by Milton Kent | Aug 28, 2020 | Sports Media
Around 7:50 a.m. Tuesday, ESPN Radio listeners got a wake-up call they may not have expected, but should have seen coming. For the next 30 minutes, Keyshawn Johnson and Jay Williams, two-thirds of “Keyshawn, JWill and Zubin,” the new morning show, proceeded to school...
by Milton Kent | Aug 12, 2020 | Sports Media
This year’s Sports Emmy Awards returned to the tried and true, as four of the top individual trophies went to repeat winners. Mike Emrick, arguably the best play-by-play announcer in the business, captured a record seventh straight Emmy for his work calling NHL...
by Milton Kent | Aug 1, 2020 | Sports Media
Lord knows, he tried to keep it together. For weeks now, since word leaked out that ESPN was removing Mike Golic, Sr. from its morning radio show, Golic had stoically endured the tributes and recognition of his outsized presence in the medium with grace and humility,...
by Milton Kent | Jun 13, 2018 | Sports Media
Charles Barkley’s three Sports Emmy Awards for his work as a studio analyst for TNT’s coverage of the NBA are not accidents. The Hall of Fame former forward has carved out an increasingly rare niche as someone who pulls no punches in his commentary. Listeners should...
by Milton Kent | Mar 28, 2018 | Baltimore Orioles, Sports Media
Tuesday’s news that the Orioles have officially scrapped airing their games on broadcast or over-the-air television is a sign of the times, but hardly a surprise.The decision of the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, the Orioles-owned regional sports channel, to forgo...
