Announcers

Ken ‘Hawk’ Harrelson wins 2020 Ford Frick Award; 42 year MLB announcer, 34 with White Sox

By  12/11/2019 0

  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

By  12/09/2019 1

  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

By  12/05/2019 0

  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

By  11/29/2019 1

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

By  11/22/2019 3

  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

By  11/19/2019 2

  There are not many out there today like Turner Sports’ Brian Anderson. Give him […]

Hockey Night in Canada’s Jim Hughson will be given coveted Foster Hewitt Award today by Hall of Fame

By  11/18/2019 2

Jim Hughson has hit the pinnacle of National Hockey League broadcasting and today he takes […]

Don Cherry’s firing draws a firestorm in Canada; Heroes and icons can be flawed too

By  11/18/2019 0

Don Cherry was not fired because of his comments on Saturday, November 9th. The hockey […]

College football on TV, Part #3: The voices I heard; the real good, the good and the not too good

By  11/14/2019 1

  So last weekend I watched more college football. Some announcers’ names were somewhat familiar, […]

ESPN’s Booger McFarland gets an A- calling SF-Seattle game; In his first season in the booth, he’s assertive!

By  11/12/2019 1

The dreaded Booger-mobile has been retired and Jason Witten is back on the Dallas gridiron. […]

Gene Deckerhoff: Florida icon and state’s senior voice; 46 seasons with Noles and 31 with NFL’s Bucs

By  11/08/2019 2

  Florida’s busiest play-by-play voice Gene Deckerhoff can’t disguise his unmistakable voice or temper his […]

College football on TV, Part #2: The voices I heard, the real good, the good and the not too good

By  11/06/2019 0

This is part # 2. My observations last weekend watching college football all over the […]