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.

Well deserved! Longtime Celtics TV voice and ex ESPNer Mike Gorman is honored with HOF’s ’21 Gowdy Award

By David J. Halberstam 05/21/2021 0

You can’t debate the decision. Earlier this week, Basketball’s Naismith Hall of Fame named […]

Halby’s Morsels: NBA Studio, ESPN vs. TNT; Mayne, Berman, Tirico, Levy, Hicks, Nantz, Harlan, local voices

By David J. Halberstam 05/20/2021 1

NBA shoulder programming in-studio: ESPN vs. Turner On ESPN’s media call Monday, I asked […]

Marv Albert calls it a day, a month before his 80th birthday; He’ll retire after calling NBA’s Eastern Finals

By David J. Halberstam 05/17/2021 0

It was time and I think he knew it. The pounding he was taking […]

Full 18 week NFL TV schedule; Al Michaels’ final NBC season, Talent dominoes, Network execs comment

By David J. Halberstam 05/13/2021 2

The NFL got its full schedule in last fall. The league nimbly moved games to […]

Executive Jim Spence saw it all at ABC Sports, from pompous Howard Cosell to gentleman Keith Jackson

By David J. Halberstam 05/12/2021 1

In the 1970s and early 80s during the height of ABC Sports, all decision-making […]

Halby’s Morsels: Changes behind the mic; Real heroes; Scully; Uecker; Amazon voices and Ratings

By David J. Halberstam 05/07/2021 2

As reported here earlier, Chris Webber has told friends and colleagues that he thinks his […]

Podcast produces evidence that Penn State’s Sandusky is innocent and Paterno was wrongfully debunked

By David J. Halberstam 05/04/2021 0

The scandal rocked a city, a state and a country. The antagonist was found […]

Halby’s Morsels: The fallout of the NHL TV deal, NBC’s statement; ESPN’s coverage of MLB and more

By David J. Halberstam 04/29/2021 1

Turner, NBC and the NHL So Turner gets what some are referring to as […]

At 90, Jerry Izenberg is invincible; Ali was his easiest interview and Rozelle was the best all-time commissioner

By David J. Halberstam 04/28/2021 1

By any measure, Jerry Izenberg is a media icon. Late yesterday afternoon, I sent […]

In a changing world, TV experts Ed Desser and John Kosner share how fans will watch sports in the future

By David J. Halberstam 04/22/2021 0

Ed Desser and John Kosner worked together at the NBA for a significant number […]

Halby’s Morsels: Network rights fees; Ad rates escalating; MLB voices; Joe Buck; Keith Jackson’s legacy

By David J. Halberstam 04/21/2021 0

Someone has to pay for the NFL rights fees Got word today from a network […]

Halby’s Morsels: Sox’ Len Kasper didn’t utter ‘perfect game’; NBA bias; Masters; Olympics; Slick Leonard +

By David J. Halberstam 04/15/2021 1

Halby’s Morsels Last night, I tuned in to Len Kasper, the White Sox’ new radio […]