Author: David J. Halberstam
Halby’s Morsels: Vin Scully and boss Walter O’Malley; 50 years of MNF; Keith Jackson; Ernie Harwell
Vin Scully has often said that baseball broadcast pioneer Red Barber was like a […]
NFL Week #3: Full TV schedule, Games, talent, market clearances, times; Al Michaels is off Sunday
Fox has the doubleheader and CBS the single game this weekend. Week #3 starts with […]
College Football Week #4: Hello SEC! CBS has Miss State at LSU; ESPN runs Florida St-Miami in primetime
CBS opens its SEC schedule as the league opens for business after a delay […]
NFL Week #2: CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC and NFLN all set for full 16 game schedule; Talent and markets cleared
CBS has the doubleheader this week. Fox the singleton. Tim Brando moves from college this […]
College Football Week #3: 21 games on the docket: Networks, talent and times; Notre Dame on USA Network
Another weekend of college football. Still, a limited schedule. Next weekend, the SEC will kickoff. […]
NFL Week #1: CBS, ESPN, Fox and NBC proceed cautiously; Talent, schedule, market clearances
Early ratings today (Friday, 9/11) suggest that last night’s KC-Houston game was down 12% […]
College Football Week #2: ESPN, Fox, NBA and CBS Sports Network lead way; Full list of voices and times
Update: As for college football, ESPN confirmed that only feature games and ones running on […]
Halby’s Morsels: Magic to simulcast; Voices silenced; Allowed remarks years ago are deadly today
Painful stretch for broadcasters continues It’s been a punishing few months in more ways […]
41 for 41: Ranking ESPN’s top 41 studio personalities in its 41 years on-air; Top play-by-play voices too
ESPN’s top 41 studio personalities in its first 41 years Based on being identifiable, […]
First in a series: Recognizing 5 Voices born 100 years ago; Today – Buddy Blattner, MLB and NBA
Remberning: Buddy Blattner (February 8, 1920 – September 4, 2009) Buddy Blattner was a […]
Sunday Night Football: NBC Voices will be live; Al Michaels gets bye-weeks; Tafoya not allowed on field
This will be NBC’s 15th season televising Sunday Night Football. Unlike any other season, it’s […]
College Football: ESPN and CBS Sports Network are set for their first weekend; Schedule and voices
Labor Day weekend will include college football, but hardly with headline games and names. […]