Fifty years later, Super Bowl III, most super of ’em all. Namath’s guarantee. An amazing Curt Gowdy on NBC
Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 50 years. Just getting old, I guess. It was […]
In the booth, ESPN’s Fowler lacks that special something; Herbstreit is good but overly careful
When it comes to memorable college football network announcers in my lifetime, there are […]
Legendary sports media critic Rudy Martzke releases his popular Rudy’s
Rudy Martzke ruled the space for years. He penned regular sports media columns for USA […]
The Halby’s: Fox and ESPN, from Buck and Tessitore to Aikman and Witten; 9 NFL crews critiqued
The NFL regular season is over and the month-long playoff run will begin to […]
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 […]
The Halby’s: CBS and NBC – NFL critiques – from Michaels and Nantz to Collinsworth and Romo; 7 Crews
By David J. Halberstam 01/03/2019 1
With the 2018 NFL regular season behind us, we ran a column yesterday assessing the […]