Voters face intriguing ballot to determine the Hall of Fame’s Frick winner for broadcast excellence
Should either the Reds’ Waite Hoyt or the Tigers’ Harry Heilmann win, it would mark […]
On a Friday, the nation stopped when JFK was assassinated; On Sunday, the NFL played – but not on TV
Commissioner Pete Rozelle was criticized for playing the games but decades later thoughts have changed […]
College Football: Does the committee make you numb too? The playoff caters to the big conference brands
A commercial for something called Cool Sculpting warns of side effects such as “temporary numbness, […]
Happy Thanksgiving: Lots in the broadcast space for which to be thankful!
Thanksgiving is an inclusionary American holiday; a good day for all of […]
ESPN’s Tessitore should tone it down; McFarland is getting better and Witten could improve in time
While we’ve had some time to catch our breath after Monday Night’s epic scoring fest between […]
Decision on Marv Albert’s future as Turner’s lead NBA voice will likely wait until the season ends
The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand reported last week that Turner is seriously considering […]
Peter King: Telling it as he sees it; NFL needs a defensive lift; youth should start with flag football
When I was 9 and falling in love with the NFL. I anticipated the fresh […]
The Heidi Game 50 years later; Those who remember the end won’t forget it, those who don’t, won’t believe it
Howard Katz, NFL broadcast head: “That couldn’t and wouldn’t happen today. And yes, social media […]
Shoutcasting and sportscasting have similar elements; Both can be throaty
Esports shoutcasting and traditional sports broadcasting share a lot of things, but they are also […]
Halby’s Morsels: One play-by-play voice doing all 9 innings on radio is too much! It’s a long season
Think of the local television baseball names around the country. Few of them alternate […]
Scully’s 1965 Koufax call was perfect; yet his most graphic was in 1959, describing a rhubarb at the Coliseum
By David J. Halberstam 11/28/2018 3
In 1959, some three years before television replay was introduced, there was a wild argument […]