Author: David J. Halberstam
College football quickly approaching! ESPN, Fox, NBC, CBS and ABC getting set for a plethora of games
Yesterday marked the 105th birthday of Marty Glickman, the first well known broadcaster produced […]
Vin Scully’s most colorful call; Mays’ swing against Drysdale hit the foul pole or did it? A melee erupted
Personally, this call is as good as they come – It proved that Vin can […]
VIN SCULLY: A REMEMBRANCE PART TWO; Historian Curt Smith covers voice’s role in LA and nationally
BASEBALL? – VIN SCULLY? – NO ONE BETTER – THE VERY BEST! On August 2,Vin […]
Vin Scully: My last interview with the greatest sports voice; No play-by-player will ever be as missed
He gave me a hint but I didn’t want to hear it. Was he […]
News of Vin Scully’s death came late; David Hinckley’s story was thorough; LA puts patches on later this week
The first story I read of the death of Vin Scully, was written by David […]
With the death yesterday of the inimitable Vin Scully comes endless memories, led by his use of language
When I got up early this morning, I walked slowly, still half asleep to my […]
Graham McNamee: A true pioneer, no one to teach him; An eventual Ford Frick Winner
Graham McNamee America’s first broadcaster, including sports The nation’s first national radio announcer was […]
Baseball’s All-Star Game reaches its lowest TV rating ever; From a 26.8 in 1980 to a 4.5 Tuesday; Here’s why:
What has happened? Why have television ratings for baseball’s All-Star Game suffered such a […]
Halby’s Morsels: Baseball on TV and radio; Notre Dame; Northwestern; Florida State; Roy Firestone +
Contributor Don Haley Acerbic and trenchant fried, Don Haley chimes in again today. To […]
Bill Russell was also an analyst; Play-by-play voices must know the difference between radio and TV
By David J. Halberstam 08/02/2022 1
Death of Bill Russell George Mikan, the bespectacled 6′ 10 NBA Center of the […]