Newman makes history as a part of first all-female broadcast team for Major League Baseball game

Newman, play-by-play announcer for the Baltiimore Orioles, was a part of the first-ever all-female broadcast team for a Major League Baseball game.

Newman, play-by-play announcer for the Baltiimore Orioles, was a part of the first-ever all-female broadcast team for a Major League Baseball game.

Roughly a year after Troy University alumna Melanie Newman made history by becoming the first woman in Baltimore Orioles’ history to be a play-by-play announcer, her name was etched in the history books once again in July.

Newman became part of Major League Baseball’s first-ever all-female broadcast when the Orioles took on the Tampa Bay…

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The Talk of TROY: Professor publishes decades-old opera on YouTube

Carl Vollrath, music professor, sitting at his piano at home after discussing his opera with TROY Public Radio.

Carl Vollrath, music professor, sitting at his piano at home after discussing his opera with TROY Public Radio.

Troy professor Carl Vollrath’s opera, “The Quest” has a new life on YouTube, after being unavailable to the public for half of a century. Troy Public Radio’s Hannah Leverett says the opera’s online release has renewed interest in Vollrath’s music. 



The plot of “The Quest” tells the story of a children’s crusade that happened…

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