Category: Columnist
Shoplifter Rex Chapman hired by CNN; Ron Franklin who died was booted by ESPN for sexist comments
When I was in fifth grade in the mid-1960s, I had an elderly teacher named […]
Hall of Famer Dave Van Horne pushed out by Marlins; Original Expos’ voice gone after 53 years
At 82, Dave Van Horne still has baseball’s strongest cords. If he’s lost an […]
Invincible basketball voice Dick Vitale maintains his unrelenting battle against cancer
I love pioneers. And college basketball’s Dick Vitale is one whose personality and energy […]
Is it fair for pro-goers to forego CFB bowl games? Danielson, McDonough and Brando opine
The college football bowl season usually has something for every football fan. Could be […]
Lesley Visser remembers trips with John Madden on the Cruiser; It drew crowds the size of a small concert
Many people reading this have had an experience on the Madden Cruiser. Dave Anderson […]
“I met John Madden on a plane (of all places) on the way to Hawaii for ‘The Superstars,'” NFL TV changed forever
John Madden had a tremendous influence on pro football as a broadcaster, influencing the […]
Vin Scully! Catching up with the best sports voice ever; An inspiration for all; He still sounds terrific at 94
Early Thursday evening, the phone rang at my desk and the screen read Vin […]
Top 100 NETWORK voices in a century of broadcasting; From TV to radio and through the U.S.
Yes, the centennial began this past July 2nd. Radio had hit the ethers 100 […]
NFL: 2021’s top dozen team voices; What makes each play-by-player different or special?
The best of the lot. Growing up in New York as I did, it […]
NBCUniversal has three challenges to overcome when traveling to China to produce the Beijing Olympics
In about two months, propelled by television rights dollars and proud sponsor money, the […]
Monte Moore, 91, survived Charlie Finley and the unsteady voices the A’s owner hired and fired
Monte Moore survived. The rest didn’t. In one day, out the next. The mic men […]