I have too many tabs slowing down my browsers, so that means I should do some linkage for you. Here goes. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch has his weekly Monday column which includes a talk with ESPN’s Jay Bilas and a...
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Category: Hannah Storm
14Jan
Time for some Monday links. Let’s get to them. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch talks with CBS Evening News anchorman Scott Pelley about interviewing President Obama for the network’s Super Bowl coverage and also reviews the performances of the NFL “B”...
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In November, ESPN will air live coverage of the annual New York City Marathon that goes through all five boroughs of the Big Apple. It marks the first time the marathon will be aired live across the country. NBC had...
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Since late last night, I’ve been culling linkage for today. Let’s get to them. Terry Lefton and Daniel Kaplan at Sports Business Journal discuss how Indianapolis hotels are gouging customers for Super Bowl Week. Anick Jesdanun of the Associated Press...
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Next Tuesday, ESPN will air a one-hour interview special hosted by SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm. During the special, Hannah talks with four of the biggest newsmakers in the NFL, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong...
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Ok, I won’t be in all day on Tuesday, although I will have my iPad and I’ll try to post any breaking news from a conference in Taunton, MA tomorrow. But while I’m in the office now, it’s time for...
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Let’s do the Thursday linkage and there are a few stories to get to. First, this broke late last night, Joe Flint at the Los Angeles Times confirmed that the number two man at NBC Sports, Ken Schanzer is following...
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This weekend was a very lost weekend for me and for you on the blog as I was unable to do anything either Saturday and Sunday. I attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday in Massachusetts and that took most of...
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Day 2 of Super Bowl Week for ESPN begins once again with Mike & Mike in the Morning on ESPN2 and ESPN Radio. And you have a whole slew of live programming from Sundance Square in Fort Worth. Hannah Storm...
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I happened on this press release at ESPN’s public relations website. Surprised I did not receive this today. But I found it and I’m happy. Hannah Storm, who signed with ESPN and launched the 9 a.m. ET SportsCenter block in...
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Lots of things to get to today. I hope to get everything in during one long linkfest, but if I can’t, I’ll try to do it in multiple parts. We begin with USA Today’s Mike McCarthy who says despite the...
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Another year is over and another year is just beginning. It’s time to review the 12 biggest stories in sports media in the year of 2010 A.D. We had plenty of stories to choose from. Not every one made the...
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ESPN tells us that it will be all over the start of the 2010-11. And as the Unofficial Official Network of the Miami Heat and all things LeBron James, it will feature the team on both ESPN Radio and the...
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19Oct
Ok, I was trying to work out some e-mail issues at the home office and now I’m back at the Massachusetts office so it’s time to give you some linkage today. Michael Hiestand of USA Today notes that the NFL...
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14Sep
Yesterday was not the day to get sick. So many things happened last night, Jets owner Woody Johnson apologizing to Azteca TV reporter Ines Sainz, Monday Night Football doubleheader, US Open men’s final moving from CBS to ESPN2 and then...
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Ok, doing some linkage today. Lots of stuff to get to. Starting with USA Today’s Michael Hiestand who says one has to take NBC’s Olympic primetime ratings with a grain of salt. Michael also writes about Tony Kornheiser’s two week...
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Since the Tony Kornheiser suspension was handed down by ESPN earlier today, I’ve seen all types of reactions. There are those which agree with ESPN and those which don’t. There are men who are outraged, there are women who are...
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ESPN has officially handed down its suspension to Tony Kornheiser and it’s not for three days as originally reported, but for two weeks. Apparently the Powers That Be at ESPN decided that what Mr. Tony said about Hannah Storm’s wardrobe...
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23Feb
Let’s do the Tuesday linkage. Had to finish some paperwork and I’ll do linkage now. From Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily, Olympics ratings are still up from 2006, but there’s another showdown with American Idol coming tonight. SBJ/SBD notes that...
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23Feb
I’m ready to do links and was going to incorporate this story into them, but it appears this Tony Kornheiser/Hannah Storm story is growing legs, and I’m not talking about Hannah’s although they are quite lovely. Ok, that’s disingenuous. I...
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Let’s give you some linkage this evening. I’m going to weed out the Tiger Woods previews so this may not be as extensive as past editions. Your Weekend Viewing Picks has your sports viewing including college basketball and Olympic viewing...
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I love the comments and e-mails I’m getting from those defending NBC’s coverage. Look, NBC has its reasons for holding events, but if it’s going to do that, it should at least allow us to watch it live online and...
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On this first Sunday of the NFL season, I have already DVR’d NFL Gameday This Morning, Fox NFL Sunday and plan to DVR Football Night in America. In addition, thanks to DirecTV, I have the Red Zone Channel with Andrew...
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11Aug
Let’s do your Monday links and somehow, I’ll try to write The Week Ahead. I am not in a position to see the new live SportsCenter that debuted at 9 a.m. ET today. However, other people are keeping track of...
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09Aug
I’ll give you some links, but before I get into the linkage, I wanted give you my thoughts on the Olympics Opening Ceremonies and NBCOlympics.com. First, if you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know I make references to...
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I’ve got to get up really early on Thursday so I won’t have the links for you right off the bat so you’ll have to make due with my Wednesday night links for now. I’ll start with the NBA since...
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Last week, I gave you various NBA on CBS opens. Now it’s NBC’s turn. In 1989, NBC outbid CBS for the rights to the Association. It ended up being one of the worst decisions for CBS Sports as the NBA...
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We have a lot of links to get to so let’s get to them. Viewing Picks Interleague play in baseball and the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown headline the weekend viewing picks. NBC Sports will have complete coverage...
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15May
Our busy Wednesday is continuing. News just keeps coming out of the woodwork. David Scott of Boston Sports Media Watch says the Boston Herald’s John Tomase will finally come out of hiding and give his explanation later this week as...
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14May
There’s a lot of news today so let’s get to the links right away. First, the Boston Herald apologized today for the erroneous story John Tomase wrote just before Super Bowl XLI that former Patriots employee Matt Walsh taped the...
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