The new President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick, sits down with Randy Mason to discuss what is next for this special museum, including the Buck O’Neil Centennial Celebration and plans for the MLB’s 2012 All-Star Game in Kansas City.
Life hasn’t been so good for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum since Buck’s passing five years ago. The facility in the 18th and Vine Jazz District has gone through financial and leadership struggles. This spring, the musuem’s board picked Bob Kendrick to to take over the museum in hopes of drawing in new fans and turning a profit.
