Author: David J. Halberstam
CBS and Turner release their March Madness announcer assignments for the first week of games
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
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
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
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
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
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
It’s late February, a weekend of lots of hoops. We’re now less than three weeks away […]
A revolving door in Boston: Worst fears realized! Red Sox radio will use a scorecard full of announcers
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
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
Based on reports, it’s quite possible that this Sunday could be Marv Albert’s final […]
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 […]