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. …
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 did more to popularize professional football in America than any journalist in history. Mr. Facenda was the king of Philadelphia television news for…
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 grew up on Elizabeth Street, across from Yogi Berra. After Cardinals’ broadcaster Jack Buck moved onto the block early in his broadcasting career,…
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…
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,…