Syracuse dominates the sports broadcast landscape; From the who’s who today to the who’s who tomorrow
Other colleges have produced network stars. Al Michaels attended Arizona State, Vin Scully, Fordham and […]
The ’58 overtime thriller, 60 years ago today, is still ranked as the ‘Greatest game ever played’
NFL’s greatest game ever played-NFL’s 1958 title game -won by Colts over Jets 23-17 in overtime—TV’s coverage of thriller.
Chuck Kaiton, an NHL radio Picasso, surveys the season and the teams that will contend for the Stanley Cup
Before the holiday, I had a chance to catch up with Chuck Kaiton, a brilliant […]
2018: Halby’s sportscasting awards; The best and worst, 50 categories
With apologies to Rudy Martzke, the ex-longtime national sports media critic, I humbly share my […]
As WEEI tinkers with Red Sox format, team says the game is first; It won’t be a talk show
Boston Red Sox’ CEO Sam Kennedy has sports radio in his blood. After graduating Trinity […]
Dodgers hire Neverett for radio and some TV; Remembering Lee Leonard, a first ever host on ESPN, dead at 89
It’s good to see that Tim Neverett, the Red Sox radio broadcaster for the past […]
ESPN’s Dave Pasch: “On game-day, my teammate Bill Walton views me as his enemy”
Versatile Pasch says Dick Vitale’s enthusiastic broadcasts from Carrier Dome inspired him to attend Syracuse […]
Red Sox’ radio makes a galling change; Play-by-play will be presented in a talk-show format
Tim Neverett is leaving the Red Sox’ radio booth after three seasons. At first, I […]
Al Helfer wins 2019 Ford Frick Award; ‘Mr. Radio Baseball’ adds even more presence to Hall of Fame
Since 1978, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has chosen a Ford C. […]
The Halby’s: Fox and ESPN, from Buck and Tessitore to Aikman and Witten; 9 NFL crews critiqued
By David J. Halberstam 01/02/2019 1
The NFL regular season is over and the month-long playoff run will begin to […]