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.

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 […]

NBCUniversal’s reputation as a legitimate purveyor of news will be tested during the Olympic

By Arthur Solomon 12/25/2021 0

NBC will begin televising the Beijing Olympics from China on February 3d, even though […]