BROADCAST SPORTS; Female ESPN announcer no longer a novelty.(SPORTS)Zulgad, Judd
It's the Year in Sex & Sports. From male and female athletes posing nude, to the media's not-so-subtle fascination with Anna Kournikova, to debates about exploitation and self-expression, sex plays a complicated, often controversial role in sports and sports coverage. Culled from my Surf...
Fritz Genschow was a man of many talents. In the 1920s he started his career as an actor, both on stage and in front of the camera, but he soon moved on to scriptwriting, directing, and producing films. He even became the announcer known... ...
The Giants had another new addition who drew national notice even before Bonds and the team got rolling. The franchise had hired Sherry Davis to be the first female public-address announcer in major league history. "They had an open audition for the P.A. job," Davis says. "Of the 500 ...
But her previous stops — including a communications degree from SUNY Oswego (1981) and a three-year run at ABC Radio (1987-89), where she became the first full-time female sports anchor on a national network — progressively prepared h...
September 14, 1979 Prominent sports announcer Jim Simpson joins ESPN from NBC, providing instant credibility. December 19, 1979 ESPN televises its first NHL game, Washington at Hartford. Spring 1980 Programming such as Australian Rules Football, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Opening Round an...
Something that’s often brought up around locker room access discussions is the idea of players being in states of undress. This was historically used as a reason to keep female reporters out of pro sports locker rooms in favor of male reporters, and that took legal and other action to reso...
Ashton Kutcher presented the award for female vocalist of the year, but not before he offered up a rendition of George Strait's "I Cross My Heart." Clad in a 10-gallon hat, a red western jacket, and a big belt buckle, Kutcher presented the award to Miranda Lambert. Following the ...
Overall the replacement zebras, including first-ever female official Shannon Eastin, did OK. They allowed too much holding by offensive linemen. The Packers probably should have been called for an illegal block in the back during their punt return touchdown, but the fact that sports radio was ...
The second half of LA Gridiron Weekly, Kirk welcomes Rams play-by-play announcer J.B. Long who talks about his journey to the voice of the Rams, the NFL draft, the Rams picks and continual needs and schedule release day. Callers with more winners and losers in the draft. Chargers RB...