. >> reporter: among his favorite days with wrc, radio. a drive time announcer in the big band era.ewing some big names. >> i would select them. and i would go up and interview them. ♪ >> reporter: he still comes back to nbc 4 every week with former colleagues to listen to favorites. ♪ hey there ♪ you there with the stars in your eyes ♪ >> reporter: and it's the good old days that make for his favorite kinds of questions. >> i like when they do broadway show questions. i grew up in new york city, and i saw first premier run on oklahoma. >> reporter: his legend is still legendary here. he can rattle off baseball stats. while most of us were always just waking up on saturday mornings to watch, mac was always spot-on, never missing a beat. you've got cheerleaders, fans, bleachers filled, the parents, students. there's so much electricity in here, there's a lot of nervous energy, too. what's it like for you? it must be a rush on saturday mornings. >> yes. i must say now that i'm retired, that i miss it. it is. it's -- it makes you forget your troubles, i'll tell you that. >> i'm mac mcg