Neil Best
ESPN: East Coast bias? Or ratings bias
August 19, 2008
The Chinese have the right idea with this one-time-zone-per-country system.
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ESPN: East Coast bias? Or ratings bias
August 19, 2008
The Chinese have the right idea with this one-time-zone-per-country system.
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WFAN's Francesa going solo, but is seeking help
August 17, 2008
The last time WFAN faced a foundation-shattering change in its roster, it was nearly five months from the time Don Imus was fired to the day Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton debuted in his place.
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Francesa is going solo with help-wanted sign
August 16, 2008
The last time WFAN faced a foundation-shattering change in its roster, it was nearly five months from the time Don Imus was fired to the day Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton debuted in his place.
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NBC scoring big with Phelps & Co.
August 15, 2008
On sports talk radio, the Beijing Games might as well be Beijing opera, a subject presumed to be of little interest to the Joba-and-Johan-obsessed.
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Mike and the Mad Dog relationship changed frequently
August 15, 2008
Sports talk radio still was in its infancy in 1989 when Mark Mason, then the program director at WFAN, proposed a seemingly outrageous solution to an early problem at the first 24-hour sports station:
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Beijing Oympics emerge as communal event
August 14, 2008
On sports talk radio, the Beijing Games might as well be Beijing opera, a subject presumed to be of little interest to the Joba-and-Johan- obsessed.
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Hicks, Gaines capture Phelps drama for NBC
August 12, 2008
It happened at 11:30 in the morning in Beijing, and now it was nearly 11:30 a.m. in New York.
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ESPN covers Favre sideline to sideline
August 10, 2008
At least ESPN was able to laugh at itself.
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ESPN covers Favre sideline to sideline
August 9, 2008
At least ESPN was able to laugh at itself.
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Cowboys are focus of HBO series Hard Knocks
August 5, 2008
'Hard Knocks," the behind-the-scenes look at training camp via HBO and NFL Films, returns tomorrow for its fourth edition, and for the second time the team in the spotlight will be ...
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NBC providing Great Wall-to-Wall Olympic coverage
August 3, 2008
NBC was nice enough to send two e-mails detailing its plans for covering the Olympics: one regarding its TV schedule, the other its online offerings.
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NBC providing Great Wall-to-Wall Olympic coverage
August 2, 2008
NBC was nice enough to send two e-mails detailing its plans for covering the Olympics: one regarding its TV schedule, the other its online offerings.
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Sports media going high tech
July 29, 2008
Sports media doesn't get more old-school than a weekly magazine that launched in 1886, a radio station whose frequency originated in 1922 and a TV network that debuted in 1939.
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SNY's Burkhardt goes from showroom to showtime
July 27, 2008
Four dozen teenagers were paying rapt attention, which itself is an accomplishment.
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SNY's Burkhardt goes from showroom to showtime
July 27, 2008
Four dozen teenagers were paying rapt attention, which itself is an accomplishment.
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Shockey is gone, but not forgotten
July 22, 2008
New York wanted to love Jeremy Shockey from the start, and often did.
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Shockey is gone, but not forgotten
July 21, 2008
New York wanted to love Jeremy Shockey from the start, and often did.
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Fox's All-Star Game broadcast has ups and downs
July 16, 2008
'Forgive me if I'm a little geeky today," Fox's Mark Grace said last night, early in the taped coverage of the All-Star red carpet parade.
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No emotional farewell for stubborn Packer
July 15, 2008
Billy Packer worked his first Final Four when seniors still starred in them and John Wooden still coached UCLA.
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Duke Castiglione benefited from broadcast dad
June 29, 2008
Duke Castiglione used to play catch with the old guy who was his father's partner, a fascinating fellow who regaled him with ancient tales and could throw harder than a 60-something should.
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Giants' PSLs make business feel personal
June 27, 2008
Over the next few years, New York-area fans will settle into several comfy, new, state-of-the-art sports palaces. Nice. But make no mistake: It will cost you.
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Fans stirred up by rumors of "Mike and Mad Dog" split
June 23, 2008
Mike Francesa and Chris Russo have been together since before the World Wide Web, before DVDs and DVRs, before satellite radio, before iPhones, and before some of their listeners were born.
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SPORTSWATCH: A split decision?
June 22, 2008
"Mike and the Mad Dog," the most successful, influential show in sports talk radio history, could soon be history itself.
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SPORTS WATCH: Tennis may get some love
June 20, 2008
The rest of North America's sports business and media writers beat me to this yesterday, so I will now summarize their findings on how Tiger Woods' absence will impact the PGA Tour:
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Best: Media really stoked the fire
June 18, 2008
The line to bash the Mets snaked around the media block yesterday, like a restroom queue at Shea.
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NBC had right mix of prodding and praise
June 17, 2008
It takes a couple of months for the CBS sugar rush to wear off after the Masters, so mid-June is a good time for the acidic Johnny Miller and his NBC pals to enter the lives of casual golf fans.
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SNY talks fairly, quietly about Mets
June 13, 2008
Sure, baseball gets mocked here for its glacial pace and out-sized role in Big Town media.
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Randolph saga is field day for media
May 27, 2008
The most telling - and dead-on - line of the year in sports media came from Mike Francesa on HBO last month:
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It's all on the record
May 25, 2008
Despite a winning record, the manager was embattled. So when he saw the familiar face of a New York journalist "friend," he felt at ease venting his frustrations.
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Red Wings-Penguins is dream matchup for NHL
May 23, 2008
If it weren't so dangerous while wearing sharp blades, the hockey world would be doing collective cartwheels over the matchup for the Stanley Cup finals, which open tomorrow in ... Hockeytown, naturally.
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'Wow!' for Fox's booth, too
February 4, 2008
Across the continent, from Long Island to Fox's vast compound outside University of Phoenix Stadium, what likely will be the largest TV audience in the history of American sports was losing its collective head.
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A look back, and ahead, in sports media
December 30, 2007
New York sports media Person of the Year
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Mitchell Report gives baseball center stage
December 14, 2007
Alex Rodriguez is nearly as fascinating a media figure as he is a baseball player, but yesterday he outdid himself with this trick:
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Mex on Mustache title: A great honor
July 13, 2007
Eleven Gold Gloves? Nice.
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"Freeview" a preview of things to come
December 31, 2006
The Sunday editor had no interest in a sports media Year in Review. He said to look ahead.
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Francesa feels haunted by Lidle interview
October 12, 2006
Mike Francesa understands as well as anyone the rough-and-tumble reality of sports talk radio, where arguments often are just for fun and ratings, and quickly disappear into the ether.
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Will Giants' song be: "Is that all there is?
December 24, 2005
Will Allen stood on the greenish sand of FedEx Field Saturday, trying to explain what went wrong on one of the most dismal days of his career. Just to rub it in, "Hail to the Redskins'' blared from the stands as he spoke, nearly drowning him out.
