0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/15/2011
I’m going to try to do some Sunday links and write my Sunday thoughts later. Usually, it’s been one or the other, but I’m hoping to get both done today. Linkage first and let’s get to it. I didn’t get to see this last night as I was at a wedding, but The Big Lead […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/11/2011
On this Wednesday, it’s time to provide some linkage. Some stuff to get to. Let’s not delay any further. Steve Wieberg of USA Today writes that the NCAA spent a lot of money to protect the March Madness™ trademark. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at Gus Johnson leaving CBS for Fox Sports. Eben Novy-Williams […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/3/2011
HBO Sports won seven Sports Emmy Awards including Outstanding Sports Documentary for Lombardi, Outstanding Sports Journalism for Real Sports, three for Hard Knocks on the New York Jets and one for Outstanding Edited Sports Special for 24/7: Penguins-Capitals. Some good stuff for HBO which continues to get awards for its long-form programming. HBO SPORTS® TAKES […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/2/2011
Ok, I’ve listed the winners in the Sports Emmy Awards. Now time to list the people who were part of the productions that won. First, the breakdown of the networks that won awards tonight. HBO and NBC won the most awards tied with 7 as 2010 was an Olympic year. Turner Sports was shut out. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/20/2011
Let’s do some links today. I hope to get some other things done today and some time down the road, I need to do some work. We begin Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch who gives us his March Media Power List. Some good names on it. Some links from USA Today and lots of good ones […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/19/2011
I did not see this press release until just now and I’m going to post it in advance of tonight’s ending of Real Sports which I have yet to see. Here’s what Bryant has to say about college football and the corrupt state the sport is in currently. BRYANT GUMBEL CLOSING COMMENTARY REAL SPORTS WITH […]
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I need to get these up quickly as the NBC/NHL conference call will occur at 1 p.m. today. I won’t be able to monitor it, but I do hope to provide details as they become available. Lots of links to get to. The major news of the day thus far is NBC’s renewal of its […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/15/2011
On Tuesday, HBO’s sports newsmagazine, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel returns with an all-new edition. It also marks the return of investigative reporter Armen Keteyian to the show. Three new segments plus an update. Let’s look at what stories Real Sports will provide this month. REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL PROFILES PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES ALL-STAR SHORTSTOP […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/11/2011
Award-winning investigative reporter Armen Keteyian is going back to HBO’s Real Sports to do the hard-hitting features that he became known for from 1997 through 2006. For the last five years, Keteyian has been the Chief Investigative Reporter for CBS News and he’ll continue to report for CBS. However, Armen now will have the freedom […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/29/2011
Thanks to the server host getting a Denial of Service attack last night, Fang’s Bites has been down for most of the day. Not happy for not being able to blog for most of the day, although I’m back up for now. I apologize for the inconvenience. I’ll give you linkage now and hope you’ll […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
As I’ve been dealing with a Denial of Service attack that hit the server where this site is hosted, I try to provide some things and hope things get back to normal. I thank you for your patience. This is from HBO Sports and concerns Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel which airs Wednesday and will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/22/2011
The Sports Emmy Nominations are out. Just released by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The awards will be handed on May 2 at Lincoln Center in New York. Our list of nominees is below. Best Play-by-play has the usual suspects, last year’s winner Jim Nantz, Al Michaels, Joe Buck, even Bob Costas, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/15/2011
This is the 5th post on tonight’s Real Sports which I think is a record. We have Bryant Gumbel’s comment in which he becomes totally cynical. Sounds like he’s becoming curmudgeony. BRYANT GUMBEL CLOSING COMMENTARY REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL EPISODE #167 AIRS TONIGHT (2/15) @ 10:00 PM ET/PT “Finally tonight, in closing, I have […]
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Over the weekend, I gave you a press release previewing what you’ll see on tonight’s Real Sports. Now, I have some clips from the three new segments on the show. Last night, we received a partial transcript of Jon Frankel’s profile of a reflective Mike Tyson. Let’s take a look at a brief clip of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/14/2011
On Tuesday’s edition of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, correspondent Jon Frankel sits down with former boxer Mike Tyson to talk about his volatile past and his new show on Animal Planet which focuses on his love of pigeons. We have excerpts of the interview as well a synopsis of the story. Reading the excerpt, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/12/2011
I haven’t been able to blog at all today as I’m at work and my weekend has been planned for me behind my back once again. Looks like links won’t be forthcoming until Monday. My apologies to you on that. Anyway, this is what’s coming on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on Tuesday. I […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/25/2011
Tonight’s closing comment on Real Sports is dedicated to the late exercise guru, Jack LaLanne who died at the age of 95 on Sunday. BRYANT GUMBEL CLOSING COMMENTARY REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL EPISODE #166 AIRS TONIGHT (1/25) @ 10:00 PM ET/PT “Finally tonight, a brief fond farewell to Jack LaLanne, who died two nights […]
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Let’s provide some linkage on another snowy day in the Northeast. Seriously, this isn’t funny any more. One or two snowstorms to remind us that it’s winter is fine. Not one every other day as it seems. It took me an hour to get into work when it normally takes 20-30 minutes. And sometimes on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2011
This Tuesday, HBO’s Emmy Award-winning Real Sports returns with its first edition of 2011. It’ll have four NFL-related stories including profiles on Fox Sports’ Troy Aikman who will be on the Super Bowl and Sports lllustrated’s Peter King. Here’s what you’ll see on Tuesday. REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL TALKS TO HALL OF FAME QB […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/20/2010
I almost forgot to post this press release from the great people at HBO Sports. This is about the final new edition of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel for 2010. Bryant will talk with his band of correspondents about the year and the stories they covered. Here’s what will be coming up. REAL SPORTS WITH […]
