Baseball reporter Angie Mentink is handling her viral 15 seconds with grace, poking fun at herself after a video was posted on social media showing her using Google Gemini to formulate postgame questions. A social media account posted a video of her during a Mariners game as she asked the AI assistant for some help … Read more
Devan Kaney, a co-host on 94WIP-FM Sports Radio’s morning talk show and its Philadelphia Eagles sideline reporter, was a part of a new round of layoffs by parent company Audacy, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I had a blast working at WIP and sincerely enjoyed my time there,” said Kaney, who has been with the … Read more
Duke radio broadcaster David Shumate encapsulated the school’s fans with his call of UConn’s heartbreaking defeat of the Blue Devils in the Elite Eight. Shumate sounded deflated when UConn’s Braylon Mullins hit a deep 3-pointer in the closing seconds to hand the Huskies a 73-72 win, and then he called for a technical foul on … Read more
Glen Kuiper is back on the air. Nearly three years after appearing to say a racial slur during a broadcast, the former A’s announcer will return to the radio booth when the Giants play Team USA during spring training on March 3. Kuiper, who is the younger brother of San Francisco’s longtime play-by-play announcer Duane … Read more
Craig Heist, a longtime Washington, D.C. and Baltimore area broadcaster, has died. He was 66. Audacy’s 106.7 “The Fan” — where Heist had worked since 2013 — confirmed the news on Friday. No cause of death was given. “106.7 The Fan is saddened by the passing of our longtime friend and colleague Craig Heist,” the … Read more
After being taunted with a broom, Michael Kay dropped a hammer. Kay, the Yankees’ play-by-play voice on YES Network and a talk-show host on ESPN radio, reacted Sunday to being called out by Jamie Campbell of Rogers Sportsnet in Toronto after the Blue Jays swept a four-game series from the spiraling Yankees to overtake first … Read more
Golf can elicit plenty of emotions, and ESPN’s audience learned that live on the air during the broadcast of the first round of the PGA Championship in Charlotte, N.C. on Thursday. Tyrrell Hatton, who shot a solid 3-under 68 and trails leader Jhonattan Vegas by four shots, was hitting off the tee on the 17th … Read more
The sports world lost a legend on Friday when legendary broadcaster Greg Gumbel died at 78 after a battle with cancer. Media members and fans alike paid tribute to the voice that called scores of NFL games — including two Super Bowls in the booth and three as a host — and was an integral … Read more
Greg Gumbel, a longtime sportscaster who called the NFL for CBS for decades and served as the studio’s host during the NCAA Tournament, has reportedly died, Emmy-winning producer Dan Forer wrote on Facebook on Friday. Gumbel was 78 years old. No cause of death was revealed. Greg Gumbel is pictured before the Final Four during … Read more
Skip Bayless doesn’t believe Tom Brady’s prowess on the field has translated to the booth. During Monday’s installment of “The Skip Bayless Show,” the former “Undisputed” star roasted Brady’s broadcasting chops just nine weeks into the job, comparing the NFL legend to a certain embattled Giants quarterback. “Good news, Sunday’s Cowboys game is on CBS … Read more
As the Yankees and Dodgers are set to play in the World Series, an announcer with ties to both teams has received some great news. Longtime broadcaster Charley Steiner revealed to Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke that his multiple myeloma blood cancer — which he had not previously disclosed — is in remission. “Remission … Read more
Brendan Burke will be back behind the mic for the upcoming Islanders season. The television voice of the Isles has agreed to terms with MSG Network to return this coming season, with the contract expected to be signed in the coming days, Newsday reported. After taking over for Howie Rose during the 2016-17 season, Burke, … Read more
There were few fans of the call that ended Thursday night’s Diamondbacks-Padres game — and Mark Grant wasn’t among them. With San Diego trailing, 4-3, in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and the tying run on second base, Jake Cronenworth battled through six pitches to make it a 2-2 count before taking … Read more
Peter Oosterhuis, a Ryder Cup stalwart for Europe and a longtime voice at the Masters, is dead at 75. Oosterhuis died peacefully in his home Thursday morning, PGATour.com reported. The London native retired from broadcasting in 2014 to deal with the effects of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Oosterhuis was a stellar performer on the course for … Read more
Mike Francesa is bearish on Tom Brady’s prospects as a broadcaster. Brady, presuming he doesn’t mount an NFL comeback, is slated to join Kevin Burkhardt as the analyst on the top Fox Sports announcer team this season. In a listener email segment on his BetRivers podcast Thursday, Francesa was asked if he thinks Brady will … Read more
Stephen A. Smith has long criticized New Orleans Pelicans’ forward Zion Williamson for being out of shape and his most recent jabs drew criticism from former NBA player Antonio Daniels, who is now a TV analyst for the team. After Smith went after Williamson’s conditioning again on Friday, when he said on ESPN that “it’s … Read more
Former NBA champion Matt Barnes will no longer appear on NBC Sports California, a network spokesperson told the Sacramento Bee, a move that comes weeks after he yelled at officials and was seen confronting a student broadcaster during a high school boys’ basketball game. Barnes, who played for the Kings from 2004-05 and again from 2016-17, … Read more
LONDON — Allegations that an unnamed BBC presenter paid a young person to pose for explicit photos are “rubbish”, a lawyer acting for the young person has told the broadcaster in a letter. British media has been gripped in recent days by a report in the Sun newspaper that cited the young person’s mother as … Read more