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We chat with Red Berenson about his late, long-time friend and hockey buddy on this one. — Goalies were picked first in the 60s expansion draft, but after that, Jimmy Roberts became the first skater picked by the Blues to start their franchise. Jimmy played a key role in the early success of the team. He also played with Cup winning teams in Montreal. Roberts was also a valued assistant coach with the Blues in the late 1990s. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2025. Enjoy!
Tom Calhoun has been prominent in St. Louis-market broadcasting for over 4 decades. He is a retired broadcaster with experience that includes sports play-by-play, news broadcasting, program hosting and management. Calhoun has been the public-address announcer at St. Louis Blues hockey games since 1987 and the PA voice of the Gateway Grizzlies baseball club since 2003. He also served as news anchor and host at KMOX “The Voice of St. Louis”. His broadcasting efforts and public-address announcing earned him induction to the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. Calhoun is a SAG-AFTRA cardholder and former member of its St. Louis chapter Board of Directors. Tom and wife Barb live in Millstadt, IL and have two adult sons.
