Author: Rich Podolsky
Frank talk about Mike Tirico, College basketball’s Covid risks, Fake cheers of D-E-F-E-N-S-E in arenas
Mike Tirico’s attributes almost sound like an Eagle Scout. He is kind, he is […]
Why are top-line network sports voices being nominated to NSMA’s HOF for just the first time?
The National Sports Media Association—the group that annually hands out the National Sportswriter and Sportscaster […]
Florida Derby: With nothing to cover, the sports media ignores a great historical race
Last Saturday, one of the great races in the history of our country was […]
Madison Square Garden can help fight coronavirus; Is the Kentucky Derby being postponed out of greed?
Here’s what Dolan should do with “The World’s Greatest Arena” If the owner of […]
Pardon the Interruption: Why is Tony Kornheiser’s partner Michael Wilbon yelling so much? PTI began in 2001
Pardon the Interruption, but Michael Wilbon is wearing me out. Wilbon, 61, is one […]
As a CBS analyst in 1978, Pete Rose checked his bets; His wagering sin isn’t the Astros’ treason!
I knew Pete Rose loved to bet way before he was suspended. In 1978, […]
CBS’ Director Bob Fishman enters the Sports Broadcasting HOF 60 years after being inspired by Vin Scully
In 1959 when Bob Fishman was ten years old living in the Virgin Islands, […]
College Football Committee at it again; Ohio State moved up for a potential increase in TV ratings
The College Football Playoff Committee is at it again. This week it moved Ohio […]
It hasn’t been a good start to the year for the NBA; First China, then Kawhi Leonard’s absence irks ESPN
This has not been a good year for the NBA, and it’s only just begun. […]
ESPN 150, honoring the all-time giants of college football, largely ignores the impact of Beano Cook
When sports honcho Roone Arledge began broadcasting college football at ABC in 1966, one […]
ESPN’s Anish Shroff and Ahmad Brooks have star-qualities; They call football collaboratively
The names Anish Shroff and Ahmad Brooks may not be that familiar to most […]
ESPN bungles Shula story on SVP’s SportsCenter; This morning, Mike Greenberg came through solidly
By Rich Podolsky 05/05/2020 1
Don Shula’s famous jaw would jut out perfectly on the NFL’s Mount Rushmore. He’d […]