Author: Jake Baskin

Jake Baskin is a graduate of Dean College who majored in sports broadcasting. 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.

These are the final NFL regular season voices for 2023-24 teams; Amazon, CBS, ESPN. Fox and NBC,

By Jake Baskin 08/30/2023 0

CBS SPORTS – NFL Jim Nantz, Tony Romo Ian Eagle, Charles Davis Kevin Harlan, Trent […]

Sports broadcasters beyond baseball; Ex-players who turned into superb voices of their own

By Jake Baskin 08/17/2023 0

Jake Baskin examined the best former players of the past in a variety of sports […]

From stars, Drysdale to Kell and Kaat to Hoyt, they evolved into the best sportscasters in America

By Jake Baskin 08/10/2023 1

A good number of Play-by-Play announcers were once high-level athletes. (This doesn’t include analysts […]

NHL Stanley Cup schedule starts tomorrow; Dan Rusanowsky, Sharks voice, named 2023 recipient

By Jake Baskin 06/02/2023 1

San Jose Sharks radio announcer Dan Rusanowsky was named the 2023 recipient of the Foster […]

NHL Playoffs: The long history of Stanley Cup broadcasts in America and Canada; Turner and ESPN

By Jake Baskin 05/10/2023 0

2023 Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup playoffs are in full swing. Currently, it is the […]

Roster of network TV baseball assignments; Younger MLB voices getting exposure; Notes

By Jake Baskin 04/12/2023 1

There’s likely to be more analysts than listed herein at this point: He’s worked hard […]

Lots of Changes as Baseball embarks upon its 2023 broadcast season; Retirees, Health issues, Firings +

By Jake Baskin 04/06/2023 1

Chicago White Sox announcer Jason Benetti was the play-by-play voice of Peacock’s Sunday MLB […]

Full List of baseball announcers for the 2023 season; Radio, TV and More; Team-by-Team

By Jake Baskin 04/05/2023 1

Most teams do not use the same broadcast crew for the entire season, particularly […]

Soccer is upon us; Profiles of the Voices; Steve Cangialosi leaves the NHL for the MLS

By Jake Baskin 02/24/2023 0

The 2023 Major League Soccer season starts on Saturday, and it represents a new era […]

Opening of the 2023 NFL playoff; Brady vs. Cowboys; Michaels on NBC TV this weekend

By Jake Baskin 01/10/2023 0

Saturday, January 14, 2022 Miami Dolphins – Buffalo Bills 1:00 PM CBS: Jim Nantz, […]

NFL TV continues to explode; This past spring and summer were spawning times for sports voices

By Jake Baskin 12/05/2022 0

The NFL expanded to 32 teams for the 2002 season with the addition of the […]

The question hangs; How long will it be before ‘U. S. Soccer’ presents as a world contender?

By Jake Baskin 11/20/2022 0

The FIFA World Cup, soccer’s premier international tournament and by many measures the biggest […]