Mar

17

Sports Media Weekly Podcast- Episode 27

March 17, 2010 | by Keith | Categories Internet, Podcasts, Television | Leave a Comment

Sports Media Weekly Welcome to the St. Patrick’s Day edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast.

No guest this week.  Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and I spend the show talking about the return of Tiger Woods to competitive golf at the Masters and the expected media reaction.  We also talk about the upcoming coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and the expectations of CBS.

We touch upon the new announcer line-up from Turner Sports on the Sunday MLB on TBS package when the baseball season begins.   We wrap up the show talking about the new agreement between Versus and DirecTV.

 
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Mar

16

Turner Announces 2010 MLB Announcer Team

March 16, 2010 | by Keith | Categories Television | Leave a Comment

Turner Sports will employ a rotating announcer schedule for it’s 2010 regular season Sunday MLB on TBS.  Ernie Johnson, Dick Stockton, and Brian Anderson with split the play-by-play duties.  Returning analysts Ron Darling and Buck Martinez will share the spotlight with Dennis Eckersley, David Wells, and newcomer John Smoltz.

The play-by-play assignments replace former lead voice Chip Carey, who was released from his contract with Turner last fall.

From Turner Sports PR:

“Our announcers and analysts have extensive experience covering Major League Baseball action.  That background, as well as their insights into the game, will enhance our coverage as a whole,” said David Levy, president of ad sales, distribution and sports, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.  “The caliber of on-air talent for our national game-of-the-week package will ensure fans enjoy informative, entertaining telecasts throughout our regular and Postseason schedule.”

Here is the first eight weeks of the Sunday MLB on TBS schedule:

2010 Sunday MLB on TBS Schedule

Sunday, April 11 1:30 p.m. New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays
Sunday, April 18 1:30 p.m. Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox
Sunday, April 25 2 p.m. Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers
Sunday, May 2 1 p.m. Chicago White Sox @ New York Yankees
Sunday, May 9 1:30 p.m. Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies
Sunday, May 16 1 p.m. Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees
Sunday, May 23 1:30 p.m. Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Phillies
Sunday, May 30 2:15 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

Mar

15

CBS NCAA Opening Round Schedule and Broadcast Teams

March 15, 2010 | by Keith | Categories Television | Leave a Comment

CBS has announced it’s schedule of games for the first two rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament as well as the announcing teams for each site.  Here is the schedule:

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 18 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)

Tip (ET)        Site      Game            Play-by-Play/Analyst Producer//Director

12:20 PM Oklahoma City – Florida vs. BYU (Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner, Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg)
12:25 PM New Orleans- Notre Dame vs. Old Dominion (Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas, Mark Wolff/Mark Grant)
12:30 PM Providence- Villanova vs. Robert Morris (Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery, Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith)
2:30 PM San Jose- Vanderbilt vs. Murray State (Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel)
after conc. I Oklahoma City- Kansas State vs. North Texas
after conc. I New Orleans- Baylor vs. Sam Houston
after conc. I Providence - Richmond vs. St. Mary’s
after conc. I San Jose- Butler vs. UTEP

THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 18 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)

(announce and production teams same as day games)

7:10 PM Oklahoma City- UNLV vs. University of North Iowa
7:15 PM New Orleans- Kentucky vs. East Tennessee State
7:20 PM San Jose- Marquette vs. Washington
7:25 PM Providence- Georgetown vs. Ohio
after conc. III Oklahoma City- Kansas vs. Lehigh
after conc. III New Orleans- Texas vs. Wake Forest
after conc. III San Jose- New Mexico vs. Montana
after conc. III Providence-  Tennessee vs. San Diego State

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 19 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)

Tip (ET)         Site      Game           Play-by-Play/Analyst, Producer//Director

12:15 PM Buffalo- West Virginia vs. Morgan State )Gus Johnson/Len Elmore, Steve Scheer/Mike Arnold)
12:25 PM Milwaukee- Xavier vs. Minnesota )Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel, Ross Schneiderman/Bryan Lilley)
12:30 PM Jacksonville- Temple vs. Cornell (Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg, Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman)
2:30 PM Spokane- Purdue vs. Siena (Tim Brando/Mike Gminski, Ken Mack/Jim Cornell)
after conc. I Buffalo- Clemson vs. Missouri
after conc. I Milwaukee- Pittsburgh vs. Oakland
after conc. I Jacksonville- Wisconsin vs. Wofford
after conc. I Spokane- Texas A&M vs. Utah State

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 19 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)

(announce and production teams same as day games)

7:10 PM Buffalo- Gonzaga vs. Florida State
7:15 PM Milwaukee-  Oklahoma State vs. Georgia Tech
7:20 PM Spokane- Michigan State vs. New Mexico State
7:25 PM Jacksonville- Duke vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff/Winthrop
after conc. III Buffalo- Syracuse vs. Vermont
after conc. III Milwaukee- Ohio State vs. UC Santa Barbara
after conc. III Spokane- Maryland vs. Houston
after conc. III Jacksonville- California vs. Louisville

Mar

10

Sports Media Weekly Podcast- Episode 26

March 10, 2010 | by Keith | Categories Internet, Interviews, Podcasts, Sports Radio, Television | Leave a Comment

Sports Media WeeklyToday marks the half-year anniversary of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast with our 26th edition.

Ken Fang at Fang’s Bites and I look at the announcer line-up for CBS’ coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, changes afoot at ESPN Radio, and the media feud between ESPN.com’s Bill Simmons and former WWL’er and current NBC/MSNBC personality Keith Olbermann.

Our guest this week is Keith McSpurren, President of CoverItLive. CoverItLive is arguably the leader in providing websites with live blogging capability.  Keith talks about how he came up with the product and how media companies as small as SMJ and as large as ESPN use it.

Here is a piece I wrote on CoverItLive two and a half years ago.

 
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Mar

10

ESPN Baseball Stable Grows with Garciaparra

March 10, 2010 | by Keith | Categories Television | Leave a Comment

Nomar Garciaparra has announced his retirement from baseball and, consequently, has been hired by ESPN to become an analyst for Basball Tonight.  Garciaparra will also serve as a game analyst from time to time.

From ESPN PR:

“After years of enjoying the privilege of playing this great game wearing Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers, and A’s jerseys in front of truly amazing fans, today I’ve decided to end my playing days,” said Garciaparra.  “I’ve been blessed to have had a long career as a player and feel fortunate to continue this great journey as a member of the ESPN team.

“I look forward to contributing my knowledge and experience in this new endeavor. I thank my family, friends, teammates, and fans for their support throughout my career and as I move in this new and exciting direction.”

Jay Levy, ESPN senior coordinating producer, said, “Nomar offers the perspective of an All-Star player, recently out of the game, with experience playing in both leagues and in high-profile markets.  His baseball knowledge and ability to relate stories from his career will enhance our telecasts.”








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