Category: Announcers
CBS Sports’ Jim Nantz talks golf which might open up sports in June, Tiger, Mickelson and a busy fall
First of two part interview with Jim Nantz. Familiarity. As one season turns to the […]
Stoppage or no stoppage, local sports talk show hosts keep sharing their takes, coast-to-coast
The local talkies are busy opining and doing so with vibrancy. The suspension of […]
NHL’s all-time best voices: Broken down by American and Canadian, play-by-play and color commentators
Editor’s Note: Jake Baskin is a dedicated student of play-by-play and sports broadcast history. He […]
Bob Costas: Rob Manfred did well on Astros ruling; Fans will be wary of attending games once scheduled
For four decades, he was America’s sports host. Under the brightest lights and on […]
The national talkies find issues of contention; Cowherd, Le Batard, Rome, Patrick, Stephen A, Schefter
The opinions keep coming. No games, but sports issues continue to surface. While league […]
Leading network voices: Their early heroes, idols, influences, mentors and professional role models
I reached out to a renowned group of network voices who for decades shepherded millions […]
Network radio sports talk hosts, Russo, Cowherd, Finebaum, Eisen, Golic and Wingo never short on takes
Week three without sports hasn’t stopped these guys. They’re hardly out of material. They […]
White Sox radio voice Ed Farmer, hardly a conventional play-by-play broadcaster, dies at 70
Longtime White Sox radio announcer Ed Farmer passed away Wednesday. He was 70. Farmer […]
No Games: Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman, Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe find issues to debate
The games have been tabled, schedules have been shelved, stadiums are empty and arenas […]
Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier turns 75; Knicks’ (rhyming) voice for 28 years led team to two NBA titles, ’70 and ’73
Knicks’ fans have suffered for years. Too often, the team’s owner has been the […]
Games or no games: Talkies Cowherd, Rome, Russo, Le Batard, Golic and Wingo spew opinions
Another week of no games. Lots of speculation about if and when the games […]
Lisa Salters, ESPN’s Monday Night Football and NBA reporter: “My early goal and early career were in news”
You see lots of Lisa Salters reporting from the sidelines, be it the NFL or the […]