Let’s do some linkage while I can.
We’ll begin with Anthony CrupiCrupiCrupi who has some classic lines in his story on Keith Olbermann’s return to ESPN2. So funny.
In the Sherman Report, Ed Sherman is amazed that the napalmed bridges at ESPN have been repaired for Olbermann to come back.
I wrote two stories about Olbermann’s return here at Fang’s Bites and over at Awful Announcing.
Toni Fitzgerald in Media Life Magazine notes that sports is among the big ratings winners this summer-to-date.
Cynopsis Media has its daily roundup of sports media news.
To the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center where Michael Bradley has some advice for Fox Sports 1 on how it can make itself stand out among the ESPN-infested forest.
Brandon Costa, Jason Dachman and Karen Hogan of Sports Video Group expand on how Citi Field became a huge production studio with Fox, ESPN and MLB International airing this week’s All-Star Game festivities.
Kevin Eck of TVSpy says Oklahoma City viewers missed part of last night’s MLB All-Star Game due to a power outage that knocked the local Fox affiliate off the air.
ESPN’s Bob Ley pays tribute to his good friend, Robin Roberts of Good Morning America at espnW.
At Sports Media Watch, Paulsen tells us that while the All-Star Game’s overnight ratings were even with last year, they’re still the second-lowest overnight number for the event.
Bruce Allen at Boston Sports Media Watch notes that two area sports radio stations are nominated for prestigious Marconi Awards.
Ken McMillan of the Middletown (NY) Times Herald Record says a local sports radio station was strangely silent on Sunday.
Pete Dougherty in the Albany Times Union has the ESPN baseball schedule through August 4.
At Sports Talk Florida, Jim Williams notes how local sports teams fared in the Forbes’ Most Valuable Sports Franchises.
Tom Jones of the Tampa Bay Times suggests that some athletes should not tweet.
Ben Flanagan of the Birmingham (AL) News recaps Paul Finebaum’s comments on ESPNU about Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and other subjects raised during the SEC Media Days.
Jim Kleinpeter in the New Orleans Times-Picayune says the Manning family of quarterbacks will be the subject of a new ESPN SEC Storied documentary.
David Barron of the Houston Chronicle says ESPN’s documentary on pioneering female sports reporters omitted a local journalist who became the first woman to enter a men’s locker room.
Mel Bracht of The Oklahoman looks at the local ratings.
Over to Paul M. Banks at Chicago Sports Media Watch who notes that Comcast SportsNet has hired a nationally renowned high school football writer.
Scott D. Pierce of the Salt Lake Tribune says the BYU-Utah rivalry is a big deal to national TV.
Joe Flint from the Los Angeles Times talks about Peter King’s new football-centric microsite that will be operated by Sports Illustrated.
Stephen Douglas at The Big Lead noticed that Bonnie Bernstein and Jenn Brown wore the same dress to different events on back-to-back nights. Both rocked the look, by the way.
And we’re done here.
