As I’ve mentioned here before, I’m a fan of Logan Anderson’s blog, Say the Damn Score. It’s a good look at his view on sportscasting as he makes his way through a young and glowing career. His entry last Monday was the story of how he got into broadcasting…going from “moderately talented athlete” to play-by-play…
This one popped up over on the Facebook Group Play by Play Announcers, Sideline Reporters, Color Analysts, Studio Hosts, which is a group that has grown in activity over the past few months. It’s a clip from early September featuring two retiring greats in Dick Enberg and Vin Scully. The pair discuss the past, present and…
“The Cubs Win The Pennant”. Granted, Chicago had the best record in their league during the course of this season, but let’s be honest; nobody really thought we would hear and see those words until the 6-4-3 that ended it on that late October Saturday night. What occurred on October 22, 2016 was something that truly goes beyond sports. When…
Travel. It’s part of the job. If the idea of sitting on a bus with sweaty, stinky athletes for hours at a time (and sometimes overnight) doesn’t appeal to you, then sportscasting is not the career for you. As I covered on my Five Myths about Sportscasting article, unless you’re top network talent…be prepared to…
For many of us in the broadcasting community, calling games isn’t the only role we play. There may be a second job on the side, or another position within the organization. When I started in Junior A hockey, I was just doing play by play, and running the social media for the team. Quickly I…
Every broadcast should start with one, and every broadcast should end with one. It’s not a whistle, or a buzzer or a gun….it’s a ‘show’, a pre or post-game show. Life reader @jayramadan17 tweeted at us recently to ask about any tips or advice we had for getting the most from pre and post-game shows…
Ahead of Friday’s opener in the ALCS between the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays, a story has surfaced about CBC (Canada’s public broadcaster) announcer John Hancock. Over a 40 year career, Hancock has plied his trade in broadcasting, but in 1992 he subtly made a stand against what he perceived as insensitive team names,…
On Monday we talked about Vin Scully’s final game, final year and final call of his illustrious career. However in the process of gathering articles and video for that post, I came across an old video of Vin going over his prep techniques. It’s a fascinating 8 minute trip through one of the all-time greats…
For the last several years, I’ve placed those words, in that order, in every pre-game opening to commence a broadcast. I must admit, I don’t have the foggiest idea on when it was first implemented, or even why for that matter, perhaps I just like the sound of it. Seems fitting to use that phrase…
It’s hard to think of a larger story in the sports broadcasting world over the last while than the retirement of Vin Scully from the Los Angeles Dodgers and baseball in general. A decade that spanned not just years or decades but generations at the highest level will likely never be again be matched or…