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Robert B. Payne is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, '67. He was commissioned an officer in the United States Army and served two years active duty at Ft. Lee, Virginia.. He completed an...view moreRobert B. Payne is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, '67. He was commissioned an officer in the United States Army and served two years active duty at Ft. Lee, Virginia.. He completed an M.A. degree in Public Administration, U.C. '71. He graduated from Christian Theological Seminary in '78. He then served over 17 more years as a chaplain in the Army.
His unique position to write, Let There Be Light : A History of Night Baseball comes from the fact his father, Earl D. Payne, was one of the three principle Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. illumination engineers who designed the lighting layout for the first Major League Baseball ballpark, Crosley Field, in 1935.
He also inherited the stories and 33 photographs of MLB's 1st night game in the major leagues. Earl D. Payne, was a professionally trained photographer as well as an electrical engineer.who was permitted to take on the field photos of the 1st ever big league night game 75 years ago.
Mr. R.B. Payne has collected, over the years, stunning photographs from other sources such as the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, New York, the University of Cincinnati Archives and Rare Books Library and the Schenectady Museum Suits Bueche Planetarium. Several other sources have provided one or two photographs. Mr. Payne is married with three children. He too has made photography a lifelong hobby.
Tom Pierett - A man who grew up loving the Reds was born in Middletown, Ohio of Appalachian stock. He served in the Navy and went on to graduate from Wright State University. He is married and a grandfather who teaches Social Studies in high school.view less