Author: Dan Mason

Dan Mason has been in sports broadcasting since the 1980s, doing play by play, color and covering the ACC. He previously hosted programming for ESPN Radio in Raleigh. He can be reached at danmason206@gmail.com twitter: @mason87dan

CBS’ Amanda Balionis sidestepped golf growing up and is now one of the game’s most visible reporters

By Dan Mason 09/01/2021 0

“No man is going to be criticized to the level a woman would. It […]

NBC Sports led by Dan Hicks, Jim Mackay and Gary Koch deliver the goods covering the British Open

By Dan Mason 07/19/2021 0

Prior to the playing of the 149th Open Championship at Royal St. Georges on […]

ESPN’s Sean McDonough has been waiting for the NHL opportunity for 16 years; He idolized Dan Kelly

By Dan Mason 07/02/2021 0

When it comes to lofty assignments in the big business of network sports, […]

NBC delivers the US Open with sparkling colors; From the production to the talent, the show was superb

By Dan Mason 06/21/2021 0

For sports fans who watched NBC’s production of the 121st US Open for a while, […]

The U.S. Open on NBC: Network has some prep time this year as it gets ready for Torrey Pines

By Dan Mason 06/15/2021 0

Broadcasting major championship golf. There’s really nothing else like it in network television sports.  […]

ESPN’s Bob Wischusen: One of the BC trio; Classmates, Boog Sciambi, Joe Tessitore and he made it big

By Dan Mason 06/07/2021 1

In sports broadcasting, we often hear about trials and tribulations that people go through […]

CBS, ESPN and Golf Channel cover Phil Mickelson’s historic win of PGA Championship; See all their grades!

By Dan Mason 05/24/2021 0

Raise your hand if there’s anything in golf that rivals Tiger Woods’ epic 2019 […]

CBS’ coverage of the 2021 Masters had new wrinkles; Voices were solid; Production was ho-hum

By Dan Mason 04/12/2021 1

So many times on Masters Sundays, we are treated to moments that are etched in […]

Will the Masters, CBS and ESPN face significant threats if they fail to respond to Georgia’s new voting law

By Dan Mason 03/31/2021 0

As a journalist whose favorite four months of the golf calendar are now upon […]

Without Tiger where do the networks go? Barrow, Chamblee, Costas, Hicks and McDonough share their thoughts

By Dan Mason 03/01/2021 0

When word started to spread this past Tuesday that Tiger Woods was involved in a […]

After the big build up of a classic QB matchup, Jim Nantz and Tony Romo presided over a dullfest

By Dan Mason 02/08/2021 0

CBS aired the Bucs’ win over the favored Chiefs last night in Tampa. Jim Nantz […]

ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt helped millions make sense of the daily void and nuttiness of sports in 2020

By Dan Mason 12/21/2020 0

There was no escape in 2020. It will forever be remembered for the unrelenting grip […]