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It’s been decades since beer commercials were allowed on NFL (and other leagues) TV games broadcasts. Then a few years ago, ...
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 […] ...
CURT SMITH is the author of 18 books, including Voices of The Game, recently named by Esquire magazine among “the 100 Best Baseball Books Ever Written.” His latest is the official Hall of Fame book, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Let me begin with this. I don’t think any of us appreciate the work and dedication of Dave Goren, NSMA’a Executive Director. He puts his heart into the job and doesn’t seem to ever lose it. Not easy.
Historian Curt Smith answers mystery question: Why Mel Allen was fired by GM Ralph Houk in ’64 Misprescribed addictive treatment by Dr. Max Jacobson - aka 'Dr. Feelgood' - slowed announcing legend's ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...