Author: Arthur Solomon

Arthur Solomon, a former journalist, was a senior VP/senior counselor at Burson-Marsteller, and was responsible for restructuring, managing and playing key roles in some of the most significant national and international sports and non-sports programs. He also traveled internationally as a media adviser to high-ranking government officials. He now is a frequent contributor to public relations publications and consults on public relations projects. He can be reached at arthursolomon4pr (at) juno.com.

Sports betting has been a boon for TV; Uncontained gambling can destroy families

By Arthur Solomon 11/13/2022 0

Watching Sports on Television Can Be Harmful To Your Health and Wallet; Athletes and Some […]

Decades and generations of listening and watching sports, columnist assesses and grades voices

By Arthur Solomon 09/25/2022 1

My Favorite Voices   Over the years, I’ve heard many excellent play-by-play broadcasters and analysts […]

Advice to voices: Keep things simple; MLB language keeps changing; We lost the best play-by-player in Scully

By Arthur Solomon 08/22/2022 1

After the passing of our cherished dean, Vin Scully, I thought first, of his […]

Columnist asks a simple question: What’s missing from MLB telecasts? Enough “launch angles!”

By Arthur Solomon 08/01/2022 0

Baseball broadcasting has changed over the years, and in my opinion not for the […]

Same old-same old; From trite and inane it goes; On and on, announcers prattle and produce little heft

By Arthur Solomon 07/25/2022 1

If You’re A Sports Announcer, Speaking Trite Is Right. But There Are Exceptions   One […]

Columnist expresses his displeasure over a lack of fully transparent sports media and broadcast voices

By Arthur Solomon 06/16/2022 0

TV Sports: Shop While You Watch, But Caveat Emptor Those of us who have […]

Play-by-players see things through rose-colored glasses; KayRod telecasts are a breath of fresh air

By Arthur Solomon 05/22/2022 1

Sometime, as I fight to keep awake until a late night football or […]

Sports on TV: It seems that winning or losing has become less important than who’s announcing the game

By Arthur Solomon 04/19/2022 1

Football Announcers Switching Networks Dominate Coverage Broadcast sports has greatly changed over the years. Networks, […]

Cosell said he told it like it is; But Bob Costas was really the Ed Murrow of his day!

By Arthur Solomon 03/30/2022 0

There’s an old adage: Money talks. And recently there has been outsized coverage about […]

Olympics TV Overview: How did the Winter NBC telecasts do in Beijing? An in depth review by sport

By Arthur Solomon 02/22/2022 0

Beijing Olympics: NBC Olympic Hosts Discuss Controversies Without Expressing Opinions; Event Commentary Is Better […]

Voices wrongly assume that Brady’s records will never be broken; Aaron and Maris got past Ruth

By Arthur Solomon 02/11/2022 1

The way some sports commentators acted when Tom Brady announced his retirement you’d […]

NBC promoted the lead-up to the Beijing Olympics, staying clear of politics; Tirico will be on the hot seat

By Arthur Solomon 02/01/2022 0

    Perhaps no Olympics since the Berlin Nazi games in 1936 has received so […]