Ken Korach; 23 years with the A’s: “Preparation is from the field up to the booth, not the other way”
Ken Korach is a SoCal boy who grew up like many, listening to Vin Scully […]
Will Radio Dominoes fall? Chuck Kaiton, original Voice of Carolina Hurricanes, out after 39 seasons! – Victim of cost cutting
While New York mourned the scourge of Tronc’s financial lords, who beat down the Daily […]
Historian Curt Smith answers mystery question: Why Mel Allen was fired by GM Ralph Houk in ’64
The ceremony honoring this year’s Ford Frick winner, Bob Costas, will be held Saturday evening in Cooperstown, […]
NBC earns B grade for British Open coverage; Johnny Miller is getting gun-shy
Finally! And a sigh of relief! That’s how executives at NBC Sports had to feel […]
Raiders, looking ahead, hire Vegas’ Brent Musburger to replace Greg Papa on radio
The story that emerged from Oakland a couple days ago caught me a bit off-guard. […]
The Master at Work: A list of Vin Scully’s memorable expressions
Like music aficionados studying notes of classical composers or art devotees examining strokes of the […]
Joe Davis: His second full year in the hallowed Dodger booth, sanctified by Vin Scully
What would you rather do? Follow Willie Mays as the everyday centerfielder in San Francisco, […]
Denny Matthews: Hall of Fame ‘Voice of Royals’ started with expansion Kansas City franchise in 1969
Most big-league announcers will tell you that they grew up dreaming of calling games. Al […]
Changing of the network guard in booths and studios + Halby’s Morsels
Smooth Dan Patrick, 62, will not be seen on NBC’s SNF this fall. He’s gone. […]
Bob Costas wows Cooperstown accepting Frick Award: ‘Broadcasters are inseparable from the game itself’
By David J. Halberstam 07/29/2018 0
After Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series, Joe Trimble’s lead in the […]