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.

ESPN prepares for uncharted MLB season; Voices will be in studio; Network will pick up stadium audio

By  07/18/2020 0

MLB’s local and network broadcast partners are about to delve into something so unusual […]

Halby’s Morsels; MNF, Steve Levy, Al Michaels, Nick/Lou Saban, Woj, Maria Taylor, Howard Cosell, John Sterling

By  07/15/2020 1

MLB Network continues to produce a wonderful series this summer, The Sounds of Baseball. […]

Covid-19 killed Tuesday’s ASG; Fifty years ago, the game did a 28.5 rating; Last year it did a paltry 5.0

By  07/11/2020 1

The All Star Game was scheduled for this Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. Like virtually […]

Halby’s Morsels: Bob Uecker; Clay Travis; ESPN changes; TV and NBA’s early days; Glickman’s son passes

By  07/08/2020 3

Bob Uecker In the third in its Sounds of Baseball series, MLB Network ran […]

The NBA’s second wave: Marv Albert, Joe Tait, Al McCoy atop the dozen voices who started between 1961-76

By  07/07/2020 0

For millennial sports fans who watch games today by vocal commands on their SmartPhones, the […]

Appreciating America on our 244th birthday: Ten voices with foreign roots; A list of why we love the U.S.

By  07/04/2020 1

So here we are. It’s July 4th. No baseball. No NBA champ yet. No Stanley […]

Joe Buck talks social media, PC, generational changes and how he sets up his analyst

By  07/02/2020 1

Like his dad Jack, Joe Buck is quick. Unlike his dad, he broadcasts in […]

Joe Buck is different, efficient, concise and made for today’s network TV; Talks Nantz and Michaels

By  07/01/2020 1

I was always struck by the quickness of Joe Buck’s mind. There’s never a […]

Halby’s Morsels: ESPN’s MNF, Fowler and Herbstreit?; Jack Buck and more

By  06/25/2020 1

ESPN – Monday Night Football Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports reported recently that ESPN […]

Talent Agent, Steve Herz: Romo worth every penny; Pandemic will be similar to the Industrial Revolution

By  06/23/2020 0

“This pandemic will have an impact similar to the Industrial Revolution. The move to part time commuting for so many people will free up a lot of time for more creative pursuits that will lead to great inventions.”

MLB Network airs special on Jack Buck, a larger than life personality; Bob Costas and Tom Verducci host

By  06/21/2020 1

Jack Buck was a storyteller. He spun yarns, engrossed listeners and could tell war […]

Halby’s Morsels: MLBN launches Sounds of Baseball; NFL thinking new signage?; Big Calls; New Voices

By  06/04/2020 1

Great moments, great broadcasters and great calls: Bobby Thomson’s game winning home run off Ralph […]