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.

The Lions, Regional rivalries; Dolphins vs. Bills could be a dandy Sunday; Dallas vs. New England too

By David J. Halberstam 09/29/2023 0

 WEEK # 4 Thursday, September 28 8:15 PM- Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers AMZN: Al […]

Week #5: Nothing particularly illuminating this weekend; CBS is restoring Alabama-Auburn Saturday

By David J. Halberstam 09/28/2023 0

CBS’ top executive Sean McManus retires after 27 years next spring. He helped negotiate the […]

A view of the matchups this week; Nothing terribly stimulating; Fox has the DH; CBS just one

By David J. Halberstam 09/23/2023 0

September 24, 2023 Thursday Night: NY Giants @ San Francisco (Amazon) (Won by NY) Sunday […]

It’s Week #3; Giants and 49ers start the schedule on Thursday night; CBS’ coverage map is choppy on Sunday

By David J. Halberstam 09/21/2023 0

CBS delivers a Singleton and Fox a doubleheader Thursday, September 21  8:20 PM- New York […]

Week #4 College Football; Notre Dame-Ohio State steals the stage

By David J. Halberstam 09/20/2023 0

COMMENTS: The more I listen to Bob Wischusen, the better he grades with me. […]

How will Week#2 turn out after the loss of Aaron Rodgers? Long road ahead; More reversals week-to-week

By David J. Halberstam 09/15/2023 0

NFL WEEK #2   Game Distribution: ABC – 1 Amazon – 1 CBS- 6 ESPN […]

College week #3; CBS has two vets, Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson on South Carolina at #1 Georgia

By David J. Halberstam 09/14/2023 0

FULL COLLEGE SCHEDULE FOR FIRST TIME  Thursday, September 14 7:30 PM- Navy at Memphis ESPN: Matt […]

A wild weekend: Shocking events at MetLife; We remember 9/11, 22 years ago; Rodgers goes down

By David J. Halberstam 09/11/2023 1

LATE UPDATE It took only four snaps before Aaron Rodgers went down. He was taken […]

NFL Weekend #1; Full Thursday, Sunday and Monday Schedule; featuring the 506 Maps and voices

By David J. Halberstam 09/08/2023 0

September 10, 2023 Both Fox and CBS get doubleheaders. NBC and ESPN/ABC will have 100%  […]

College football; A thick schedule; Many voices we don’t know; Noah Eagle getting high grades

By David J. Halberstam 09/08/2023 0

Thursday, September 7 7:30 PM- Murray State at Louisville ACCN: Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Sherree […]

They’re on-air! NBC has Detroit-KC opener; All 32 teams play this weekend; CBS has the Super Bowl

By David J. Halberstam 09/07/2023 0

This Thursday Night football-cast would generally go to Amazon. Yet the opener tonight goes to NBC […]

More inconsistencies! Does Chris Fowler deserve a charter while he misses the US Tennis?

By David J. Halberstam 09/03/2023 0

Schedule today and tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday Sunday, September 3 Noon- Northwestern at Rutgers CBS: Tom […]