Category: Halby’s Morsels
Halby’s Morsels: ESPN Radio, NCAA Tourney?; Remote broadcasts long term?; NBA new hires; Bill Macatee
Can ESPN Radio end up with the rights to the NCAA Tournament? Westwood One, […]
Halby’s Morsels: NCAA Tourney; Notre Dame-Clemson; Nantz’ first Masters; Remotecasts; Mark Jones
Saturday night’s riveting finish of the Notre Dame-Clemson game was fun to watch. But […]
Halby’s Morsels: MLB’s best #2 voices ever; Remembering Braves-Indians World Series 25 years ago
It wasn’t always this way. Viewers and listeners didn’t always need a scorecard to identify […]
Halby’s Morsels: NY’s top dozen columnists last 50+ years; Are announcers still superstitious?
Growing up in New York, I had an opportunity to enjoy the work of some […]
Halby’s Morsels: CBS’ Tuesday Night Football, NBA ratings, Tony Dungy, Kirk Herbstreit and Steve Albert
Delighted that CBS will use Tom McCarthy and Jay Feely on tonight’s Tuesday Night […]
Halby’s Morsels: A hectic weekend for football TV execs; Calling games remotely; NBA ratings sink; Costas
It’s not an easy job – Scheduling TV matters The NFL had to do some […]
Halby’s Morsels: Vin Scully and boss Walter O’Malley; 50 years of MNF; Keith Jackson; Ernie Harwell
Vin Scully has often said that baseball broadcast pioneer Red Barber was like a […]
Halby’s Morsels: Magic to simulcast; Voices silenced; Allowed remarks years ago are deadly today
Painful stretch for broadcasters continues It’s been a punishing few months in more ways […]
Halby’s Morsels: MLB, NHL and NBA broadcasts; KC’s Matthews shares royal tales; Fox’ Adam Amin -Amen!
Kevin Harlan and Ian Eagle will be Turner’s first two play-by-players when the NBA games […]
Halby’s Morsels: Age precautions; Orioles shut down their regulars; MLB and NBA broadcasts; War stories
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, there is a restart. But do we know what to […]
Halby’s Morsels; MNF, Steve Levy, Al Michaels, Nick/Lou Saban, Woj, Maria Taylor, Howard Cosell, John Sterling
MLB Network continues to produce a wonderful series this summer, The Sounds of Baseball. […]
Halby’s Morsels: Death sentences for voices; How Ralph Kiner handled a guest’s homophobic slur; More Scully
By David J. Halberstam 08/25/2020 1
Announcers say things on-air or circulate tweets that end their careers. Do they deserve a […]