It’s probably up there with the Miracle on Ice, the 2004 ALCS or maybe even Tiger Woods most recent Masters triumph. Comeback stories are the stuff sportscasters dream about but it’s rare to get a behind the scenes look at one from the sportscaster’s perspective. Enter Liverpool Football Club and their 2019 Champions League clash…
GGOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! Honestly when you think of ‘soccer’ and ‘goal call’, chances are you immediately go to the prolonged scream that you hear from Mexican, South American and European soccer commentators. However broadcasters who cover soccer on a regular basis know that these fleeting moments in a sports that frequently produced 0-0 results are absolutely imperative…
Joe Buck might be the most polarizing character in American sports broadcasting. Everyone in the industry has some sort of opinion on him and fans of major sport in North America have their own take as well. Episode 264 of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast featured “love him or hate him” broadcaster Joe Buck. Joe speaks…
With sport around the world essentially on an indefinite hiatus thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, many sports broadcasters are finding different ways to share their talents with the world, including one high profile PA announcer. New York Mets PA Announcer Colin Cosell, grandson of legendary sports broadcaster Howard Cosell, has been keeping busy by recording…
Today we’re going to learn about technical broadcast production from Conan O’Brien. Ok not quite, however the quarantine has forced many talk show hosts to work from home. It’s forced late night, sports shows, interviews and all manner of content to be produced remotely and assembled either live or in post-production before being delivered to…
Whether it’s pre-game intros or scripted reports, we’ve all had to voice over some elements for our broadcasts. They can go easily or be long-drawn out affairs if you’re unable to spit out all the words in the correct order. I’ve always found it difficult to make an edit in my voice over tracks that…
When everything else is equal…when voice and vocabulary and veracity are all comparable, the ability to seamlessly work in the time and score of a game into a broadcast is what separates good broadcasters from great ones. It’s the most important information sportscasters can convey. People watching or listening into a game want to know…
For those lucky enough to own your own equipment, you know it’s an investment. For anywhere between $500 and $5000 you can purchase a couple of headsets, a mixer and related cabling and open up a new world of freelance opportunities in your career. However that investment is only so good depending on how well…
It’s a call that’s stood the test of time. Al Michaels’ iconic “miracle on ice” call from the 1980 Winter Olympics, on home ice in New York. Few, if any, sportscasters worth their weight have not heard it and it’s a perfect example of sportscasting 101 on a big moment where less is often more.…
On Saturday October 27th, 2012, I was broadcasting a game between my team and a divisional rival on the road. The game itself wasn’t overly noteworthy, a 1-1 score late in the second period. However my focus quickly turned from the action on the ice to the breaking news developing some 450 miles away. October…