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Ken McMillan
Ken McMillan has been covering sports since he got his first writing job in 1979. He has covered Section 9 athletics for most of the past 28 years. He reports on college sports, including Army and Marist College. He also writes on TV/radio sports ... Read FullCategories
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
ESPN’s Indy 500 team discusses race
EXEC. PRODUCER JED DRAKE: I wanted to give everybody just a sense from the entire production team that is fortunate enough to be doing this event again this year and now for another four years, that it is truly a special event. There are very few events that you can just throw out their name [...]
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TV news from golf, cycling, swimming, NHL and NBA
Fans like Players — Golf fans flocked to watch NBC’s coverage of The Players championship. The third round on Saturday delivered a 2.8 overnight rating and 7 share, a 33 percent increase over last year. Sunday’s final round produced a 4.1/10, the best numbers since 2004 (4.1/9), and a 21-percent increase over last year (3.4/8).
Tour [...]
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Horse racing, NFL and track and field take center stage
It’s time to clear out my email basket, with news from horse racing, the NFL and track and field.
My old Kentucky TV — The Kentucky Derby drew an overnight rating of 10.2 and 22 share between 6-7 p.m. (the race went off at 6:25) — that is the best overnight rating since 1992, and a [...]
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NBC announcers speak out on the Stanley Cup finals