NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the NFL playoffs, the college football national championship, and remembers Milwaukee Baseball legend Bob Uecker.

I was saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Uecker (“‘Light of the Brewers,’” Jan. 17). Saying goodbye to Bob shakes us all. He was so much more than a Milwaukee Brewers icon.

Johnny Carson had no idea. When the late host of “The Tonight Show” first dubbed Bob Uecker — who died Thursday at the age of 90 — “Mr. Baseball,” Carson did not know whether Uecker ...

The Milwaukee Brewers announced that longtime team play-by-play announcer Bob Uecker, who gained national fame with his appearances on "The Johnny Carson Show" and his role as broadcaster Harry ...

Sounds like a jam-packed sports segment today, Scott. SIMON: Well, it is thanks to you ... What a scholarly approach, by the way. And finally, Bob Uecker, journeyman ballplayer with four teams ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the NFL playoffs, the college football national championship, and remembers Milwaukee Baseball legend Bob Uecker.