Career Survival

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Terry Leach talks about his career-long struggle to stay in the big leagues—as a journeyman pitcher for several teams, including the Mets, in the 1980s and 1990s. Then, Rue McClanahan looks back on the ups and downs of her life and acting career. Plus, we trace the 7,000-mile journey ospreys make each year from Massachusetts to Venezuela. Later on, we ask why many 2008 candidates are strategically ignoring parts of their political pasts. And on today’s Backstory, we examine the growing importance of primaries.

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