Category: Broadcasting
In Chicago, Jeff Joniak will do his 22nd season of Bears radio; Jack Brickhouse’s record is 26
They have their shares of facilities: Chicago and Soldier Stadium, plus Wrigley Field and […]
Columnist expresses his displeasure over a lack of fully transparent sports media and broadcast voices
TV Sports: Shop While You Watch, But Caveat Emptor Those of us who have […]
Tips from CU’s Mark Johnson, Voice of school’s football and basketball; His timbre can kill!
Mark Johnson, Voice of the University Colorado Buffs, earned his stripes like many other […]
2022 – NCAA Title game – the voices were right on their mics, from Jim Nantz, to Raftery and Hill
After sixty-two games of intense rivalries and eye-popping upsets, the NCAA Men’s Basketball […]
The tumultuous NFL broadcast changes; The great Michaels and the garrulous Herbstreit; An odd couple
Many broadcast thoughts flood my brain through the day. As I get older, it’s more […]
Happy Birthday, Vin Scully! The great man turns 94 today; A list of some of his great moments on-air
GOAT (Greatest of all-time) is left for the very, very special, from Babe Ruth […]
Voices overuse the phrase “Greatest Ever”; Eras and other factors make for uneven comparisons
More than in any other sport, commentators of baseball games have a “best ever” […]
The NBA’s local TV voices end their seasons after the first round; Hard to swallow? Only the radio guys work
As the NBA playoffs proceed into the second round, all games will be produced and […]
NBA: With little on-air disclosure, Turner and ESPN pull talent from game sites, leaving voices to guess
Aside from a couple blowouts, the NBA playoffs on either Turner, ESPN or ABC […]
How CBS snared the NCAA Tourney rights from NBC 40 years ago – in a competitive world of 3 networks
The Landscape Four decades ago, most of the sports television universe consisted of the […]
Broadcasters write-in: Do fans still feel a connection with their radio voices?; Praise of the late Joe Tait
MY CONNECTION TO THE RADIO It was somewhere around 1968 or 1969. Growing up in […]
Jeopardy!: Ten sports voices who would make solid choices to succeed the late host Alex Trebek
Updated April 17, 2021 Joe Buck will get a tryout to host Jeopardy at some […]