It's Tuesday

Here we are. Second day of the workweek. Work does happen to get in the way sometimes, but time to give you some links.

Richard Sandomir of the New York Times wonders why Alex Rodriguez has not been the subject of “Yankeeography” on the YES Network.

The New York Daily News’ Bob Raissman praises SNY’s Keith Hernandez for calling out Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado for not facing the media.

In New York Newsday, Neil Best has his weekly column and he requests readers to vote in a favorite announcer poll. And Best also broke news that Madison Square Garden has renewed its contract with 1050 ESPN Radio for the Knicks and Rangers.

Do you know the name Penn Holderness? You may have seen him on CSTV or ABC or even HGTV. I’ve seen him once or twice and each time, I wanted to punch my TV. Well, he’s going to be a sports anchor in his native North Carolina. I really don’t care, but I’ll share the story with you.

NBC’s Johnny Miller gets high praise for his work during the U.S. Open.

The drama of the U.S. Open plus having Tiger Woods in contention led to higher ratings for NBC.

NBC’s/HBO’s Bob Costas did an interview with the Rocky Mountain News.

Phil Swann, who runs the TV Predictions.com website, wonders if the new Big Ten Network will be carried in HD by cable companies.

If there are more links, I’ll have them for you. That’s it for now.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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