Tag: Brent Musburger
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 […]
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 […]