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.
| Awards |
| 2007 |
| Breaking Down Barriers: The Jackie and Pee Wee Story | Best Sports News, New York Press Club |
| | National Winner, Radio Sports Reporting, Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Awards |
| | Regional Winner, Radio Sports Reporting, Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Awards |
| Jets Football for Women | Outstanding Sports Program, Gracie Awards, American Women in Radio and Television |
| 2006 |
| Vin Scully: Voice of Heaven | Best Sports News, New York Press Club |
| | Special Mention, Best News Special/Documentary, New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association |
| Sportscasts | Best Sportscast, New York State Broadcasters Association |
| Big Day | Regional Winner, Radio Sports Reporting, Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards |
| | Special Mention, Best Sports Coverage, New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association |
| Hall of Fame EFT | Second Place, Radio Feature, Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards |
| Next Year Arrives | Special Mention, Best Sports Coverage, New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association |
| 2005 |
| Pilgrimage to Pocono | Regional Winner, National runner-up, Radio Sports Reporting, Society of Professional Jornalists Mark of Excellence Awards |
| | Special Mention, Best Sports Coverage, New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association |
| Football Returns to Fordham | Second Place, Radio Sports Reporting, The Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards, Regional |
| 2004 |
| Jets Media Day | Best Sports Reporting, Regional RTNDA Murrow Award |
| | Best Sports Coverage, NY State AP Broadcasters Assoc. |
| | Best Feature Story, New York State Broadcasters Assoc. |
| | Best Soft Feature, PRNDI |
| 100 Years of Yankees Baseball: A Tradition of Excellence | Best Commentary, Editorial or Documentary, NYS Broadcasters |
| | Special Mention - Best Sports Coverage, NYS AP Broadcasters |
| | Special Mention - Best News Special/Documentary, NYS AP Brdcstrs |
| 2004 NFL Draft | Best Local Sports Coverage, NYS Broadcasters Assoc. |
| 2003 |
| The Duke Returns to Brooklyn | Best Sports Coverage, NY State AP Broadcasters Assoc. |
| 2002 |
| Sportscasts | Best Sportscast, NY State Broadcasters Assoc. |
| Life in the Minors | Finalist, Sports Commentary/Analysis, New York Festivals |
| 2001 |
| Good Like Glickman: A Celebration of Marty | Best Documentary, NY State Broadcasters Assoc. |
| 1999 |
| Salutes to the Yankees | Finalist, Sports Commentary/Analysis, New York Festivals |
| 1998 |
| Jackie Robinson: The Man Behind the Ballplayer | Finalist, Sports Commentary/Analysis, New York Festivals |
| Archived by Sports/Broadcast Organizations |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | Jackie Robinson: The Man Behind the Ballplayer |
| | Special Interview with Branch B. Rickey |
| | Profile of Hall of Fame Broadcaster Ernie Harwell |
| | Baseball and Brooklyn |
| | Special interviews with Carl Erskine and Duke Snider |
| | Duke and Carl at the Hall of Fame |
| | The Duke Returns to Brooklyn |
| | Simply Amazin': Forty Years of Mets Baseball |
| | 100 Years of Yankees Baseball: A Tradition of Excellence |
| | Vin Scully: Voice of Heaven |
| | Life in the Minors (2001-04) |
| | Next Year Arrives (story of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers) |
| | Breaking Down Barriers: The Jackie and Pee Wee Story |
| | Bob Sheppard: In his Own Words |
| | Branch B. Rickey: On His Grandfather, Jackie and Pee Wee |
| NFL Films | The First Giants-Jets Game - A Special Interview with Marty Glickman and Merle Harmon |
| Museum of Television and Radio | Good Like Glickman: A Celebration of Marty |