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Meet Your Neighbors: Batting Lessons From A Pro

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Mot the barber

For a lot of people in the Bay Area, Burlingame is just a city straddling the 101, lying south of San Francisco International Airport. As you drive by, you might see industrial warehouses and business parks, nothing too distinctive. 

But if you actually take the Millbrae exit and explore some of those warehouses, you can discover whole new worlds. That’s what this reporter did one day, when he was looking around for a batting cage to improve his swing. After searching online, he came across Adventure Pro, run by former big league ball player Terry Whitfield and Ed Ricks. They offered to open up their Burlingame batting cages so he decided to drop by.

Ben joined KALW in 2004. As Executive News Editor and then News Director, he helped the news department win numerous regional and national awards for long- and short-form journalism. He also helped teach hundreds of audio producers, many of whom work with him at KALW, today.