Brad Nessler says Bill Raftery can outlast Ric Flair on a night out
"When Ric hears this, I'll hear about it for sure."
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Ian Eagle on first Final Four strategy: ‘I wanted to be myself’
"I had this sense of calm just before going on air for the Final Four."
Ian Eagle does his best Bill Raftery impression
"I do a better Raft than Raft."
Ian Eagle’s Final Four calls include ‘Full Nelson’ and ‘Wedgie in the desert’
"I waited my whole life for that. A Final Four wedgie."
Legendary sportscasters celebrate Ian Eagle getting top NCAA tournament job
Everyone from Mike Breen to Jason Bennetti to Bill Raftery offered glowing praise of Eagle in a new profile at The Ringer ahead of Eagle's first Final Four call.
Bill Murray bought CBS’ Bill Raftery dinner in Brooklyn
"I think we got the invite. We just didn't realize that Bill Murray was going to show up."
Bill Raftery was baffled by Florida Atlantic’s final possession
"What's he doing?"
Ian Eagle already in March Madness form with Big Ten Championship call
"Pop the Champaign!"
The 16 most memorable NCAA Tournament announcing calls
Great moments in NCAA Tournament history were matched up with some of the most memorable announcing calls in sports.
Jim Nantz and colleagues discuss Nantz’s last Final Four: ‘Cherish every minute.’
"Our friend, our leader, our mortar, the guy I feel kind of keeps this whole thing together and has done it so eloquently and masterfully and respectfully for so long, it's crazy. It's still surreal that it's come to an end."
Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery make this Oregon game-winning 3 feel like March
It's not yet March, despite what this moment and Jon Rothstein's tweets may tell you.
Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams used his halftime interview to ask CBS to sub in Tony Romo on color commentary
"Is Nantz calling the game?" "He is." "Can we sub Tony Romo in for Coach so it's like NFL on Sunday with you, Nantz and Romo? Get Coach out of there!"
Jim Nantz gets meme treatment for ‘meme’ pronunciation, Moe Wagner breaks Bill Raftery’s glasses & terrifies Grant Hill (videos via @ClippitTV)
Also, A-Rod incorrectly predicts many pitches before they happen in his ESPN broadcasting debut.
Michigan’s Moritz Wagner went flying over announcers’ table, broke Bill Raftery’s glasses and terrified Grant Hill
Fortunately, no one was hurt. But Wagner came close to hitting Hill and did break Raftery's glasses.
Brent Musburger, Bill Raftery, Chris Berman among Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductees
The Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame seems to be honoring more big-name on-air people, rather than behind-the-scenes producers and execs.
AA’s @ClippitTV videos of the week: Joe Lunardi spends NIT game talking about his 2018 NCAA Tournament predictions
A look at the top sports media videos of the week shared from the video-making app Clippit.
AA’s @ClippitTV videos of the week: Charles Barkley says LaVar Ball ‘averaged 2 more points than a dead man’
And Uncle Verne gets hit in the face by a basketball.
The Good, Bad and Ugly of 1st week of CBS/Turner’s 2017 NCAA Tournament coverage
Power failure sees CBS booth finish with one mic after Tracy Wolfson fills in
A power failure caused Tracy Wolfson to briefly fill in on play-by-play, then the CBS booth to finish with her mic.
AA’s @ClippitTV videos of the week: ESPN’s Adam Amin tells us about ‘a very good dog’
This is our weekly look at the most popular — or in some cases our personal favorite —...
CBS/Turner unveil 2016 NCAA Tournament announcers; Brian Anderson to call Elite Eight
CBS and Turner Sports have provided the names of the men and women who will call and report...
The Madness grows: The top 5 power-conference tournaments
The one-bid conference tournaments are well underway, and many more of them (with brackets now set) will run...
Bill Raftery called two games for two different networks on the same day
Because most of America was focused on the two NFL Wild Card games on Sunday, we missed one...
Livin’ with Steve Lavin will liven up FOX’s college basketball coverage
One of the charming and endearing aspects of college basketball analysts — and of the industry which allows...
March Madness announcers hilariously imitate each other
On Thursday, the main crux of the NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament begins with the field of 64...
