Some Sunday Links

I’ll do a few links on this Sunday before I head out to check out Baltimore today. Nice to see the Red Sox fans whom I had exchanged tweets on Twitter over the last year in person last night. Certainly a fun time.

Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News talks with Gavin Harvey, the new CEO of the Sportsman Channel.

Richard Sandomir of the New York Times has a brief look at Marv Albert’s departure from Westwood One Radio and Monday Night Football.

Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News says New York Knicks owner James Dolan got an unlikely assist from former adversary Mayor Michael Bloomberg in courting free agent LeBron James.

Phil Mushnick in the New York Post decides to handicap the US-England World Cup match.

From the Buffalo News, Greg Connors profiles a local sports talk show host.

Ken Schott from the Schenectady Gazette says the NBA Finals Game 1 got good ratings.

Friend of Fang’s Bites Jim Williams of the Washington Examiner looks at TNT taking over for Fox on the NASCAR beat.

Barry Horn from the Dallas Morning News has your World Cup primer.

Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel lobbies for Kevin Harlan to take over for Marv Albert on Monday Night Football.

Artie Gigantino from the San Francisco Examiner calls Larry King’s interview of LeBron James, “a gem”

Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News has the video of how many Los Angelenos found out about former UCLA coach John Wooden’s passing.

The Sports Media Watch says Fox had its lowest ratings ever for NASCAR. Again.

SMW also has its Weekend Ratings Predictions.

To Puck The Media and Steve Lepore who has the preliminary Versus college football schedule.

Ian Bethune of Sox & Dawgs has the hilarious video of NESN’s Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy reacting to two women at Friday’s Red Sox-Orioles game asking them out on a date.

I’m going to end it there as it’s checkout time here at the Mt. Washington Conference Center. Had a great time with the Red Sox tweeps. I hope to do it again soon.

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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