Pete Peterson
Reading BaseballRichard "Pete" Peterson is the creative force behind WSIU Radio's Reading Baseball Series. Pete's original essays and commentaries are a regular staple for any fan of the game.
Originating in March of 2004, Reading Baseball is in its 10th season! Pete is a Professor Emeritus of Southern Illinois University. He is also the editor of the St. Louis Baseball Reader, and the author of Growing Up With Clemente and Pops: The Willie Stargell Story.
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A new book is out focusing on the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series. -
Pete Peterson once again remembers the time Jones became a cover boy when SIU Press reprinted a critically-acclaimed baseball book. -
Pete Peterson tells us about a legendary negro league manager who Pete believes was wrongly left out of the Baseball Hall of Fame again. -
Baseball has found some innovative ways recently to try and make the game more appealing to fans.
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Pete explains how his wife Anita’s disgust with her hometown Pirates led her to become a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, just for a fleeting moment. -
Since his recent death, the debate has been reignited as to whether Pete Rose should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. -
If the current political atmosphere has you wanting a distraction, commentator Pete Peterson may have just the thing. -
The Chicago White Sox set a record with 121 losses in 2024. -
Pete Peterson tells us the story of how became the owner of a special glove. -
Pete Peterson tells us who he thinks is the greatest living baseball player following the death of Willie Mays.
