NBA: FULL list of NBA voices for 2021-22; All 30 teams; Off-season changes, ESPN and Turner

The NBA tipped off its 2021-22 schedule last week. As for broadcasters, the off-season was […]


Marv Albert, the chronology of an on-air legend: His rise, fall and amazing rebirth from the ashes of a scandal

Marv Albert’s career started when he was a teen in the late 1950s shadowing […]


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 […]


Halby’s Morsels: Not sure that Al Michaels is headed to Amazon; Marv dissed by MSG; NBA’s best TV trio

Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reported last week that Amazon Prime which […]


Halby’s Morsels: NBA Studio, ESPN vs. TNT; Mayne, Berman, Tirico, Levy, Hicks, Nantz, Harlan, local voices

NBA shoulder programming in-studio: ESPN vs. Turner On ESPN’s media call Monday, I asked […]


Marv Albert calls it a day, a month before his 80th birthday; He’ll retire after calling NBA’s Eastern Finals

It was time and I think he knew it. The pounding he was taking […]


Halby’s Morsels: Changes behind the mic; Real heroes; Scully; Uecker; Amazon voices and Ratings

As reported here earlier, Chris Webber has told friends and colleagues that he thinks his […]


Halby’s Morsels: Is the sports world losing young fans? NFL’s Christmas Tree Game; Marv Albert

Ford Frick Award This year the award will go to an accomplished network broadcaster. […]


The NBA’s second wave: Marv Albert, Joe Tait, Al McCoy atop the dozen voices who started between 1961-76

For millennial sports fans who watch games today by vocal commands on their SmartPhones, the […]


Halby’s Morsels: The Last Dance, Marv Albert; Eagles’ Reese, 77, sharp and going strong; Al McCoy+

I was surprised that Marv Albert was not interviewed for the The Last Dance, the […]


ASG on TNT: Voices captured the energy and excitement; Team of Albert, Miller and Hill earn a B+

For years, the MLB All-Star Game lived up to its label, the Mid-Summer Classic. […]


50th anniversary of Knicks’ first title: Will longtime voice Marv Albert be invited to partake in MSG ceremony?

UPDATE: On February 28th, Marv Albert confirmed to the New York Post that he was […]