Author: Philip Tepper

Philip Tepper is a sophomore at Syracuse University majoring in Sport Management with a Public Communications minor. After graduation, he hopes to pursue a career in public relations in sports media.

Recognizing top five sports network executives; Arledge, Ebersol, Hill, McManus and Simmons

By Philip Tepper and David J. Halberstam 01/02/2023 1

Titans of Programming and Production: Important Figures Behind the Broadcasts  TOP FIVE – NETWORK SPORTS […]

From the World Cup to the Immaculate Reception; Howard Cosell’s enormous pioneering work

By Philip Tepper 12/18/2022 1

This Week in Sports History 12/19 – 12/23   Oftentimes, the spectacle of sport […]

This week in sports history: Namath’s last game as a Jet; First ever NFL OT game, 50 years ago

By Philip Tepper 12/13/2022 1

This Week in Sports History 12/12 – 12/16 With the World Cup reaching its […]

Historic moments: The good and the memorable, from John Madden to Wilt, Pete Rose and Buddy Ryan

By Philip Tepper 11/21/2022 1

This Week in Sports History 11/21 – 11/25 With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it […]

Sports history thickens through the years; Events of the week and the voices who covered them

By Philip Tepper 10/31/2022 0

This week in sports and who covered them With the World Series between the […]

Remembering the earthquake World Series; the Holy War battles between Boston College and ND plus more

By Philip Tepper 10/25/2022 0

This Week in Sports and Sports Broadcast History 10/24 – 10/28   The […]

Remembering past voices, from Bill King and Marty Brennaman to playing greats, Bobby Orr to Randy Myers

By Philip Tepper 10/18/2022 1

With Bob Costas’ legacy back in the play-by-play booth for the ALDS between the Yankees […]

A forgotten World Series,1965, Kaat and Koufax, Sandy wouldn’t play on Yom Kippur; More notes and nuggets

By Philip Tepper and David J. Halberstam 10/04/2022 3

Suzyn Waldman is so committed to the Yankees’ radio broadcasts that rarely, if ever, does […]

Sportscasters who are turning 80 in 2022; Sports week in history; Nugget on Maury Wills who passed recently

By Philip Tepper 09/28/2022 1

Broadasters turning 80 this year – 2022 Marty Brennaman (Retired) Greatly admired by the […]

NFL, MLB, Kevin Burkhardt, Andrew Catalon, Gus Johnson, Lindsey Nelson and ESPN raves about ratings

By Philip Tepper 09/13/2022 1

First: Different formats and technology will take some time for the Joe Buck and Troy […]

Legalized betting is building dough for sports and TV; Fans more engaged from start to finish

By Philip Tepper 06/16/2022 0

There’s been a proliferation of legalized sports gambling across our great landscape the last few […]

Four generations of Carays! Harry, Skip, Chip and now identical twins Chris and Stefan Caray are in AA

By Philip Tepper 05/03/2022 1

Chris and Stefan Caray: Double-A’s bright stars – making ishtory The minor league baseball […]