Author: David J. Halberstam
Historic Calls, one-by-one: Hank Aaron’s 714th and 715th; Brennaman, Gowdy, Hamilton and Scully
We lost Hank Aaron this week at age 86. Although the bare numbers don’t support […]
Another long list of weekend TV basketball; Here’s the schedule, on-air talent, notes and opinions
First, our condolences to the family of Larry King. The broadcast legend passed in Los […]
Well over 100 college basketball games are available this weekend, wherever you stumble; Talent listed
You want games, we have tons of games, more than you can handle. In […]
NFL playoffs: Fox has two games, CBS and NBC one each; ESPN has top college basketball matchups
Round two of the NFL playoffs will be televised by the three over-the-air television networks […]
College Football’s Title Game: ESPN’s Megacast offers 14 options, including different sets of voices
The College Football Playoff National Championship is scheduled for Monday night and ESPN is […]
Huge weekend of football: An NFL playoff six-pack Saturday and Sunday; College title game Monday
Update: To comply with Covid protocols, NBC had Mike Tirico work last night’s Bucs’ […]
White Sox’ new radio voice Len Kasper talks about why he’s leaving the Cubs’ telecasts after 16 seasons
Len Kasper is moving from Cubs TV to White Sox radio. He spent 16 seasons […]
Halby’s Morsels: Fox’ Mike Pereira on fumble; ESPN’s Orlovsky; Are voices at site or at home?; The Masters
SiriusXM will own the exclusive rights to the Masters beginning in April. Westwood One […]
NFL Week #17: League and TV about to finish long journey through ’20 season; All 16 games are Sunday
UPDATE CBS announced Saturday that Tony Romo is out Sunday. He won’t call the Cardinals-Rams […]
Big football weekend starts with the college bowls and the playoffs; ESPN will provide extensive coverage
Between the bowl games, the colleges and the NFL, it’s shaping up to be a […]
Halby’s Morsels: ESPN will again megacast college football title game; NFL and NBA voices; 50 years ago
For the college football championship on January 11th, ESPN is again planning a Megacast […]
NFL Week #16: Playoff seeds at stake; Vikings-Saints on Christmas, 3 Saturday and 11 Sun games + MNF
At times it appears that the NFL season has trudged along. The weekly schedule has […]