Monthly Archives: August 2010
ESPN to Expand College Basketball Gameday
ESPN has announced that it is expanding College Gameday this coming college basketball season. As was the case last season the program will originate from the site of the Saturday Primetime college basketball telecast.
Similar to what is being done with College Gameday for college football, the first hour of the show (beginning at 10:00a.m.) will air on ESPNU. ESPN will take over coverage at 11:00a.m. and air an evening edition of the show prior to that night’s game.
Rece Davis will serve as host with returning analysts Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps, Hubert Davis and Bob Knight.
The eight week schedule begins January 15th:
Jan 15- Knoxville, Tenn. 10 a.m. & 7 p.m. Vanderbilt at Tennessee (men’s game) noon & Vanderbilt at Tennessee (women’s game) 8 p.m.
Jan 22- West Lafayette, Ind. 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Michigan State at Purdue 9 p.m.
Jan 29- Lawrence, Kan. 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Kansas State at Kansas 7 p.m.
Feb 5- Gainesville, Fla. 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Kentucky at Florida 9 p.m.
Feb 12- Villanova, Pa. 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Pittsburgh at Villanova 9 p.m.
Feb 19- Lansing, Mich. 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Illinois at Michigan State 9 p.m.
Feb 26- Blacksburg, Va. 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Duke at Virginia Tech 9 p.m.
Mar 5- Waco, Texas 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Texas at Baylor 9 p.m.
Big Ten Network Unveils On-Air College Football Roster
The announcement of football season on air staffs continues with today’s announcement of who you can expect to see this season on the Big Ten Network (BTN).
As it enters its fourth year, BTN has announced that Eric Collins and Tom Hart will be the new main play-by-play voices this football season. Other new faces on the network this fall include LeCharles Bentley, Rosevelt Colvin, Muhsin Muhammad, Derek Rackley, Amani Toomer and Dan Dierdorf.
Here is the entire line-up of voices:
Game Telecasts:
Football Telecast Team: Eric Collins, Chris Martin and Charissa Thompson
Football Telecast Team: Tom Hart, Anthony Herron and Lisa Byington
Football Telecast Team: Matt Devlin, Derek Rackley and Stacy Paetz
Additional Football Play-By-Play Announcers: Craig Coshun, Chris DeNari, Wayne Larrivee, Matt Shepard and Tom Werme
Additional Football Analysts: Danan Hughes, Glen Mason, Muhsin Muhammad and Rod WoodsonStudio Programming:
Big Ten Extra Points (7 PM ET, Mondays with Mike Hall)
Big Ten’s Best (7:30 PM ET, Mondays with Thompson)
Big Ten Football Breakdown (8 PM ET Mondays with Dave Revsine, Howard Griffith and Martin)
Big Ten Press Pass (8:30 PM ET Tuesdays with Rick Pizzo, Herron and Rackley)
The Big Ten Women’s Show (6:30 PM ET, Wednesdays with Payton and Nicole Zaloumis)
Big Ten Football and Beyond (9 PM ET Wednesdays with Revsine, Martin, Gerry DiNardo and Teddy Greenstein)
Big Ten Football: Behind the Schemes (8:30 PM ET, Thursdays with Revsine, DiNardo and Mason)
Big Ten Pulse (9 PM ET, Thursdays with Jon Miller and LeCharles Bentley)
Big Ten Football Report (8 PM ET, Fridays with Hall, Zaloumis, Griffith and Rosevelt Colvin or Muhammad)
Big Ten Tailgate (9 PM ET, Fridays with Hall and Melanie Collins)
Big Ten Football Saturday Kickoff (10 AM ET, Saturdays with Pizzo and Amani Toomer)
Big Ten Football Saturday Pre-Game (before games with Revsine, DiNardo, Griffith and Mason)
Big Ten Football Saturday Wrap-Up (after games with Revsine, DiNardo, Griffith and Mason)
CBS Announces Its NFL Announcer Line-Up
CBS Sports has announced its announcer line-up as it heads into its 51st year of telecasting the NFL. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms return as the lead broadcast team. The other pairings are:
Greg Gumbel//Dan Dierdorf
Ian Eagle//Dan Fouts
Kevin Harlan//Solomon Wilcots
Gus Johnson//Steve Tasker
Bill Macatee//Rich Gannon
Don Criqui//Steve Beuerlein
Spero Dedes//Randy Cross
The regular season starts for CBS on September 12th.
Westwood One Announces NFL Announcer Pairings
Westwood One, the exclusive radio partner of the NFL since 1987, has unveiled its announcer pairings for the 2010 NFL season.
The biggest change is the announcement that Kevin Harlan will serve as the play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football and Super Bowl XLV. Harlan replaces Marv Albert, who left Westwood One following Super Bowl XLIV.
Here are the rest of the announcer pairings for the upcoming season:
Sunday Night Football
Play-by-Play: Dave Sims
Color Analyst: James LoftonSunday Afternoon Doubleheaders
Play-by-Play: Howard David
Color Analyst: Tony BoselliPlay-by-Play: Kevin Kugler
Color Analyst: Mark MaloneThursday Night Football
Play-by-Play: Ian Eagle
Color Analyst: Trent Green
2010 FIBA World Championships on ESPN
More from ESPN…The WWL will provide extensive coverage of the 2010 FIBA World Championships beginning this Saturday from Istanbul, Turkey. Here is the telecast schedule:
Sat, Aug 28, 12 p.m. Croatia vs. U.S.A. (Connors, Fraschilla) ESPN Classic
Sun, Aug 29, 9:30 a.m. U.S.A. vs. Slovenia (Kestecher, Fraschilla) ESPN2
Mon, Aug 30, 2:30 p.m. Brazil vs. U.S.A. (Kestecher, Fraschilla) ESPN
Wed, Sept 1, 12 p.m. U.S.A. vs. Iran (Kestecher, Fraschilla) ESPN
Thu, Sept 2, 9:30 a.m. Tunisia vs. U.S.A. (Kestecher, Fraschilla) ESPN2
Sun, Sept 5 or Mon, Sept 6, 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. U.S.A. vs. TBD (Kestecher, Fraschilla) ESPN Classic or ESPN2
Wed, Sept 8 or Thu, Sept 9, 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. U.S.A. vs. TBD (Kestecher, Fraschilla)
ESPN
Sat, Sept 11, 12 p.m. Semifinal #1 (Kestecher, Fraschilla) ESPN Classic
2:30 p.m. Semifinal #2 (Kestecher, Fraschilla) ESPN Classic
Sun, Sept 12, 12 p.m. Third-Place Game (Kestecher, Fraschilla) ESPN Classic
2:30 p.m. Championship Game (Kestecher, Fraschilla) ESPN
Marc Kestecher and Kevin Connors will share play-by-play duties with Fran Fraschilla providing analysis.
All 80 tournament games will be available for viewing on ESPN3.com
