Tag: Al Michaels
Sunday Night Football: NBC Voices will be live; Al Michaels gets bye-weeks; Tafoya not allowed on field
This will be NBC’s 15th season televising Sunday Night Football. Unlike any other season, it’s […]
Is NBC’s Mike Tirico up to the task? Can the gifted generalist replace two giants, Al Michaels and Bob Costas?
There’s been almost nothing to suggest that Al Michaels has lost the spring to his […]
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. […]
Didn’t go to Syracuse? Over 150 sports voices went to colleges elsewhere and did just fine too
It’s conventional knowledge. Syracuse University is the Harvard or Yale for future sports broadcasters. […]
Halby’s Morsels: Dick Enberg’s remark 50 years ago triggered ire; Al Michaels’ ascent to NFL prime; +
Dick Enberg draws anger on a UCLA-Oregon telecast on January 21, 1970 I stumbled upon […]
Leading network voices: Their early heroes, idols, influences, mentors and professional role models
I reached out to a renowned group of network voices who for decades shepherded millions […]
Halby’s Morsels: Olympics; Sports in wartime; Baby boomers’ crisis; Voices’ command of language +
I was asked by a reader to identify the top ten local baseball voices […]
Al Michaels’ NBC contract ends in 2022; But the voice of NFL primetime isn’t ready to retire
Al Michaels has been dubbed America’s sports announcer. He’s covered several Olympics, eight World […]
Reports and rumors: Disney wants Monday, Thursday AND Sunday Night Football + Michaels and P. Manning
Through its 40-year history, ESPN has run more games across its platforms than all […]
At 75, Al Michaels is ‘America’s sports announcer’; Who will be next to earn the unofficial moniker?
Roy Firestone dubbed Al Michaels, ‘America’s sportscaster.’ Tough to disagree. Certainly on play-by-play. Michaels […]
Breaking down the top NFL announce teams; Buck-Aikman, Michaels-Collinsworth and Nantz-Romo
A few folks here in South Florida asked me to differentiate the top network […]
NFL Weekend: CBS, Fox, NBC’s A teams get As; CBS’ B team, Eagle and Fouts, gets B; Romo or Madden?
It couldn’t be bad if by Sunday, CBS and NBC touted their Saturday ratings. […]