Episode 32767: Emily T Gail Talk Story with Jack Berry, Michigan Golf Hall of Fame, Golf Writer, Detroit News for 40+years

Emily T Gail Talk Story

Called Jack Berry the other day as the PGA Tour Aloha Swing begins in Hawaii. We talked golf and little bit of everything. Always love talking with Jack Berry who was a long time Detroit News golf writer who covered over 100 major golf tournaments and 43 Masters. In face he had a hand in creating access in locker room for female reporters at the Master.
In recent years even at 91 years of age Jack is still telling and writing stories with my along long time friends and publishers of Michigan Golfer Art and Jeannie McCafferty. the one responsible for getting the band of female reporters at the Masters lifted. A member of the Michigan golf Hall of Fame Jack was a leader and pioneer in promoting Women's golf and amateur golf. I met Jack in the 1960's when I was playing competitive junior golf. We became friends over the years and in many ways Jack was a mentor. I love that he attributes his becoming a marathon runner to his running in our Emily Detroit Runs through the streets of Detroit in the 1970's-80's.

Jack shares stories from the 1945 Detroit Tigers World Series win over the Chicago Cubs when his father was the Detroit Tigers Traveling Secretary . A member of the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Jack was a leader and pioneer in promoting Women's Golf and Amateur Golf.
Jack shares a lot of fun stories from his days of covering the Red Wings when they were playing at Olympia and only 6 teams in the league. I like documenting stories from others that weave into my own stories ... and keep the thread of history tied into the present. As the Detroit Historical Museum would say where Past is Present .
Also these conversations with Jack remind how just how special our fun long time friendship has been.