Category: Columnist
Best known for his NFL work, Al Michaels will be honored Saturday by the MLB HOF with the Frick Award
In 1783, Edmund Burke rose in the House of Commons to praise a colleague. […]
Letting Maria Taylor walk was the right thing for ESPN to do; Talented Andrews isn’t demanding $8 million
Ask 100 sports fans on the street if they know who Maria Taylor is, […]
Ken Harrelson, a baseball voice for 42 seasons, 33 with the Chisox; will be honored Saturday by the HOF
On July 24, Ken Harrelson will receive the 2020 National Baseball Hall of […]
ESPN’s new MNF multicast on ESPN2 featuring the Mannings triggers questions; What are the takeaways?
Yesterday, ESPN announced groundbreaking production plans for its coverage of Monday Night Football. In […]
NBC Sports led by Dan Hicks, Jim Mackay and Gary Koch deliver the goods covering the British Open
Prior to the playing of the 149th Open Championship at Royal St. Georges on […]
Players, execs and coaches often say nothing in press conferences, They only show up because they must
For movie buffs, “Groundhog Day” is the 1993 film where Bill Murray awoke […]
Prodigies: The top all-time dozen voices who were on network TV in their 20s and whose careers sparkled
A number of these voices, Kenny Albert, Joe Buck, Sean McDonough and Al Michaels […]
NBA Finals on the networks: A storied and often colorful history through the lens of television
Yes, NBA TV ratings have slumped these past couple years, yet the league’s popularity […]
Did ESPN pull Rachel Nichols from the NBA Finals for fear that players won’t interact with her on-air?
Fifty years ago, in 1971, Bill White was hired to call Yankee games with […]
Hawks’ voice, veteran Steve Holman, is having fun as the club is now Atlanta’s center of attention
Steve Holman has been at it for some 37 seasons. He hasn’t missed a […]
ESPN’s Sean McDonough has been waiting for the NHL opportunity for 16 years; He idolized Dan Kelly
When it comes to lofty assignments in the big business of network sports, […]
Radio is asleep at the switch; Instead of celebrating its 100th birthday on Friday, they’re hiding it under the rug
Several years ago, in advance of 2021, I had informal conversations with top national […]