Category: Columnist
Politicians talk but there’s no strong drive to exit the Beijing Games or for NBC to limit its coverage
Another Olympics controversy; Many political leaders are critical of NBCUniversal for televising the Beijing […]
Two play-by-players are linked by a deadly ’89 plane crash; one survived, other lost his parents
Play-by-play voices connected by happenstance It’s been 32 years since the deadly crash of […]
2022 Beijing Games: Will NBC speak the truth about China or camouflage the country’s warts?
More at stake than gold medals for NBCUniversal at the Beijing Olympics: Truth in […]
Remorseful Thom Brennaman deserves to work again now; He’s already suffered 14 months of hell
Thom Brennaman uttered an unforgivable word fourteen months ago and he’s suffering the steepest […]
ESPN is washing its hands of radio station management; It will be left with only a network, if that
Bristol’s follies. Where do we begin? ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPN U or ESPN News? […]
Curt Smith scores another gem: “Memories from the Microphone: A century of baseball broadcasting”
You wouldn’t know it, if you counted on the radio industry to spread the […]
With the visibility of legalized betting and hard liquor ads, look for more disclaimers on NFL telecasts
Watching sporting events on television has always had a dark side, which will make […]
ESPN silences Nichols; Voices blackballed; Inconsistencies abound, making industry look foolish
ESPN announced Wednesday that Rachel Nichols will not appear on NBA programming during the […]
Vin Scully: From voices to network bosses to players, these folks played a role in his enormous success
Allow me to identify the names of those who were in some […]
Does NBC even want us to know who’s calling these Olympic Games? Let us know who are behind the mics!
Outside of Mike Tirico, NBC doesn’t really care if you know who’s calling these […]