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Established in 1974 and still going strong - that's One on One, New York's longest-running sports call-in show.

One on One is totally a product of the WFUV Sports 24-member student staff, under the supervision of Executive Sports Producer Bob Ahrens. The show is hosted by nine of the students on a rotating basis, with the rest of the staff producing, engineering, writing, and airing the sports updates.

The list of show alumni reads like a "who's who" and includes play-by-play announcers, sportscasters, broadcast executives, team management, and sports journalists. They all have been hosts of the show since its inception in 1974, following in the tradition set by Vin Scully.

Malcolm Moran of USA Today was WFUV Sports Director at the time, and the originator of the 'One on One' name. "The show was created," he said, "because at the time there was a need for it. There was no sports call-in show in New York City on a regular basis." Beginning with one hour on Sunday nights, the show grew to three hours on Saturday and Sunday evenings and eventually to its current spot on Saturday afternoons from 1-4pm.

As part of a 30th Anniversary celebration, the summer of 2005 featured special guest shows as we brought back some of the hosts dating back to the beginning of the show.

Now more feature-oriented than before, One on One utilizes a broad range of guests and offers in-depth analysis of all sports. Documentaries on Jackie Robinson, on the Mets' 40th Anniversary and on the Yankees' 100th Anniversary are among 15 WFUV Sports programs and four series in the Baseball Hall of Fame archives. Ten of the One on One features have won awards in regional, national and international broadcast competitions.

The afternoon airtime has enabled One on One to go on the road, broadcasting live from Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, Cooperstown (on Hall of Fame Weekend), both the golf and tennis U.S. Opens, the NFL Draft and Belmont Park on Racing's Triple Crown Saturday.

You can hear One on One Saturday afternoons from 1-4pm.

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Special Achievements

The One on One students have achieved a number of special milestones with their work.

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