Editor’s Note: Jake Baskin is a dedicated student of play-by-play and sports broadcast history. He has a particular passion for hockey. Jake assessed NHL broadcasters and stacked up the sport’s ...

At some point in the early 80s, I was at a private function at Madison Square Garden. Don Imus was there too and must have been drunk, stoned or both. Don didn’t know me from a hole in the wall when ...

In his twenties, the prodigious Marv Albert was already the sports director of New York radio station WHN. The station ran an anachronistic programming format labeled MOR, middle of the road. The ...

Tuesday, September 30, 1947 – In a game that took all of 2 hours and 20 minutes, the Yankees defeated the Dodgers, 5-3, before 73,365 in the Bronx. It was carried on TV in only four markets, New York, ...

Visser: When I asked then Patriots’ coach Chuck Fairbanks about one of his linebackers he said, “Why don’t you go to lunch with my daughter, you’re about the same age.” For decades, Lesley Visser’s ...

In this third installment in our series, Sports Broadcast Journal continues our journey down memory lane. Today, we shift our focus to the Top 20 all-time announcer, football cards. In our next ...

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 ...

Who are the only broadcasters to voice an NBA Final, NCAA Final, a World Series and a Super Bowl? The answer: only one, Curt Gowdy. For fun, add 12 granddaddies as Curt referenced Rose Bowls. And if ...

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 ...

Willis Reed reminds me of bad times and good for the Knicks. He played his college ball at Grambling in Louisiana, earning a scholarship there in 1960. These were still ancient days for radio and ...

Four decades ago, most of the sports television universe consisted of the three New York-based networks – ABC, CBS, and NBC. Sounds very simple, right? Exclusivity was a very big deal to each of ...

Howard Katz, NFL broadcast head: “That couldn’t and wouldn’t happen today. And yes, social media would certainly erupt.” The Heidi Game could never happen now but it did then, fifty years ago this ...