Red Barber

February 17, 2017 0

Walter Lanier Barber changed the vocabulary of baseball. Nicknamed “Red” for the color of his hair, Barber was a pioneering sportscaster for over three decades. …

Doc Emrick

January 10, 2017 0

Micheal “Doc” Emrick is the greatest broadcaster in hockey.  Now that Vin Scully has retired, he may be the best broadcaster in all of sports.…

John Facenda

December 30, 2016 0

John Facenda did more to popularize professional football in America than any journalist in history. Mr. Facenda was the king of Philadelphia television news for…

Joe Foss

November 13, 2016 0

Joe Foss was an American hero. Joseph Jacob Foss was a war hero, Air National Guard Brigadier General, 29th Governor of South Dakota, first Commissioner of…

Bob Sheppard

October 20, 2016 0

Bob Sheppard is one of only two people ever awarded both a World Series ring and a Super Bowl ring. Mr. Sheppard was a long-time…

Joe Garagiola

September 29, 2016 0

Joe Garagiola grew up on Elizabeth Street, across from Yogi Berra.  After Cardinals’ broadcaster Jack Buck moved onto the block early in his broadcasting career,…

Al McCoy

September 27, 2016 0

For Phoenix Suns fans, there is only one real McCoy. Al McCoy was born in Williams, Iowa–a tiny town of 600 residents about 50 miles…

ESPN

September 7, 2016 0

The “Worldwide Leader In Sports” turns 37 today. The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network [ESPN] is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite television channel owned…

Eddie Olyczk

August 16, 2016 0

Ice Hockey and Horseracing’s best color analyst turns 50 today. When Edward Walter Olczyk [OHL-chuk] was six, he handed his mother a yellow pamphlet with an invitation…

Chick Hearn

August 5, 2016 0

The greatest change the way things are done and Chick Hearn forever changed the way basketball is broadcast. Francis Dayle Hearn was born November 27,…