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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some of the commentators and event analysts of the recently concluded Paris Olympics were considerably better than those in the last few Olympic Games televised by NBCUniversal. But that doesn’t mean ...

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 ...

When the Dodgers arrived in LA, there were 16 MLB teams. The Dodgers made SoCal a Major League city. While the Rams were there, the NBA and NHL would follow as well as UCLA's dominant basketball teams ...