Tag: NFL

Starting its last season of Thursday Night Football, Fox Sports’ Buck, Aikman and crew excel

By Eric Bean 10/08/2021 0

Fox Sports began its last season covering Thursday Night Football. Next year, Amazon Prime […]

Jack Buck might as well have been St. Louis’ mayor; He was more popular in town than most of them

By Curt Smith 10/06/2021 1

Today continues our look at radio/TV Voices of all of baseball’s 10 post-season teams by […]

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

By David J. Halberstam 10/06/2021 1

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

NFL TV Menu: Depth chart of crews; Greg Olsen to Fox #2, Tom Rinaldi joins Buck’s team; Pre-season voices

By Jake Baskin 08/14/2021 1

Wondering about the NFL menu of voices this fall? After the Hall of Fame […]

Dim future for sports on-air due to remotecasts, sterile voices, cancel-culture, PC and indistinct talent

By David J. Halberstam 07/27/2021 2

Yesterday was typical for South Florida, steamy, humid and overbearing. Much of Florida is […]

ESPN’s new MNF multicast on ESPN2 featuring the Mannings triggers questions; What are the takeaways?

By David J. Halberstam 07/20/2021 1

Yesterday, ESPN announced groundbreaking production plans for its coverage of Monday Night Football. In […]

Halby’s Morsels: NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB; Gorging yourself on ESPN’s Nathan’s hotdogs contest? Disgusting

By David J. Halberstam 07/13/2021 1

Nathan’s July 4th hotdog eating contest on ESPN Is overindulging on hotdogs a sport? […]

NBC and Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, once a full-time lawyer, likes Washington as his surprise team

By Will Whitmore 06/29/2021 0

Thanks to his passion and drive to uncover the story, Mike Florio, a one-time […]

The NFL announced today that Amazon’s Thursday rights will begin in ’22 not ’23 as originally planned

By Eric Bean 05/03/2021 0

UPDATED MAY 3, 2021 It was jointly announced today that Amazon will take over exclusive […]

NFL news never stops: Recognizing the league’s most visible TV reporters, those deep in the trenches

By Gretchen Blohm 04/26/2021 0

Football without reporters is unthinkable. The game represents American culture, divided politics, mega-finances and […]

Halby’s Morsels: Network rights fees; Ad rates escalating; MLB voices; Joe Buck; Keith Jackson’s legacy

By David J. Halberstam 04/21/2021 0

Someone has to pay for the NFL rights fees Got word today from a network […]

Sharing the same birthday, John Madden brought novelty and Don Meredith levity to NFL booths

By David J. Halberstam 04/13/2021 1

Two birthdays passed quietly last Saturday, April 10th. John Madden turned 85. The football […]