Category: Profile
Tony Kubek, 86, a longtime Yankee and NBC MLB broadcaster, lives quietly with family in Wisconsin
A quarter-century ago, network television weekly ferried baseball across the land. Today streaming, cable, and […]
Mark Johnson, roaring Voice of Colorado U, also called Syracuse’s only NCAA title in ’03
When longtime CU fans think of the “Voice of the Buffs,” there are […]
Jerry Coleman: A Rookie of the Year, a military hero, humble and a great American; 2 Wars, 13 Air Medals
From the 1940s until 2012, Jerry Coleman was among baseball’s greatest characters—priceless even when he […]
Happy 70th birthday to Bob Costas! The prodigy can do anything; His zeal for baseball is irrepressible
Today, Bob Costas turns 70. Below, we continue our series of profiles of past […]
Was Phil Rizzuto the most popular Yankee voice ever? Reading historian Curt Smith’s piece, you can think so
To warm baseball’s current lockout chill, we present a series of profiles of top past […]
Curt Smith, sports broadcast historian, profiles late Bob Wolff, former Senators announcer
Since baseball’s player-management lockout has temporarily chilled its “Hot Stove League,” we begin today a […]
Bengals’ Dan Hoard, 58, prepares for his huge day; Another Syracuse U sports voice makes good!
Cincinnati has had its beloved on-air personalities. Pioneer Red Barber was baseball’s first true, fundamentally […]
Beano Cook: After Iranian hostages were offered a lifetime MLB pass: “Haven’t they suffered enough?”
Want a cross of laughs and trenchant wit? Pick up, Haven’t they Suffered Enough? You […]
There might never be another Marty Glickman, an iconic voice, broadcast coach and sparkling athlete
Marty Glickman was a portrait of all-around greatness. They didn’t come any better. He […]
Author profiles Joe Nuxhall, Reds’ longtime radio analyst, who also pitched for Cincinnati at age 15
Get the Kleenex. You’ll need ‘em, that’s a promise. And, if you don’t use […]
NBC’s last season of Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya? If so, it started brilliantly
The 2021 NFL season kicked off with a thriller, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated […]
Tracy Wolfson knew as a child that she wanted to be on-air; A mother of three, there were no shortcuts
She’s firm, disciplined and determined. And she’s a mother of three. Football fans know […]