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Monthly Archives: April 2009
TNT announcers talk NBA playoffs
TNT announcers Doug Collins, Reggie Miller and Chris Webber discussed a variety of NBA playoff topics as the post-season got underway.
Miller on the Boston Celtics losing forward Kevin Garnett for the Playoffs: “The Celtics took a big blow without their emotion and fiery leader in Kevin Garnett. Doc Rivers has done a fantastic job and [...]
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Fox Sports Radio now in Hudson Valley
Just about everybody is familiar with ESPN Radio, but now sports fans in the Hudson Valley have another option: Fox Sports Radio.Radio stations WBNR (1260 AM) in Fishkill, WLNA (1420 AM) in Peekskill and WGHQ (920 AM) in Kingston switched formats last week from Oldies music to talk radio. Fox Sports Radio will air network programming from [...]
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Former Jets announcer Merle Harmon dies
The sudden passing of Harry Kalas and the retirement of John Madden dominated the broadcast news in the past week, so one obituary was probably overlooked.Former New York Jets radio announcer Merle Harmon passed away on Wednesday from complications of pneumonia. He was 82.Harmon broadcast Jets games on WABC 770 AM from 1964-70 and two [...]
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John Madden has retired from the NFL TV booth
John Madden – perhaps the best-known sports TV analyst of all time — has decided to retire from his job as NFL analyst for NBC Sports.“It’s time,” Madden said in an NBC statement. “I’m 73 years old. My 50th anniversary is this fall. … It’s been such a great ride. The NFL has been my life [...]
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Army-Duke lacrosse on CBS College
Army’s lacrosse match at Duke on Saturday will be aired on CBS College Sports. The game will air live at 2:30 p.m., and then in replay at 7 p.m. Sunday replays will air at 1 a.m., 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Monday replays will be aired at 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. There are [...]
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NFL schedules announced (UPDATED)
The NFL schedules are out … The Giants have two games on NBC Sunday Night Football, one game on ESPN Monday Night Football and the Thanksgiving night game on NFL Network.The Jets have one game on ESPN Monday Night Football and one Thursday night game on NFL Network.On Friday, the NFL moved the Jets’ home [...]
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NFL schedules to be announced on NFL Net, ESPN networks
As long as you have an entire television network, you might as well utilize it.That’s the approach the NFL Network is taking this evening as it produces a special detailing the 2009 NFL regular-season schedule. NFL Net airs a special at 7 p.m. this evening, and ESPN will chime in with its own schedule special [...]
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NHL playoffs air on TV starting Wednesday
Just got back from Washington, D.C., where I covered the NCAA Frozen Four hockey championships for Inside College Hockey. ESPN did a fine job covering the semis and the OT thriller on Saturday. If you can’t get into college hockey after watching Gary Thorne and Barry Melrose, then you just don’t get it. Anyway … [...]
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Triple-A Yankees hit the airwaves