Tag: Vin Scully
Curt Smith: “Vin Scully instantly hauls a story from the shelf” and “to navigate a sea of dead air”
In the last of this series, our interaction with the man who wrote the tome, […]
CBS’ retired Bob Fishman, a giant network TV sports director for 47 years, being honored by DGA
When Bob Fishman graduated Boston University he wanted to get into broadcasting, and when WCAU […]
An admirer of Vin Scully and a UNLV professor, tells how he met the Hall of Famer while a toddler
In August 2022, Jon Weisman, who has written beautiful essays on Vin Scully for his […]
Vin Scully named 2022 Sportscaster of the Year; He died in August at 94; Other notables also identified
SPORTSCASTER OF YEAR – 2022 Vin Scully is inarguably sports’ best ever voice. He had […]
Army-Navy; The durability of over 100 years of battling on the field; Names connected with Vin Scully
Fifty-nine years ago, last November 22nd, the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, […]
Halby’s Morsels: Network responses; Larsen’s Perfect Game; Costas; Joe Davis is much better
Ian Eagle and Jim Nantz We’ll start when a long-timer check-in anonymous pro. “I […]
Remembering past voices, from Bill King and Marty Brennaman to playing greats, Bobby Orr to Randy Myers
With Bob Costas’ legacy back in the play-by-play booth for the ALDS between the Yankees […]
Advice to voices: Keep things simple; MLB language keeps changing; We lost the best play-by-player in Scully
After the passing of our cherished dean, Vin Scully, I thought first, of his […]
Vin Scully’s most colorful call; Mays’ swing against Drysdale hit the foul pole or did it? A melee erupted
Personally, this call is as good as they come – It proved that Vin can […]
VIN SCULLY: A REMEMBRANCE PART TWO; Historian Curt Smith covers voice’s role in LA and nationally
BASEBALL? – VIN SCULLY? – NO ONE BETTER – THE VERY BEST! On August 2,Vin […]
Vin Scully: My last interview with the greatest sports voice; No play-by-player will ever be as missed
He gave me a hint but I didn’t want to hear it. Was he […]