Author: Jake Baskin

Jake Baskin is a college student studying sports communication. He does play-by-play for Northeast Sports Network and previously wrote about hockey for various SB Nation blogs. He loves the history and evolution of sports broadcasting and dreams of being a national-level announcer.

With Doc Emrick retired, who’s on NBC’s radar to follow the master? A look at the top five candidates

By  10/29/2020 0

Hall of Famer Mike “Doc” Emrick announced his retirement last week after 40 years of […]

Is hockey better on Canadian TV or American? Are 2 voices better than 3? How about graphics? We explore!

By  09/22/2020 0

Hockey Night in Canada is an institution north of the border and has been […]

NBC, USA and NBCSN present 120 hours of NHL starting Saturday; Profiles of all talent + schedule

By  07/29/2020 0

NBC Sports has announced details for its commentary and production in advance of the NHL’s […]

Voice Coaches: Do they help? An interview with mentor Ellie Miller; List of 35 thunderous announcers

By and  07/21/2020 0

Ellie Miller coaches announcers on how to improve their voices. But her career didn’t start […]

Longtime Lightning TV voice Rick Peckham wins Foster Hewitt Award from Hockey Hall of Fame

By  06/30/2020 0

Rick Peckham has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, the Hockey Hall of Fame’s top honor for broadcasters.

NHL’s all-time best voices: Broken down by American and Canadian, play-by-play and color commentators

By  04/15/2020 1

Editor’s Note: Jake Baskin is a dedicated student of play-by-play and sports broadcast history. He […]

Canadian Imports: America’s all-time top 10 sports announcers from our neighboring country to the north

By  03/02/2020 1

For 22 years before his death at 67 in 2005, Peter Jennings held one of […]

NFL Week #17: All Games Sunday – Fox, (8), CBS (7) and SNF on NBC; Every market listed for regionals

By and  12/24/2019 0

CBS has the doubleheader as does Fox this final weekend of the season. Games galore, […]

NFL Week #16: Saturday, NFL Network has a tripleheader; Sunday Games: Fox 6, CBS 5 and NBC 1

By and  12/18/2019 1

CBS is the single player, Fox the doubleheader. CBS’ Jim Nantz and Tony Romo […]

2019 College Bowl Season: Full TV schedule – Networks, Times, All announcers through 1/13 title game

By and  12/18/2019 1

College Football Bowl Schedule covering 2019-20 Full Bowl schedule for your referencing convenience. ESPN has […]

NFL Week # 15: Fox (7), CBS(7), NBC, ESPN and NFLN all at work; Regional markets and all talent listed!

By and  12/11/2019 0

No byes this weekend. All 32 NFL teams play. It’s Fox’ doubleheader. CBS has a […]

Now that Jim Hughson was given the Foster Hewitt Award, these five new candidates merit consideration

By  12/05/2019 0

After Jim Hughson was honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame recently, I asked […]