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

ESPN’s Dave Pasch: “On game-day, my teammate Bill Walton views me as his enemy”

By Dan Mason 12/17/2018 0

Versatile Pasch says Dick Vitale’s enthusiastic broadcasts from Carrier Dome inspired him to attend Syracuse […]

ESPN’s Tessitore should tone it down; McFarland is getting better and Witten could improve in time

By Dan Mason 11/20/2018 0

While we’ve had some time to catch our breath after Monday Night’s epic scoring fest between […]

Peter King: Telling it as he sees it; NFL needs a defensive lift; youth should start with flag football

By Dan Mason 11/16/2018 0

When I was 9 and falling in love with the NFL. I anticipated the fresh […]

Columnist Dan Mason: ESPN Monday Night Football must refocus – The game and field should be first!

By Dan Mason 11/02/2018 0

Full disclosure. I’m not even close to a millennial.  In fact, I just turned […]

MLB Network’s Harold Reynolds: Travel ball diverts poorer prospects away from the game; Likes Astros to win World Series

By Dan Mason 08/29/2018 0

It’s always interesting running into a personality like MLB Network’s Harold Reynolds. He’s one of […]

After Ron Acuna is drilled, Braves TV Voice Chip Caray says Baseball must protect its stars

By Dan Mason 08/16/2018 1

CHIP ALSO TALKS ABOUT COMING FROM A DIVORCED HOME. IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE, CHIP WAS […]

PGA Coverage: Johnson, Immelman, Balionis impress; Nantz subpar

By Dan Mason 08/13/2018 0

The 100th edition of the PGA Championship hosted at Bellerive Country Club was a […]

NBC earns B grade for British Open coverage; Johnny Miller is getting gun-shy

By Dan Mason 07/22/2018 2

Finally! And a sigh of relief! That’s how executives at NBC Sports had to feel […]

A zany weekend of U. S. Open Golf: A busy production for Fox!

By Dan Mason 06/18/2018 1

It was all going smoothly for Fox Sports’ coverage of the 118th U. S. Open […]

Fox commentator Jay Delsing previews U.S. Open; His favorite is Phil Mickelson

By Dan Mason 06/13/2018 0

Chambers Bay, 2015?  As sand pits, we’ll give it top billing.  Erin Hills, 2017?  […]

The 2018 Masters: Review of Television’s Coverage

By Dan Mason 04/09/2018 0

Examining this year’s event coverage by CBS, ESPN and The Golf Channel.

Alex Faust: An NHL Broadcast Rookie Succeeding a Legend, Bob Miller

By Dan Mason 04/04/2018 0

The youngest play-by-play announcer in the league talks taking over for the Los Angeles Kings.