View Post SportsNewser Marv Albert to Retire After NBA Playoffs By Chris Ariens on May. 17, 2021 - 10:26 AM TNT will air a 30-minute tribute to Albert during the playoffs.
SportsNewser | TV Biz NCAA Tourney: How Do the Broadcasters Consume News? By Brian Flood on Mar. 18, 2015 - 1:11 PM TVNewser attended the NCAA Tournament Media Day to speak with Charles Barkley, Marv Albert and the other voices of March Madness... but we didn't talk about basketball.
View Post SportsNewser | TV Biz Charles Barkley, NCAA Tourney Broadcasters Talk Brian Williams By Brian Flood on Mar. 11, 2015 - 3:19 PM In Part 1 of a three-part series, we ask the talent behind the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for their opinion on the Brian Williams scandal.
SportsNewser Luther Campbell Says Sports Media is Basically All Racist By Cam Martin on Aug. 23, 2011 - 12:39 PM In his column in the Miami New Times, Luther Campbell, the former leader of the rap group 2 Live Crew and former Miami-Dade mayoral candidate, lambasted the sports media for having the audacity to say that Cam Newton struggled in ...
SportsNewser Former Tampa Tribune Columnist Tom McEwen Dies By Marcus Vanderberg on Jun. 5, 2011 - 2:56 PM Former Tampa Tribune sports editor and columnist Tom McEwen died Sunday morning at his home in Davis Island, Fla. He was 88. McEwen had battled cancer and poor blood circulation that led to one of his legs being amputated a year a ...
People | SportsNewser Bill Simmons Is Ready To Rehabilitate Tony Kornheiser's Writing Confidence By Marcus Vanderberg on May. 12, 2011 - 8:33 PM Bill Simmons called into The Tony Kornheiser Show Thursday to discuss his public recruitment of the Pardon the Interruption co-host for his new website, Grantland.com. According to Dan Steinberg (aka “The Cheese Boy”): ...
SportsNewser The Chargers Attempt To Address The Blackout Issue By Marcus Vanderberg on Jan. 19, 2011 - 12:15 PM In what could be a sign of things to come, the San Diego Chargers will drop ticket prices on 6,500 seats in 2011. The Chargers had three blackouts during the 2010 season including their home opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars ...
People | SportsNewser 21.2 Million Watch Sunday Night Football By Noah Davis on Nov. 16, 2010 - 12:38 PM Another week, another series of excellent numbers (and breathless PR emails) about NBC’s Sunday Night Football. More than 21 million people watched the New England Patriots paste the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night, givi ...
People | SportsNewser Saturday Night Live Mocks Brett Favre By Marcus Vanderberg on Oct. 25, 2010 - 11:30 AM For once, Saturday Night Live had a funny sketch this week, mocking Brett Favre and his alleged nude photos. Let’s hope we never see these pairs of Wrangler jeans in stores.
SportsNewser UFC Prelims See An Increase In Ratings By Marcus Vanderberg on Sep. 29, 2010 - 3:00 PM A month after their lowest ratings of the year, the UFC Prelims prior to UFC 119 last Saturday earned a 0.9/1.3 rating on Spike TV. The live broadcast peaked with 1.36 million viewers according to Spike TV officials, which feature ...