The colorful careers of Brent Musburger and Chick Hearn and how the latter felt about the former

Chick Hearn on Brent Musburger in May, 1975; Two opinionated men Brent was new […]


Two men who like the limelight: First, Musburger was booted, now Sterling had games taken from him

Brent Musburger and John Sterling If it’s not one nonconformist it’s another. Brent Musburger […]


Musburger was let go by Vegas; Can Greg Papa return? He calls 49ers now, after 21 seasons with Oakland

D-Day In honor of the great Vin Scully, we remember June 6, 1944, 78 years […]


Musburger made the most fantastic comeback in sportscasting history and some dough too; ESPN pioneers

Brent Musburger – Rising from the Ashes: A complete career When measuring the bodies […]


‘You are Looking Live’: A closeup of CBS’ The NFL Today; The circus days of Brent, The Greek and Phyllis

Columnist Rich Podolsky has written a dandy. It’s about a time when television was smaller […]


The 10 noisiest announcer firings; From networks to local voices, from CBS’ Musburger to the Yanks’ Allen

There have been some noisy firings (often labeled euphemistically as “not renewed”) Media firings […]


NBC covered the Kentucky Derby thoroughly; Donna Brothers’ interviews with jockeys stand out

NBC was on the air so long on Saturday that it seemed like they […]


The ages of the NFL’s team voices might surprise you; Half are in their 60s or above; One is 81

The broadcast booth and the football field live in the same stadium but they’re miles […]


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 […]


No NCAA title game Monday night; But the 57 year TV history of the Final Four is full of characters

Here we sit. At home. Some with family. Some not. Some with lots of […]


Halby’s Morsels: Ex voice, survivor of Wichita State’s 1970 plane crash, is 100!; ESPN’s analysts-only game

There aren’t any 100 year old sports announcers, current or retired, at least anyone I […]


60 year old Nt’l Sports Media Ass’n lists its annual nominees; Winners selected by their peers

There are broadcast awards and there are broadcast awards. The Frick Award, presented each year […]