Willie Stargell Story.

Reading Baseball: Kent Haruf

Pete Peterson — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:58:55 +0000

A former English professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is hitting a home run as a novelist.

In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson tells us about Kent Haruf's latest literary work and the time they used to share on the softball fields of Carbondale.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and the forthcoming Pops: The Willie Stargell Story.

Reading Baseball: Home Opener '53

Pete Peterson — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:40:42 +0000

The Major League Baseball season opens in two days. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson remembers attending his first baseball home opener in Pittsburgh and a special Bible that went along with the 1953 season.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and the forthcoming Pops: The Willie Stargell Story.