ESPN’s College GameDay started in 1987; Producer Lloyd’s most heartfelt was at Washington State
President Donald Trump is expected to attend the College Football Playoff National Championship this […]
A new decade! A list of visible talent changes at networks: Big 2010 voices gone; New top names today
The tables of broadcast voices will sometimes turn over as quickly as those in restaurants. […]
Student of the Game: Joe Buck and Troy Aikman earn an A for Fox’ coverage of Minnesota’s OT win
Fox’ A team of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman came through with an A performance […]
Legendary columnist Peter Vecsey remembers David Stern; Bob Costas comments on the late commissioner
David Stern didn’t dodge reporters’ questions. Peter Vecsey, the all-time most powerful columnist covering […]
NFL: ABC/ESPN, CBS, Fox and NBC run the 4 Wildcard games; A guide to critiquing the talent on the telecasts
The first of the four big playoff weekends kicks off Saturday at 1 pm. The […]
The 2019 Halby’s: From Sportscaster of the Year to the voices we lost; From the best to the forgettable
Second Annual: The Halby’s: 2019 Sports broadcast Awards and Recognition At the outset, let’s […]
Don Imus gave WFAN a lifeline; He then helped grow America’s first all-sports station through osmosis
At some point in the early 80s, I was at a private function at […]
Halby’s Morsels: A cynical view of Roone Arledge; ESPN’s NBA talent; More 70+ Voices; NFL TV rights
NBA on ESPN ESPN ran five games on Christmas Day. The quintuple-header turned into an […]
Are teams now putting more weight on broadcast experience when hiring coaches and managers?
How valuable is broadcast experience as a preparatory platform to coach or manage? If […]
NFL Week #17: All Games Sunday – Fox, (8), CBS (7) and SNF on NBC; Every market listed for regionals
CBS has the doubleheader as does Fox this final weekend of the season. Games galore, […]
Student of the Game: Marv Albert and Chris Webber good on game call; Entertainment lacks; They earn a B+
For those not familiar or too young, Chris Webber, 46, was the NBA’s […]
The 11 biggest telecasts in NFL history, those that demonstrated the enormous power of the league
From a fidgety black and white set in its early years to brilliant color […]