Nothing new to report on the WEEI front. If D & C return, we’ll let you know. Let’s go to the links.
Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post remembers the broadcast voices of past and pays homage to those of the present.
Bob Raissman in today’s New York Daily News says it was nice to see Yes Network’s Al Leiter and Michael Kay debate during Sunday’s broadcast.
The New York Times’ Richard Sandomir writes that David Beckham is showing up on a host of networks.
The Examiner’s Jim Williams says ESPN2 has a rare Tuesday morning NASCAR telecast due to the rainouts Sunday and Monday. And Williams adds that the Michael Vick story has transcended sports.
Last night, the Chicago Bears beat the Indianapolis Colts, 27-24 in a rematch of Super Bowl XLI. Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune talks with ESPN’s Ron Jaworski about Bears QB Rex Grossman’s performance.
Also in the Tribune, Ed Sherman is about to take over the media beat from Teddy Greenstein for the next few months. He writes that Comcast and the Big Ten Network can’t afford not to make a deal. In the Los Angeles Times, David Wharton writes about the difficulties the Big Ten Network has had in launching. Bob Smizik of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says the Big Ten Conference is showing its greed in this battle with the cable companies. Rob Borders in the Noblesville (IN) Daily Times says Insight Cable will not pick up BTN in any form under its current conditions. Tanya Berkebile in the Cadillac (MI) News says Michigan State fans could see less football with BTN unless local cable picks it up. And Jim Morris of the Dayton Daily News says the lure of Ohio State football isn’t enough for him to want BTN. That’s him.
Bob Wolfey in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel says the Green Bay Packers rule the ratings roost.
From the Biz of Basketball blog, Maury Brown writes that NBA TV, which is buying out the contracts of 68 employees and currently run by NBA Entertainment, will be outsourced to Turner Sports which has better ties with the cable companies. Here’s the original story written by John Dempsey of Variety.
ESPNU has hired the replacement for Antichrist Mike Hall to anchor its studio shows.
Mike Tankersley of the Montgomery (AL) Advertiser says FSN South is airing a new tribute song to Atlanta Brave Mark Texeira. Tankersley notes that song was written by two Auburn University students.
The Toronto Globe and Mail’s William Houston writes that the NHL actually has some network TV options for the 2008-09 season.
Scott Lauber of the Delaware News-Journal says sports radio and the internet have changed the way sports is covered. When did Lauber come to this conclusion?
Those are your links for now. I’m not sure if there will be an update in the afternoon. Check back with me later.
