Announcers

Denny Matthews: Hall of Fame ‘Voice of Royals’ started with expansion Kansas City franchise in 1969

Most big-league announcers will tell you that they grew up dreaming of calling games. Al […]


Halby's Morsels

Changing of the network guard in booths and studios + Halby’s Morsels

Smooth Dan Patrick, 62, will not be seen on NBC’s SNF this fall. He’s gone. […]


Columnist

Most cherished, all-time, same market, play-by-play pairs

As promised, we’re recognizing the top market pairs ever. This is the baker’s dozen […]


Announcers

John Sterling: The Yankee years – A lightning rod for criticism

John Sterling’s first foray into New York radio was somewhat successful. He certainly left his […]


Announcers

Often criticized Yankees play-by-player John Sterling, 80 today, was a pioneer sports talk host

Happy Birthday America, the greatest country on earth! Yes, two of our founding fathers and […]


Announcers

Most cherished ‘One-Two play-by-play pairs’ across American markets

Rarely if ever has an American market been blessed with a popular one-two play-by-play combination […]


Journalists

Rudy Martzke releases his TV ‘Rudy Awards’ – for first half of 2018

Rudy Martzke wrote one of the more powerful sports columns for USA Today; during the […]


Announcers

Halby’s Morsels: Scully – The early years, from Brooklyn to LA; Jack and Joe Buck

Studying and breaking down baseball’s greatest broadcaster ever, Vin Scully; a 1957 and 1967 version […]


Announcers

Howard Kellman: AAA Baseball Broadcast Mainstay; 43 happy seasons and counting!

In 1974, Howard Kellman, then a budding baseball play-by-play announcer fresh out of Brooklyn College, left New […]


Journalists

Scully biographer Curt Smith details why Vin is MLB’s best ever

In this segment of our continuing discussion with prolific author, presidential speechwriter and baseball […]


Announcers

Cubs’ voice Pat Hughes: Scully, Costas and Bill King are my all-time Sportscasting Grand Masters

In the second part of our series profiling Pat Hughes, the popular radio voice of […]


Announcers

‘Other’ Rickie Ricardo Making Own Name As Yankees And Eagles Spanish Voice

in Spanish, in rival cities, Rickie Ricardo broadcasts the games of the New York Yankees […]