We're joined in this episode by Jee-ho Yoo a native of Incheon, South Korea, who's been covering sports for the country's English-language news service,Yonhap News Agency, since 2010.
There's much more to Jee-ho's story than that of your typical sports writer, however. His father worked for a time in Toronto, Ontario, which afforded Jee-ho the opportunity to experience North American sports up close. He became a fan of the Maple Leafs, Raptors, and Blue Jays, and was hooked.
Jee-ho's story is unlike many you've heard before and is filled with trips to the Asian Games, Olympiads, FIFA World Cups, and, of course, baseball. We discuss theKorean Baseball Organization (KBO) with Jee-ho as well as the Genesis of the golf boom in his native land (Hint: ThinkTiger Woods andSe-ri Pak.)
There's plenty more to discover in this Conversations that takes listeners halfway around the globe.
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