, ▁and ▁the ▁weird est ▁performances ▁in ▁the ▁wild ▁and ▁w ack y ▁wonderful ▁world ▁of ▁sports ." ▁AT ▁K TV I - TV , ▁a ▁years - long ▁r ift ▁began ▁with ▁White y ▁Herzog , ▁after ▁the ▁Card inals ▁manager ▁thought ▁R ze ppa ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁him ▁fired . ▁Still , ▁his ▁Q ▁rating ▁remained ▁among ▁the ▁highest ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁After ▁R ze ppa ▁moved ▁to ▁K MO V - TV ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁his ▁intern s ▁included ▁future ▁well - known ▁broad c aster ▁Joe ▁Buck . ▁He ▁also ▁started ▁' S und ay ▁N ights ▁with ▁Bern ie ', ▁a ▁segment ▁featuring ▁N HL ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁Bern ie ▁Feder ko . ▁In ▁total , ▁R ze ppa ▁anch ored ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁local ▁TV ▁sport sc asts . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Media ▁History ▁Foundation ▁induct ed ▁R ze ppa ▁into ▁its ▁Media ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁R ze ppa ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Radio ▁Personal ities , ▁Inc ., ▁which ▁synd ic ated ▁radio ▁programs , ▁including ▁T alk in ' ▁Round ball ▁with ▁Dick ▁Vit ale , ▁Off s ides ▁with ▁Dan ▁D ier dorf , ▁and ▁The ▁Great ▁American ▁Sports ▁T riv ia ▁Show . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁broadcast ing , ▁R ze ppa ▁entered ▁the ▁not - for - pro fit ▁world . ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁M ERS / Good will ▁Indust ries