There's A First Time For Everything

Let's go back in time, particularly to the early 1900s and before then. Women didn't play much of a role, expect for being housewives and mothers. 100 years later, women are now being represented more and more in jobs, especially in a league that is predominantly ruled by men.

There are two notable women that recently made history. Melanie Newman and Suzie Cool are the radio play-by-play and color announcers for the Salem Red Sox, the Advanced-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. They made history by being the first women to do both duties in the radio booth in all of professional baseball. There are still women that work in various roles in other organizations but these two are part of a really special type of history. Last Tuesday, I had the one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to interview both of them for the NBC affiliate in Boston, as well as for NBC4 here in DC. 

They are both still relatively young and just starting the opening stages of their careers. They both had really good stories and show really great passion for the game of baseball not only in their careers, but also in their personal lives. I wish them nothing but the best and hope this takes them farther into their careers for years to come!