Category: Announcers

Silenced MLB voices (NL) make do; At a time when announcers work nearly every day, their mics are off

By  04/23/2020 1

While the current state of baseball is up in the air, baseball’s broadcasters have […]

CBS’ Jim Nantz opens up on his future, his dad, re-upping Tony Romo and loss of Tom Brady to NFC

By  04/22/2020 1

Second of a two-part interview with Jim Nantz Yesterday’s interview with Jim Nantz focused […]

CBS Sports’ Jim Nantz talks golf which might open up sports in June, Tiger, Mickelson and a busy fall

By  04/21/2020 1

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

By  04/20/2020 0

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

By  04/15/2020 1

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

By  04/13/2020 3

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

By  04/10/2020 0

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

By  04/09/2020 1

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

By  04/03/2020 0

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

By  04/02/2020 0

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

By  04/02/2020 0

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

By  03/29/2020 0

Knicks’ fans have suffered for years. Too often, the team’s owner has been the […]