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Indelible Qualities: 25 announcers whose resumes won’t likely be duplicated soon

By  10/14/2019 1

With 85 or so football games on network television this past weekend, I asked myself […]

Should TV networks add two audio channels, one for each MLB team?; Costas, Kaat, Girardi shine

By  10/08/2019 0

  It’s a matter of sheer numbers. Teams’ television voices in virtually every American sports […]

Halby’s Morsels: Baseball’s good and not so good voices; MLB Network gets high rating for Yanks-Twins

By  10/07/2019 1

  From an interview with the greatest sports announcer of broadcasting’s first century (1921-2021) – […]

When NBC’s Mike Tirico gives his opinion, it’s done subtly: He prefers to defer to Tony Dungy or others

By  10/04/2019 0

This is part two of our interview with longtime, versatile sports voice, Mike Tirico. Since […]

NBC’s Mike Tirico flourishes being busy; Sunday Night Football, ND, Triple Crown, NHL, Golf, Indy 500 +

By  10/01/2019 1

  A pro’s pro. How often have we heard that about those in sports broadcasting?  […]

Has Fox’ college pre-game show, ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ left ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ in the dust?

By  09/26/2019 5

  Has ESPN’s College GameDay gotten stale? The better question might be: Has Fox’ college football pregame […]

ESPN’s finest decade, the 90s: The dozen new arrivals who helped build the network’s popularity

By  09/10/2019 3

ESPN’s second ten years, the 90s, were the mothership’s best stretch. To those engaged, they […]

Halby’s Morsels: No news is good news for Marv Albert; Dick Groat out after 40 years on Pitt radio

By  09/03/2019 1

  With camps opening at the end of the month and no announcements to the […]

ESPN shortchanged viewers, sharing little background of the Taylor Townsend U. S. Open journey

By  08/29/2019 1

Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Open, unseeded 23-year-old Taylor Townsend pulled off a tremendous upset, […]

Jack Whitaker – Remembering one of a kind, not to be replaced soon; He cared about words

By  08/25/2019 1

                 Jack Whitaker: A Man Who Cared About Words   Born in 1924, John […]

ESPN is absolutely right to ban political talk; The network is a sanctuary, an escape from friction

By  08/09/2019 2

  ESPN is holding firm. Management doesn’t want its on-air staffers to share their political […]

Cheerful Adam Schein: Shines on SiriusXM and CBS Sports Network with an unrushed and distinct sound

By  08/06/2019 0

Two way talk on radio, no matter the format, didn’t emerge until the early ’60s. […]