Author: David J. Halberstam

David is a 40-year + industry veteran who served as play-by-play announcer for St. John's University basketball in New York and as radio play-by-play voice of the Miami Heat in South Florida. He is the author of Sports on New York Radio: A Play-by-Play History and The Fundamentals of Sports Media and Sponsorship Sales: Developing New Accounts.

Voices who turn 70 in 2022; We’re all getting grayer; For Hubie Brown, 88, he’s amazing and lucky

By David J. Halberstam 05/17/2022 1

Hitting age 70 is a milestone. As we get older, our intellectual gifts weaken, some […]

Halby’s Morsels: More changes; Will Fox put Jim Gray on with Tom Brady? Joe Garagiola and Harry Carry

By David J. Halberstam 05/13/2022 1

Tom Brady You have to wonder. What kind of broadcaster will Tom Brady wind […]

Chris Russo; Harlan gets Turner’s top NBA assignment; A couple writers and yes, the Knicks’ first title

By David J. Halberstam 05/10/2022 0

Chris Russo Chris Russo is distinct, speaks his mind, has a big heart and […]

Halby’s Morsels: Talent movement, MLB; Kay Adams, NFL Network; Remembering MLB recreations

By David J. Halberstam 05/02/2022 1

Halby’s Morsels – Notes and tidbits Kay Adams: The morning queen of TV football, Kay […]

Red Barber: Early mentor to Vin Scully, he was all about preparation and execution; Feuded with O’Malley

By David J. Halberstam 04/27/2022 1

Remembering Red Barber Red Barber was unique, unpredictable, self-centered and a challenge.  If you would […]

Debris at Yankee Stadium, Michael Kay called it calmly, Sterling hollered; Joe Davis’ #2 on Fox’ NFL?

By David J. Halberstam 04/26/2022 1

On Saturday, the Yankees’ shortstop Gleyber Torres produced a winning single that turned into […]

ESPN saluted 75 years of NBA voices into one game; Fun to watch but an impossible squeeze

By David J. Halberstam 04/22/2022 1

Mike Breen, 60, is a good man with a penchant for basketball. He’s well […]

50 years ago, Al Michaels, nervous as they come, did his first World Series, standing near hero Curt Gowdy

By David J. Halberstam 04/20/2022 1

Fifty years ago in 1972, a 27 year young Cincinnati Reds’ announcer, Al Michaels, […]

Yanks’ John Sterling, botches another HR call; flaunting a shot he hoped was gone; Bosses say he stays

By David J. Halberstam 04/15/2022 4

The baseball season is back and John Sterling continues to sail along blissfully in […]

CBS’ voices came through in a big way Saturday night; Nantz was flawless and his partners terrific!

By Philip Tepper and David J. Halberstam 04/04/2022 1

I know of very few people who have the will and restraint to modulate […]

Nantz, Raftery, Hill, Kellogg, Gumbel and Wolfson will rule the roost of the Final Four broadcasts this weekend

By David J. Halberstam and Philip Tepper 04/01/2022 0

First – A Fox spokesperson responded to a question about announcer spots still open, […]

Halby’s Morsels: Kevin Burkhardt, Baseball on Fox and ESPN; Greg Olsen unsigned, Still – dots to connect

By David J. Halberstam 03/29/2022 0

Mr. Information man, the NY Post’s Andrew Marchand, projects that Kevin Burkhardt is the […]