“You have to know when to hold ’em,” Kenny Rogers sang, “know when to fold ‘em.” Bob Elson, a gin rummy whiz, had pigeons in ...

In 1974 CBS president Bob Wussler hired Jane Chastain, who was a well-prepared, terrific sports reporter who understood pro ...

Dave Sims always wanted to break into the broadcasting and/or radio. He’s always spirited and but TV. He was raised in Philly, and moved to New York. Sims arrived in Seattle, Washington. And ...

Hall of Fame announcer Bob Costas, 73, most recently of TBS, announced his retirement from play-by-play after the 2024 season. Costas worked three World Series in the 1990s and will continue as a ...

NBC had two networks and would occasionally games on both. The table below depicts the CBS and NBC schedules in 1940. Date in 1940, Radio Networks (No TV yet) Game Announcers ...

David J. Halberstam David is a 40-year + industry veteran who served as play-by-play announcer for St. John's University basketball in New York and as radio play-by-play voice of the Miami Heat in ...

Get ready for a variety of colleges with new uniforms and schools with new conferences. The nationwide broadcast changes are dizzying in many ways, by Conferences too. CBS Sports has identified its ...

There are octogenarians aged 80 and older, still hale and sharp. Some still spew enthusiasm and others are as sharp as a whip. They’re still on their game and engage with full heart. Much like ...

Dan (longtime announcer for the Blues and national networks on both sides of the border) John (son of Dan, TV announcer for the Blues, has been calling NHL games since the 1980s) Dan Jr. (son of Dan, ...

As State sisters, stare one another in their rivals’ eyes, the longtime contenders, Michigan State Spartans and Michigan Wolverines are now marred for a variety of reasons. CBS, Fox, ABC NBC and Fox ...

The outstanding names by broadcast market in the 60s and 70s: The ten NBA teams in 1967 and prime voices: The NBA was established in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America. In 1949, it merged ...

On Friday, I got this unsolicited note from a man who had quite an impact on TV play-by-play. It was sent by Mike Patrick who had great influence on the NFL, college football, college basketball, the ...