“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 ...

Top 20 Sideline Reporters All-Time: (Editor’s Note: Marcus Gronauer spent a chunk of time doing a multi-part series on sideline reporters.He studied the history of sideline reporting which dates back ...

In the early years of radio, it was often writers who presented sports reports and called games. For that matter, the first World Series on radio was in 1922 and Grantland Rice, known for his elegant ...

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 ...

Radio was born 100 years ago. TV came along after World War II and grew slowly. Live sports have been a big part of the growth. This is a timeline of TV sports history, a chronology that will trigger ...

At the outset, let’s revisit Sports Broadcasting’s Mount Rushmore which we unveiled last year. For their lifetime achievements, the faces of Bob Costas, Howard Cosell, John Madden and Vin Scully are ...

NBC Sports has announced details for its commentary and production in advance of the NHL’s restart Saturday with five games across NBC and NBCSN. NBC Sports’ game voices and studio teams will feature ...

NHL: A break out of the best ever announcers in the United States and Canada, play-by-play and analysts. Additionally, six great future voices. From Doc Emrick to Dan Kelly and from pioneer Foster ...

The ceremony honoring this year’s Ford Frick winner, Bob Costas, will be held Saturday evening in Cooperstown, New York, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bob is the 42nd winner of the ...

The who's who of sports broadcasting have weighed in on the death of Phyllis George, the sports broadcast pioneer and Miss America winner in 1971. George joined CBS' NFL Today in 1975. Broadcast ...

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 ...