Category: Announcers

With Doc Emrick retired, who’s on NBC’s radar to follow the master? A look at the top five candidates

By Jake Baskin 10/29/2020 0

Hall of Famer Mike “Doc” Emrick announced his retirement last week after 40 years of […]

Rays’ broadcasters Andy Freed and Dave Wills are on site at WS; Dodgers and ESPN Radio do call remotely

By David J. Halberstam 10/26/2020 1

The Tampa Bay Rays are doing something different. They’re broadcasting the World Series live […]

Pac-12 voices open up on cancelled football season; Voices could lose significant compensation

By TJ Mathewson 09/04/2020 0

The Pac-12 and Big Ten postponed fall sports on August 11 through the end of […]

Shortened MLB season starts; List of local radio and TV voices; All face awkward sets of circumstances

By David J. Halberstam 07/27/2020 1

Think for a moment. For years, the best of the best, Vin Scully did […]

The NBA’s second wave: Marv Albert, Joe Tait, Al McCoy atop the dozen voices who started between 1961-76

By David J. Halberstam 07/07/2020 0

For millennial sports fans who watch games today by vocal commands on their SmartPhones, the […]

Longtime Lightning TV voice Rick Peckham wins Foster Hewitt Award from Hockey Hall of Fame

By Jake Baskin 06/30/2020 0

Rick Peckham has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, the Hockey Hall of Fame’s top honor for broadcasters.

MLB voices differ on need for fabricated crowd noise on broadcasts (Today: National League)

By Jason Shebilske 06/17/2020 0

“We are going to make the best of it”: MLB Broadcasters Share Their Thoughts on […]

MLB team voices look ahead to calling games under unusual conditions (Today: American League)

By Jason Shebilske 06/16/2020 1

“We are going to make the best of it”: MLB Broadcasters say as they look […]

It’s all in the family: Olivia Harlan-Dekker follows dad Kevin and grandpa Bob Harlan into sports

By Amelia Holland 06/01/2020 0

There was never any doubt. She’s a chip off the old block. Olivia Harlan […]

Joe Castiglione: Calm and warm; Red Sox radio announcer has been New England’s voice of summer since ’83

By David J. Halberstam 05/26/2020 1

For four decades, his voice has wafted softly through New England summers, a steady […]

Memorial Day: Honoring the sports voices who served our great nation in times of war and peace

By David J. Halberstam 05/24/2020 1

Did you know that Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day? It originated in the years […]

NBC’s Michele Tafoya: “I think the distinction between men and women in sports media is old and tired”

By Jenna Key 05/20/2020 1

You look at Michele Tafoya’s resume and you’re struck by her MBA from the […]