Ron Shelton

WLIE 540 AM SPORTSTALKNY

Ron Shelton was a former minor league baseball infielder in Baltimore's Orioles farm system, where he played with the Bluefield Orioles, Stockton Ports, Florida Instructional League Orioles, Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs and Rochester Red Wings from 1967 through 1971..he is however best known for the many films he has made about sports. His 1988 film Bull Durham, based in part on his own baseball experiences, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. His new book The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit, takes us behind-the-scenes and tells the story of the making of the film, and is an insightful primer on the art and business of moviemaking. He joins Mark Rosenman of SPORTSTALKNY to talk all about it. Tune in each week on streaming on the 365sportscast.com network or on www.sportstalknylive.com for the live broadcast, also on the 365sportscast iPhone, Android and Alexa apps