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All-pro media news and commentary. The Spud delivers all-pro news and commentary -- from the booth to the satellites, from AM radio to high definition. All sports media considered. Blogger-in-chief Howard Burns covers the hot stories, the controversies, the personalities and the big media players in sports broadcasting.
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Michael before the 'Machine': A booming voice on the radio

Dec 24, 2009
I've been reading some of the coverage of the death of longtime D.C. sportscaster George Michael and regrettably these stories don't tell the whole story of this man's career. Sure, Michael, who died Thursday at 70 after a two-year battle with cancer,...

Gammons jumps ESPN ship, signs as MLB Network analyst

Dec 8, 2009
MLB Network made the biggest free-agent splash at baseball's Winter Meetings Tuesday when it signed longtime ESPN stalwart Peter Gammons to a multi-year deal. Gammons had been with ESPN for 20 years. Gammons also signed a separate deal with NESN, the...

ESPN needs to do right thing and give Phillips the boot

Oct 22, 2009
There's got to be something in the water at ESPN. Testosterone, maybe? What is it about working in Bristol, Conn., that brings out the worst in guys? Allegations of sexual misconduct have dogged the Worldwide Leader for years. Mike Tirico, Harold...

ESPN platforms put full-court press on college hoops

Oct 20, 2009
If you think ESPN is omnipresent on the college gridiron — and it is — contemplate its reach on the basketball court: The Worldwide Leader will broadcast about 1,100 college hoops games this season over its multiple platforms. Things get going in...

Record audience watches Favre pick old team apart

Oct 6, 2009
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" telecast of Brett Favre's epic performance for the Minnesota Vikings against his former Green Bay Packer team landed the biggest audience in cable television history. The 15.3 rating was the largest in ESPN's 30-year...


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