Category: Commentary
Progressive move by NHL and NBA: Interacting with fans in real-time on close and controversial calls
The National Basketball Association will introduce a Twitter account manned by … well… official […]
Like LA’s Chick Hearn and Boston’s Johnny Most, Marv Albert merits a banner at MSG, canonizing his mic
As a high-schooler in the 1950s, Marv Albert began working at Madison Square Garden as […]
ESPN’s first ten years: The dozen anchors and personalities who laid the groundwork for success
Top 12 ESPN personalities through its first decade,1979-1989 In 1979, the country had all […]
Instant replay continues to evolve as sports’ most important technology, from accuracy to good TV viewing
Technology changes faster than even teenagers can keep up with most times. Yet sports […]
Ken Levine: “The highlight was clearly Gladys Knight singing the National Anthem”
The NFL has registered trademarks on SUPER BOWL and SUPER SUNDAY so no one is […]
The best of the best; ranking all-time top Super Bowl play-by-play voices; From Al Michaels to Ray Scott
25th anniversary of O.J. Simpson working Super Bowl sidelines for NBC. Months later he faced […]
The Halby’s: CBS and NBC – NFL critiques – from Michaels and Nantz to Collinsworth and Romo; 7 Crews
With the 2018 NFL regular season behind us, we ran a column yesterday assessing the […]
The Halby’s: Fox and ESPN, from Buck and Tessitore to Aikman and Witten; 9 NFL crews critiqued
The NFL regular season is over and the month-long playoff run will begin to […]
Red Sox’ radio makes a galling change; Play-by-play will be presented in a talk-show format
Tim Neverett is leaving the Red Sox’ radio booth after three seasons. At first, I […]
Decision on Marv Albert’s future as Turner’s lead NBA voice will likely wait until the season ends
The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand reported last week that Turner is seriously considering […]
Columnist: ESPN’s Steve Levy and Brian Griese college football’s best
Early in its infancy, ESPN hired John Walsh, a guy from Scranton, PA, to make […]
Jim Paige, who inspired New York sportscaster, dies after courageous battle with ALS
By Joey Wahler 03/17/2019 1
After my reunion with Jim Paige last May, I said I hoped to visit […]