The Trail Blazers broadcast department will look vastly different next year. In another wave of cost-cutting moves under new owner Tom Dundon, multiple Portland broadcasters won’t return, and some were laid off. Play-by-play broadcaster Kevin Calabro, who’s called games for the team since 2016, told The Athletic on Wednesday that his contract expired June 30 … Read more
The Nuggets are moving on from two broadcasters after multiple decades together. Altitude Sports has decided not to renew contracts with either Scott Hastings or Chris Marlowe as part of a talent shakeup. Marlowe has spent the last 22 years working as the team’s regional TV play-by-play announcer. Scott Hastings and Chris Marlowe smile before … Read more
Issues with the SNY broadcast of Thursday night’s Mets game had fans saying ay caramba. Fans noticed early in the Mets’ final game of a three-game set against the Twins that popular broadcasters Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling were not calling the game, as the audio was replaced by Spanish-language broadcasters. A technical … Read more
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr described the “unprecedented” rejection of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel by local broadcasters on Wednesday as a “turning point” for legacy media outlets — which he argued have been serving viewers “progressive foie gras.” The comedian’s show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was taken off the air indefinitely by ABC earlier Wednesday … Read more
Nolan McLean left quite the first impression. The NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcasting duo of Tom McCarthy and John Kruk raved about the Mets’ rookie after he dominated the Phillies in a 6-0 win Wednesday — even comparing him to perhaps the best pitcher in the sport: the Pirates’ Paul Skenes. “We’ve seen (Paul) Skenes twice,” … Read more
Looks — and at least for this night, the stats — can be deceiving. YES announcer Ryan Ruocco seemingly made a crack Monday about Rangers veteran Joc Pederson’s physique, with the broadcast noting his awful season moments before his game-tying homer off Devin Williams in the ninth inning of the Yankees’ eventual 8-5 walk-off loss … Read more
Scottie Scheffler hit one of the shots of the day at the British Open Thursday, and almost simultaneously, a spectator unleashed their own. As Scheffler sent a picture-perfect approach shot sailing toward the hole on the 17th during the first round of the tournament, one attendee at Royal Portrush Golf Club passed some gas – … Read more
Michael Kay simply can’t help himself. The YES Network Yankees play-by-play announcer feuded with Blue Jays announcer Jamie Campbell this past week, and admitted to The Post’s Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman that his argumentative style is simply his nature. “I always find myself in these situations and I’m damaged,” Kay said on Monday’s episode … Read more
Ever consider whether game announcers return home after games to review their recorded work? Given that announcers rarely change their overall approach, most must be well satisfied with their work, right? In other words, is it possible that Michael Kay enjoys his superfluous verbal presence on Yankees telecasts? Say, the way he adds to moments … Read more
Although the Mets’ performance on Wednesday may not have offered many highlights, fans got some levity via their broadcast booth. With the team trailing the Twins by five in the bottom of the sixth inning of an eventual 8-3 loss, SNY play-by-play man Gary Cohen and analyst Keith Hernandez lightheartedly argued about the nickname that … Read more
The Mets’ SNY crew came up with their “best” retort to Michael Kay. On Wednesday afternoon, Kay, the Yankees play-by-play man on YES Network, went on a lengthy diatribe on his eponymous radio show over the fact that SNY advertised on the program and labeled the Mets broadcasters the “best booth” in major league baseball. … Read more
The 76ers broadcasters ate their words Monday night. With less than a minute to go in the fourth quarter and the 76ers leading by five, NBC Philadelphia analyst Alaa Abdelnaby and play-by-play voice Kate Scott got ahead of themselves, saying how necessary it was for the 76ers to come away with a Game 2 win … Read more
One wonders if anything would be different if 21st century sports TV execs discovered that we’re not nearly as stupid as they figure we must be. In the second quarter of Saturday’s Ravens-Texans playoff game, Houston’s Steven Sims returned a punt 67 yards for a TD. But when he reached the 10, he suddenly placed … Read more
Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson went there. During the latest installment of their “Calm Down” podcast, the Fox Sports veteran broadcasters discussed how things can get tricky when mixing business with pleasure in the sports world. “I have dated athletes, but never anyone that I was covering at the time,” Thompson said. “So I don’t … Read more