NBC’s Dan Hicks is pumped to have the US Open back and also looks forward to the Tokyo Olympics
In June, golf was the first sport to return after the pandemic hit in […]
JP Dellacamera, U.S. Voice of Soccer; He’s done 15 World Cups in 34 years for ESPN, ABC, NBC or Fox
Think soccer, America and television and there’s one name that immediately comes to mind. […]
ESPN Radio’s Freddie Coleman, a 16 year network fixture, is the dean of nighttime national sports talk
You hop into the car after dark, the games are being played, and you […]
The talkies: Stephen A. praises Lillard, Skip Bayless questions star’s playoff record; Then there’s Tatis Jr.
The talkies had lots to address this week; the first round of NBA playoffs, NFL […]
ESPN’S crew of Karl Ravech, Tim Kurkjian and Eduardo Perez gets an A for their coverage of Yanks-Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees, the top two teams in the American […]
Vin Scully talks about this season, the broadcasts and more; Says twin bills should be 9 and 7 innings
This week, I had a chance to catch up with icon Vin Scully who […]
The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game in ’57; Vin Scully called it; Nothing official was said about LA
I’m sure this has happened to you from time to time, particularly when trying […]
ESPN officially assigns Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick to MNF; See full talent list since 1970
As it gets ready to celebrate 50 years since the birth of Monday Night […]
Sean McDonough is comfortable doing any sport; He showed his candidness doing the PGA
As sports play-by-play goes, we live in a safe age; safe from the perspective […]
How U of Wisconsin’s budding sports voices and writers are surviving lost internships and hands-on experience
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put many sectors of the economy on hold, including the […]
Hall of Famers, broadcasters and opponents Jim Palmer and Dennis Eckersley reminisce on Sports Rivals
Ah, the joy of it all, listening to this conversation between two of MLB’s most […]
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 […]