There are always risks in signing long term contracts. An underlying theme of long deals is whether or not the value will be there as the contract goes on. That is the type of risk that CBS Sports and ESPN accepted when signing the new multi-year, megabucks media rights deals...
Athens, GA (May 6, 2008) - Sitting down watching the Master's over the past few years, we have noticed little change in the way Jim Nantz has called the action from the tower over the 18th green. The steady, calm voice would tell the story unfolding for the audience. Ever...
Athens, GA (Apr 30, 2008) - The press release from CBS College Sports Network had me scratching my head. Even though it was dated April 10, 2008, I was certain it had to be a belated April Fool's Day joke. No, the...
Athens, GA (Apr 28, 2008) - Tonight is a very special night in New York City. Jim Nantz will have what he describes as the "great honour and a privilege", the emotional task of introducing 81-year old Frank...
"Athens, GA (Jan 16, 2008) - The coldest game I have ever been to and worked was a December Eagles game in Philadelphia some years ago. How cold was it? The portable toilets were frozen, and fans were throwing iceballs at Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw in the broadcast...
"Athens, GA (Dec 10, 2007) - Warning: This Commentary is Rated PG-13 for sexual references and violent content.
I have long come to accept that when picking out a movie for the children to watch that the standard ratings of G, PG, PG-13 and R do not mean a whole lot. I have...
"Athens, GA (Nov 29, 2007) - I am trying to sit here and watch the Packers - Cowboys game on the NFL Network, and I mean really trying. As much as I would hope that a game with all this hype and controversy would...
Athens, GA (Nov 28, 2007) - This is the first in an occasional series of articles for people who have an interest in working in TV Sports. Today, I will talk in general terms. In later articles, I will talk about...
"CBS Sports got stuck with a real turkey of a game for Thanksgiving 2008. The Jets playing at the Cowboys has been a real snoozer. There was a little hope that Kelly Clarkson singing at halftime might be a bright...
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"The following are the CBS Sports assignments for Weeks 11 and 12 coverage of the National Football League:
Nov. 18, 2007
1:00 PM, ET starts:
GAME -- PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST -- PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
·Cleveland @...
"The "Science" of Picking Up College Football Games
Athens, GA (Nov 8, 2007) - With the expanded number of broadcasters covering college football across the country, fans are sometimes left scratching their heads trying to figure out how games are allocated to the different...
Athens, GA (Nov 6, 2007) - This coming Saturday is going to feel pretty strange. For the first time since I moved to Georgia in 1994, I will not be working the CBS Sports broadcast of a Bulldog home football game....
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