'The Greatest': Boxer, humanitarian, pen pal




Your Postal Podcast show

Summary: At age 10, Stephanie Meade of Seattle sent a letter to legendary boxing icon Muhammad Ali -- with no street address -- that sparked what became a three-decade exchange of letters between "The Greatest" and his young fan. Left photo: Meade poses with Ali after meeting him in person for the first time at a 1991 charity event. Right photo: Meade met Ali again in 2014 at his home in Louisville, KY. (Photos courtesy Stephanie Meade) The story of a young Seattle boxing fan's dream to communicate with Muhammad Ali and their thirty-plus-year pen pal relationship is featured in this edition of Your Postal Podcast. Click here to read a transcript of this podcast. Please send feedback and story ideas to YourPostalPodcast@usps.com. Thanks for listening! You can also listen to the podcast on your mobile device at YourPostalPodcast.com/mobile.