Tag: Red Barber
Jack Brickhouse earned a statue for decades of calling sports in Chicago; Left for one season with NY Giants
By David J. Halberstam 08/29/2022 2
After the war, in 1945, Larry MacPhail took administrative charge of the Yankees and he […]
Vin Scully: A friendly voice who captivated fans with warmth, depth, insight and sweet play-by-play
By David J. Halberstam 08/10/2022 1
Last week, sports broadcasters broke into collective tears when the very best baseball announcer ever […]
Halby’s Morsels: Health issues, ESPN and NBA; NHL; Old-time voices; Mets and MLB Giants
By David J. Halberstam 05/31/2022 0
Just got word that Tuesday’s scheduled media call with ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy and Mark […]
Pioneer Red Barber was unique; Keiter was never really appreciated; Johnny Holliday, 85, still at it
By David J. Halberstam 05/27/2022 4
The great radio voices For a short period of time from the mid 1950s through […]
Red Barber: Early mentor to Vin Scully, he was all about preparation and execution; Feuded with O’Malley
By David J. Halberstam 04/27/2022 1
Remembering Red Barber Red Barber was unique, unpredictable, self-centered and a challenge. If you would […]
Owners and GM’s make myopic decisions, firing their beloved voices; Derek Jeter is the last to err
By David J. Halberstam 03/04/2022 1
This happened recently and it stuck to my craw. It triggered me to list similar […]
Halby’s Morsels: Would Red Barber use ‘swarthy’ today?; Herbstreit’s vapid comments; Suspense for Frick
By David J. Halberstam 12/09/2019 4
Herbstreit is bright but I sometimes think he’s a cross between a robot and Mister Rogers.
Halby’s Morsels: Scully’s first contract; Voices who do both college and NFL; Analysts doing 2 sports
By David J. Halberstam 09/16/2019 2
A TMZ story surfaced last week about a letter of agreement covering the employment terms […]
First Major League Baseball game was on television, 80 years ago today on the forerunner to WNBC-TV
By David J. Halberstam 08/26/2019 2
Eighty years ago today, August 26, 1939, Major League Baseball hit the television airwaves. Hit […]
Al Helfer, this year’s Frick winner, was likely the most traveled of all the baseball voices ever honored
By Michael Green 08/04/2019 0
Ford Frick Award – Fun Facts On NFL Enshrinement Weekend, smack in middle of the […]
1964: Baseball’s best broadcasting year, top to bottom; 25 eventual HOF Ford Frick winners were on the air
By David J. Halberstam 07/08/2019 3
For baseball broadcasting, you might say that it was a glorious year, one not surpassed […]
Eighty years ago today, NBC experimented with the first ever telecast of a sporting event
By David J. Halberstam 05/17/2019 4
Yesterday, NBC circulated a press release that triggered my stream of historical consciousness. Today, the […]