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Ntl Sports Media Assn names ’20 Class; HOF awards: Verducci, Young, Wilbon, S. Caray, Ledford and Patrick
You’d hope that there’s no better judge of talent than your own colleagues. As […]
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit can talk and talk in circles; He makes good points on occasion if you can bear listening
ESPN’s 15 separate presentations of last night’s title football game was a sports fan’s […]
Student of the Game: Joe Buck and Troy Aikman earn an A for Fox’ coverage of Minnesota’s OT win
Fox’ A team of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman came through with an A performance […]
Are teams now putting more weight on broadcast experience when hiring coaches and managers?
How valuable is broadcast experience as a preparatory platform to coach or manage? If […]
Student of the Game: Marv Albert and Chris Webber good on game call; Entertainment lacks; They earn a B+
For those not familiar or too young, Chris Webber, 46, was the NBA’s […]
At least 119 sports voices, many big names, are 70+; Sportscasting is no longer a young person’s game
Some broadcasters think they’re beyond reproach. They refuse to recognize that the clock winds down […]
Ken ‘Hawk’ Harrelson wins 2020 Ford Frick Award; 42 year MLB announcer, 34 with White Sox
Ken Harrelson has been selected the 2020 winner of the Ford Frick Award which […]
For the average fan, CBS’ Eagle and Fouts get an A- on Bills-Ravens, Student of game gives them B
Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts manned the CBS broadcast booth in Buffalo this past […]
Now that Jim Hughson was given the Foster Hewitt Award, these five new candidates merit consideration
After Jim Hughson was honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame recently, I asked […]
60 year old Nt’l Sports Media Ass’n lists its annual nominees; Winners selected by their peers
There are broadcast awards and there are broadcast awards. The Frick Award, presented each year […]
College football’s most popular team announcers ever, an 11 man field of legendary voices across America
As we approach the end of college football’s 150th regular season, let’s salute the […]
Turner’s Brian Anderson: Versatile and seasoned; He has what it takes to be the sports face of a network
There are not many out there today like Turner Sports’ Brian Anderson. Give him […]