Category: Columnist
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 […]
Jessica Mendoza: Earning respect of the old baseball guard by hard work, focus and determination
UPDATE: In February, 2020, it was announced that Mendoza would not return to ESPN’s Sunday […]