ATHENS, Ohio - A television interview with Ohio University Distinguished Professor of History and renowned baseball historian Charles C. Alexander will be shown Tuesday, Nov. 20, on Fox Sports Net Ohio. The segment will air during the 30-minute "Ohio Sports Report" program, which begins at 10 p.m.

The interview focuses on Alexander's history of baseball classes, which he has taught for more than 15 years at Ohio University and explains why his classes are so popular among students.

Alexander, who came to Ohio University in 1970, has authored several historical baseball books, including biographies on legendary personalities Ty Cobb, John McGraw and Rogers Hornsby. His next book, "Breaking the Slump: Baseball in the Depression Era," will be published next spring.

Tony Burke, an Ohio University alumnus and Fox Sports Net producer who took two of Alexander's classes as an undergraduate, arranged the interview after stumbling upon his notebooks from the courses while moving.

"I arranged the interview, because the notebooks made me recall how enjoyable and informative his classes were," Burke said. "I can honestly say without a doubt that those were my favorite two classes at Ohio University. The way he relates important events in American history to the development of baseball is amazing."

Ohio University alumnus and Fox Sports Net personality Dan DeCrow, who narrated the interview, is another former pupil with fond memories of Alexander's baseball classes.

"Dr. Alexander's classes aren't easy," DeCrow said. "There's a lot of hard work involved, but they are also extremely fun. He's the kind of guy you can listen to for days talking about baseball."

Alexander partially retired from Ohio University in 1999 and now teaches one quarter per academic year. He is listed in the 2002 "Who's Who in America," the leading biographical reference of the highest achievers and contributors from across the country and around the world.