We Remember "The Professor" Ron Caron

About this episode

This episode features stories and insights from Charlie Hodges and George Csolak about Ron Caron's impact on the St. Louis Blues during his tenure.

Two of the people who were close to Ron Caron during his tenure with the Blues ('83-'94) were Charlie Hodges and George Csolak. Charlie worked in the PR office of the Blues and dealt with Mr. Caron regularly. George was a Blues beat writer for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and covered "The Professor" closely and became friends. Stories from the Caron era of Blues hockey in this episode.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Calhoun

Guests: Charlie Hodges, George Csolak

Topics covered

• Ron Caron
• St. Louis Blues
• hockey history
• sports journalism
• personal stories

Keywords

• Ron Caron
• Charlie Hodges
• George Csolak
• St. Louis Blues
• hockey
• sports history
• PR office
• beat writer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. Louis Blues, St. Louis Globe-Democrat

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