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The best and worst of ... play-by-play announcers
The late Curt Gowdy once told me “That fans never watch a sporting event on television because of a broadcaster.”
1st Mariner Arena GM says minor leagues will never have major presence in Baltimore
Frank Remesch is the general manager of the 1st Mariner Arena, a job he has held for more than 20 years. He is native of Baltimore, a big time sports fan, but when it comes to sports and his arena, he likes his current tenant — the American Indoor Football Association’s Mariners — and that’s about it.
Packer steps aside at CBS
Since 1974 Billy Packer has been involved with the broadcasting of the NCAA Final Four. He did his first one with Curt Gowdy, but it was when the network paired him in the mid 1970’s with Dick Enberg and Al McGuire that the trio became one of the most entertaining in broadcasting history.
Summaries of leading Supreme Court rulings
Brief summaries of the rulings from the leading cases before the Supreme Court in its just-ended term:
Nats fans get Spanish broadcasts
When I spoke to Nationals team president Stan Kasten just before the start of this season, the one thing — from a broadcasting standpoint — that he was upset about was the team’s inability to complete a radio deal for the Nats fans in Spanish. |
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