Category: Columnist
Together Again: Ex-UConn coach Jim Calhoun and Huskies’ voice Joe D’Ambrosio reunite in DIII
Joe D’Ambrosio, longtime Voice of UConn football and basketball, has joined Hall of Fame coach […]
Voters face intriguing ballot to determine the Hall of Fame’s Frick winner for broadcast excellence
Should either the Reds’ Waite Hoyt or the Tigers’ Harry Heilmann win, it would mark […]
Scully’s 1965 Koufax call was perfect; yet his most graphic was in 1959, describing a rhubarb at the Coliseum
In 1959, some three years before television replay was introduced, there was a wild argument […]
College Football: Does the committee make you numb too? The playoff caters to the big conference brands
A commercial for something called Cool Sculpting warns of side effects such as “temporary numbness, […]
Happy Thanksgiving: Lots in the broadcast space for which to be thankful!
Thanksgiving is an inclusionary American holiday; a good day for all of […]
ESPN’s Tessitore should tone it down; McFarland is getting better and Witten could improve in time
While we’ve had some time to catch our breath after Monday Night’s epic scoring fest between […]
The Heidi Game 50 years later; Those who remember the end won’t forget it, those who don’t, won’t believe it
Howard Katz, NFL broadcast head: “That couldn’t and wouldn’t happen today. And yes, social media […]
Columnist Dan Mason: ESPN Monday Night Football must refocus – The game and field should be first!
Full disclosure. I’m not even close to a millennial. In fact, I just turned […]
From the Howard Stern Show to hitting Sports Talk With The Hein
While many aspire to achieve their dream job, Jon Hein is charmed enough to have […]
Super agent Sandy Montag says salaries for A level network announcers are still strong
It’s a success story made in America. Super broadcast agent Sandy Montag was a young […]
Clippers’ Ralph Lawler, an LA all-time play-by-play great, now 80, will retire at the end of next season
RALPH LAWLER, A BELOVED STAR IN LOS ANGELES’ BROADCAST FIRMAMENT So you’re playing that […]
Brent Musburger, #3 all-time network sports personality, going strong in his 3d iteration! Voice of VSiN
Musburger on legalized betting: “The NFL is pushing for federal regulation, forgetting that the ship […]