These folks have earned their praise and pay. Noah Eagle, Ian’s son, just a few years out of Syracuse will be doing an NFL game this week for NFL Network. Kenny Albert, Marv’s son, is sharing more of his dissimilar humor. There are others too. The Carays have already played four generations, beginning with Harry in St. Louis in the late 1930s. Top of my head, the Bucks, the Garagiolas, the Alberts and many more. It just runs in some families more than others. It’s all in the family: 40+ sports broadcasting families, Sons and brothers are chips off the old blocks
Fox has the single game and CBS the doubleheader this long NFL weekend. It’s funny. This weekend. Both Fox and CBS run five games Sunday afternoon. But CBS is labeled with the DH. Bottom line, there’s less stock or fewer games.
NFL Network gets deeper into the picture Saturday, distributing three telecasts, per below.
Thursday – Amazon – 1
Saturday – NFL Network – 3
Sunday – CBS – 5
Sunday – Fox – 5
Sunday – NBC – 1
Monday – ESPN – 1
Thursday, December 15
8:15 PM- San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks; AMZN: Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit (by subscription)
Westwood One: Kevin Kugler, Ryan Harris
Saturday, December 17
1 PM- Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings; NFLN: Noah Eagle, Nate Burleson, Lindsay Czarniak, (by subscription)
Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Ross Tucker
4:30 PM- Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns ; NFLN: Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, Stacey Dales (by subscription)
Westwood One: John Sadak, Mike Golic
8:15 PM- Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills; NFLN: Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin (by subscription)
Westwood One: Bill Rosinski, Jason McCourty
Sunday, December 18
1 PM- Dallas Cowboys at Jacksonville Jaguars FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews (51% / 108 stations)
Compass Media: Kevin Ray, Danny White
1 PM- Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears, FOX: Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston, Pam Oliver (19% / 62 stations)
ESPN Radio: Steve Levy, Mike Tannenbaum
1 PM- Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints FOX: Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Kristina Pink (8% / 26 stations)
1 PM- Detroit Lions at New York Jets; CBS: Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn (34% / 71 stations)
Sports USA: Josh Appel, Mark Carrier
1 PM- Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans CBS:Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins (42% / 121 stations)
1 PM- Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers CBS: Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, A.J. Ross (24% / 48 stations)
4:05 PM- NE Patriots at Las Vegas Raiders FOX: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake (18% / 25 stations)
ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher, Kirk Morrison
4:05 PM- Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos FOX: Chris Myers, Robert Smith, Jennifer Hale (4% / 10 stations)
4:25 PM- Cincinnati Bengals at Tampa Bay BuccaneersCBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson
Sports USA: Larry Kahn, Stephen Gostkowski (90% / 216 stations)
4:25 PM- Tenn Titans at LA Chargers CBS: Andrew Catalon, James Lofton, Amanda Renner(10% / 24 stations)
Compass Media: Troy Clardy, Brian Baldinger
8:20 PM- NY Giants at Wash Commanders; NBC, Peacock: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (100%)
Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic
8:15 PM- Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers; ABC, ESPN: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters
ESPN2: Peyton Manning, Eli Manning (74 million subscribers)
Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Ross Tucker
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All BROADCASTS
Thursday Night: San Francisco @ Seattle (Amazon)
Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstrein
Saturday 1:00 ET: Indianapolis @ Minnesota (NFLN)
Noah Eagle, Nate Burleson
Saturday 4:30 ET: Baltimore @ Cleveland (NFLN)
Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner
Saturday 8:15 ET: Miami @ Buffalo (NFLN)
Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez
Sunday 8:20 ET: NY Giants @ Washington (NBC)
Monday 8:20 ET: LA Rams @ Green Bay (ESPN/ABC)
CBS EARLY
█ Detroit @ NY Jets, Ian Eagle, Charles Davis
█ Kansas City @ Houston, Kevin Harlan, Trent Green
█ Pittsburgh @ Carolina, Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta
CBS LATE
█ Cincinnati @ Tampa Bay, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo
█ Tennessee @ LA Chargers, Andrew Catalon, James Lofton
FOX SINGLE
█ Dallas @ Jacksonville, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen
█ Philadelphia @ Chicago, Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston
█ Atlanta @ New Orleans, Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth
█ New England @ Las Vegas (LATE), Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma
█ Arizona @ Denver (LATE),Chris Myers, Robert Smith
By David J. Halberstam 12/15/2022
