Ntl Sports Media Assn names ’20 Class; HOF awards: Verducci, Young, Wilbon, S. Caray, Ledford and Patrick
You’d hope that there’s no better judge of talent than your own colleagues. As […]
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit can talk and talk in circles; He makes good points on occasion if you can bear listening
ESPN’s 15 separate presentations of last night’s title football game was a sports fan’s […]
NFL Weekend: CBS, Fox, NBC’s A teams get As; CBS’ B team, Eagle and Fouts, gets B; Romo or Madden?
It couldn’t be bad if by Sunday, CBS and NBC touted their Saturday ratings. […]
ESPN’s Cable TV first: Fans will have extra audio choices watching title game, the LSU or Clemson radio call
If this is the future of video, it’s about as good as it gets. […]
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 […]