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To Dixie, the Lost Cause meant the Civil War; the Republican Party, beating Franklin D. Roosevelt; the New York Mets, a ...
Just this past April Brent Musburger received the Pete Rozelle award for “longtime exceptional contributions to radio and ...
By Arthur Solomon  For years, many years, I’ve been writing and telling PR practitioners […] ...
Longtime network TV executive Kevin O'Malley helped pluck the rights to the NCAA Tournament from NBC 40 years ago. He takes us through the interesting granular that landed CBS the rights, beginning in ...
The Heidi Game 50 years later; Those who remember the end won’t forget it, those who don’t, won’t believe it NBC's play-by-play voice Curt Gowdy: "The Heidi Game was the greatest promotion the AFL ...
There may never be another Peter Vecsey, a one-sport, powerhouse columnist whose takes, breaking news and morsels were devoured and feared. Vecsey’s huge following, record for accuracy, no-holds ...
Sideline Reporting: Underappreciated or Unnecessary? The early history and those who fashioned the role The first two, Jim Lampley and Don Tollefson, were students when hired to work a 1974 ABC ...
All-time, top-20 NFL broadcasters: Those who also played the game Sal Siino stacks 'em up based on popularity as announcer, on the field performance and value of card ...
Little has been said. The subject himself didn't realize it. Fifty years ago, Bill White, 87, was hired by the Yankees. He was the first Black play-by-play announcer hired by a professional team.
When we began celebrating broadcasting’s 100th birthday, it was a salute to radio, born in 1921. American ingenuity began focusing on television before the war. But it wasn’t until after the war that ...
Bill Brown: “After 30 years with the Astros, I thought it was time – before fans get critical” Longtime MLB Voice: "Play-by-play is probably the only job other than Supreme Court Justice that allows ...
Top 20 Sideline Reporters All-Time: (Editor’s Note: Marcus Gronauer spent a chunk of time doing a multi-part series on sideline reporters. He studied the history of sideline reporting which dates back ...