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.

March Madness on CBS and Turner: The good and not so good. The studio shows are fun

By David J. Halberstam 03/22/2019 0

First-Four and First Round broadcasts: Observations and reflections   Studio: In the Turner studio, Casey […]

CBS and Turner release their March Madness announcer assignments for the first week of games

By David J. Halberstam 03/18/2019 0

CBS and Turner announced their line-up of game announcers for the first week of the […]

Brando revisits unforgettable ACC Tourneys including the day Dean Smith chided a Virginia player

By David J. Halberstam 03/15/2019 1

Tim Brando’s name is interchangeable with college basketball telecasts. He started covering the ACC Tournament […]

In addition to hoops like the Big East, Rob Stone to host Fox’ strengthened college football pre-game show

By David J. Halberstam 03/13/2019 0

Rob Stone is not quite a household name among sports viewers. At least not […]

Tim Brando reminisces: 37 years of Raycom’s ACC coverage ends after this weekend’s tourney

By David J. Halberstam 03/12/2019 0

After 37 inextricable years, the ACC and Raycom part company following this week’s conference […]

Ex coach and commentator Digger Phelps, 77, sharp as a tack, talks Notre Dame, Fordham and ESPN

By David J. Halberstam 03/06/2019 0

It’s almost a half-century but in 1970, Digger Phelps took over a Fordham University basketball […]

Part #2: Unending hoops on TV: Reviewing the network announcers, the good, the bad and the annoying

By David J. Halberstam 02/27/2019 0

Basketball and more of it. Fans could have gorged themselves this past weekend like the […]

A weekend of college basketball on national TV: The announcers, part #1

By David J. Halberstam 02/25/2019 1

It’s late February, a weekend of lots of hoops. We’re now less than three weeks away […]

Like LA’s Chick Hearn and Boston’s Johnny Most, Marv Albert merits a banner at MSG, canonizing his mic

By David J. Halberstam 02/20/2019 1

As a high-schooler in the 1950s, Marv Albert began working at Madison Square Garden as […]

A revolving door in Boston: Worst fears realized! Red Sox radio will use a scorecard full of announcers

By David J. Halberstam 02/18/2019 1

WEEI flauntingly released its panoply of new Red Sox announcers for the 2019 season. […]

The debate of the NFL, NBC and Costas: The power of pragmatism over conviction

By David J. Halberstam 02/15/2019 2

Bob Costas is among the most gifted sports broadcasters to grace television this generation. He’s […]

Is Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game Marv Albert’s last? Icon did his first in 1968 at old Madison Square Garden

By David J. Halberstam 02/13/2019 1

Based on reports, it’s quite possible that this Sunday could be Marv Albert’s final […]