Dan Reiter has worked his way up from the final front-office hire in 2004 to the top spot with the Springfield Cardinals. (Photo by Matt Turer, Springfield Cardinals)

Podcast description: The weather is finally warming up and we can already taste the popcorn and Cracker Jacks. It’s time to celebrate the beginning of baseball season as the Springfield Cardinals have gotten off to a red-hot, record-breaking start.

Join host Tom Carlson and Dan Reiter, vice president and general manager for the Springfield Cardinals, for this home run of an interview highlighting Reiter's remarkable career trajectory, the recent trials that the Cardinals have faced as well as new events and improvements coming to Hammons Field.


About the podcast: In Our Town is a podcast about Springfield, Mo. issues and leaders, hosted by Tom Carlson, publisher and founder of the Hauxeda.

About the host: Tom Carlson is the publisher and founder of the Hauxeda. An attorney and real estate developer who specializes in affordable housing, Tom was the longest-serving mayor of Springfield, serving 14 years over seven non-consecutive terms between 1988 and 2009.