Category: Announcers
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 […]
NFL’s off-the-field activity is fodder for talkies Patrick, Le Batard, Rome, Eisen, Cowherd, Golic and Wingo
Lights out. Arenas closed. Games cancelled. But it didn’t stop the national talk show hosts […]
College student talks passionately about growing up in the Bay Area with Greg Papa, Joe Starkey, +
I grew up in the East Bay area of Northern California and sports, both […]
National talk show hosts survive Monday; The NFL is the common subject after dead weekend
Years ago, I asked a sportswriter to share his most difficult challenge. His answer […]
Celts’ 40 year vet Mike Gorman is among best NBA TV voices; Called the Big East in 80s on ESPN
Mike Gorman on his military career: “It made me a believer in compulsory military service.”
Mike Breen, who’s called a record 14 NBA Finals, is given Basketball HOF’s Curt Gowdy Award for announcing
Mike Breen finally made it. What took the Hall so long? The Naismith Hall […]
Don Fischer, Indiana U’s basketball and football voice for 47 seasons has experienced the best and the worst
Don Fischer, 47 year Voice of Indiana football and basketball, “On Bob Kinght: “He is the greatest college coach in the history of the game.”.
The Romo update: Where will he land? After just 3 years, Tony is likely to become highest paid analyst ever
Tony Romo has been a subject of conversation since he became a fan favorite. And […]