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Jon Miller and Dave Flemming had a great call of the Giants’ “home opener,” part of Strat-O-Matic’s ongoing MLB season simulation
Strat-O-Matic is simulating each day's scheduled MLB games, and San Francisco Giants' announcers Jon Miller and Dave Flemming called the generated results for what would have been the Giants' home opener Friday.
Long-time Louisville sports journalist Jody Demling hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms, placed on ventilator
"They are putting him on a ventilator so he doesn’t have to labor so hard. This is preventative and the doctors are extremely hopeful given his age and health. However, please don’t let up on your prayers. We really need them."
Chicago White Sox radio broadcaster Ed Farmer passes away at 70 after almost three decades broadcasting for the club
"His experience as a major league All-Star pitcher, his wry sense of clubhouse humor, his love of baseball and his passion for the White Sox combined to make White Sox radio broadcasts the sound of summer for millions of fans."
Entercom rolls out national paycuts and layoffs: “We will still need to eliminate or furlough a significant number of positions.”
"I am deeply saddened that we need to make these painful moves at this time, but they are necessary under the circumstances. We are doing everything in our power to minimize the number of layoffs through shared sacrifice across the organization, but we will still need to eliminate or furlough a significant number of positions."
Six years after its launch, SportsNet LA is finally on DirecTV
This is not an April Fool's joke!
Grade the 2019-20 NBA announcers (now with corrected poll formatting!)
Boston Celtics announcers Sean Grande, Cedric Maxwell get creative with simulated game broadcasts
Grande and Maxwell aren't seeing anything for their broadcasts, other than one line describing each play.
Ottawa Senators’ radio analyst Gord Wilson on his COVID-19 battle: “It’s a flu like nothing I’ve ever had.”
“We’ve all had the flu and we’ve all had bad colds. This is completely different … completely different. It grips you.”
Fox Sports Midwest broadcaster Jim Edmonds has been hospitalized, tested for COVID-19
Edmonds posted Saturday on Instagram Stories that he's been hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms and tested for the virus.
St. Louis Blues announcer John Kelly has tested positive for COVID-19, but is now feeling “strong and symptom-free”
"John has been in self-quarantine since March 13. We are thrilled to report that John is feeling strong and symptom free."
Four NBA broadcasters discuss calling games as the league was in the midst of shutting down
Sinclair is offering $2,500 interest-free loans to freelancers
Sinclair has finally come up with a solution for its freelancers, but it's not ideal.
Camera operator who worked Pistons-Jazz game reportedly in a coma while battling COVID-19
The unnamed camera operator filmed inside the Jazz locker room just days before Rudy Gobert tested positive.
Freelancers at Fox Sports Detroit haven’t received assistance or information from Sinclair
Unlike other outlets, Fox Sports Detroit freelancers don't know if they'll be paid for events they were scheduled to work.
NBC Sports Washington will air video game simulations of remaining Capitals, Wizards games
The Wizards and Capitals will resume playing their regular schedules on NBC Sports Washington....kind of.
