By David Barron Imagine, if you will, the entire NCAA Tournament unfolding in Houston and environs. Jim Nantz can see it happening. Based on this year’s Tournament, which will take place in Indianapolis plus the home courts of Indiana and Purdue, the longtime CBS Sports anchor thinks a centralized March Madness could be a viableContinue reading “CBS’ Nantz touts NCAA Tournament central sites, including Houston plan”
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March Madness approaches with Sunday selection show
By David Barron The NCAA Tournament is upon us. CBS has the selection show announcement at 5 p.m. Sunday, and CBS and Turner Sports this week announced their announcer pairings for games on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, with the Final Four airing this year on CBS. Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill withContinue reading “March Madness approaches with Sunday selection show”
Harden gets appropriate intro from Rockets announcer Thomas
By David Barron Over the years, KBME (790 AM) sports talk host Matt Thomas and I have discussed the manner in which NBA arena announcers introduce visiting team players in bored, monotonal fashion, followed by shouted hosannas for the home team starting five. I’ve always felt that it would be more respectful to adopt atContinue reading “Harden gets appropriate intro from Rockets announcer Thomas”
Texans turmoil boosts Houston sports radio ratings
By David Barron Sports radio generally thrives on chaos and controversy, and the continued series of upheavals involving Deshaun Watson, Nick Caserio, Jack Easterby, Cal McNair and David Culley, and the upheaval has paid benefits for the team’s flagship radio station, KILT (610 AM). In the most recent Nielsen Audio ratings for Houston, KILT rankedContinue reading “Texans turmoil boosts Houston sports radio ratings”
Reality TV worth watching: The tale of TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’
By David Barron With Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal, TNT’s marvelously entertaining “Inside the NBA” remains arguably the best show of its kind, mixing information with entertainment and occasional hilarity. Appropriately, TNT announced plans Monday to showcase the the show’s three-decade history in a four-part series that will air Thursday, MarchContinue reading “Reality TV worth watching: The tale of TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’”
610 AM only Houston sports station cited in national poll
By David Barron Houston sports radio station KILT (610 AM) https://www.radio.com/sportsradio610 was ranked as the 16th-best major market sports station in the country in a recent survey published by Barrett Sports Media. https://barrettsportsmedia.com/ The consulting company said its rankings for 2020 were based on listenership, talent performance, local market impact and other factors. KILT wasContinue reading “610 AM only Houston sports station cited in national poll”
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