In the latest episode of “Rich Man, Richer Man,” one group of wealthy sports folks the NFL, NBA PGA, NCAA, “Hey, we no longer can foot all of your bills, in other words, stop feeding those pampered athletes gourmet TV dinners at our expense.” For the past 18 months, CBS executive …
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Bob Wolff, Washington’s pioneer television sportscaster, witnessed and reported all of that bad baseball. As a permanent scar of sorts, he remembers most of it. “I would never say, ‘Well, the Senators are leading, 12-1. It looks like a good day for them,’ because there were still two more innings to …
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If Bud Greenspan worked for ABC Sports, which is about as likely as Sylvester Stallone making English-language films, the network of the Olympics might actually cover them as well as they promote them. “I could never make it at the network,” said Greenspan, who describes commercial sports television as “an industry …
But as ridiculous as it may sound, “CBS Sports Inside Out” is something the whole family ought to watch. If you don’t have a family, might be worth starting one just to watch the show. “Inside Out” debuts on Father’s Day at 5:30 p.m. and returns three times in July. It’s …
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For the past generation, Cosell has shadowed, sometimes overshadowed, the American sports scene for ABC. As a broadcast journalist, he has had no equal in sports. While most easily linked to Muhammad Ali, boxing and “Monday Night Football,” Cosell’s indelible mark on the sports landscape has been established by his singular pursuit of …
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Sports anthology shows are the networks curious collection of Olympic-style events, bizarre competitions and junkyard sports, Boxing and bicycling, swimming and skating, track and triathlons, motor sports and marathons. Twenty-five years ago, ABC launched “Wide World Sports,” and its highly successful format—giving us a little of this and a little of …
Out on the court, the principals would be Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin. And over in the WTTG-TV-5 broadcasting both, Rich Chvotkin and Bernie Smilovitz. Rich Chvotkin and Bernie Smilovitz? Certainly one of the broadcasting’s most bizarre combos, if in name only. (Better they be broadcasters than partners in a law …
Thompson finally blows his whistle and calls out, “Freddie, get over here!” He rests his hands on the player’s shoulders as he berates him gently, consoles him and then, with a gentle pat on the rear, sends the player back onto the court. Is it John Thompson the coach, or is …
Fortunately, if not surprisingly, ABC and ESPN are refusing to participate directly in the USFL’s reactionary future vision. “Our policy remains the same: we will provide a line feed into the press box as we always have. Nothing more,” said Scotty Connal, ESPN’s executive vice president. “we’re there to televise the …
When Jim Lampley preceded a live interview with NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle by telling us about the recent charity work award Rozelle received, you knew we were in trouble. And when a camera zoomed in for a closeup of the silver medallion President Reagan had just flipped can you imagine the …
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