Walt Ferber, Award winning broadcaster and Hall of Famer

Basketball & Bourbon Podcast

30-11-2022 • 53 mins

In Episode 13, Walt Ferber joins the basketball and bourbon podcast! Over the past four decades, Walt has become one of the most familiar voices in Southern Indiana area today.

Walt is a graduate of New Albany High School and Indiana University.  He started in radio at WREY where he was the youngest radio sports director in the entire state.  He worked for radio stations in Bloomington before joining WITZ, in Jasper, 1980.

Walt is an award-winning broadcaster and sports Hall-of-Famer, Walt has broadcasted many sports in the Southern Indiana area. Walt and I discuss

  • Chicken Cock Bourbon (you don't want to miss how Walt talks about Chicken Cock's way of using barrels)
  • How he got started in radio
  • Former MLB great Scott Rolen was an outstanding basketball player too. Walt talks about what made Scott a winner in all sports
  • Walt's earlier days he worked with  IU athletic announcers Don Fischer and Joe Smith
  • Walt calls a game at Cannleton. They have to stop the game because the volunteer fire department was below the gym floor!
  • Walt talks about calling a game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
  • much much more!