Awful Announcing
Both Levy and Plepler played significant roles on the sports side recently. We'll see if Turner and HBO are as interested in sports after their departures.
Jeff and Michael Zimbalist have produced a terrific documentary looking at the Americans who transformed surfing in the 90s.
From linebacker to agent to broadcaster to fundraiser, Nick Buoniconti's had an amazing life, but he's now facing some major neurological issues.
The documentary will be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton, and it will be "capturing athletes’ hopes and dreams being shattered by the harsh reality of what it means to be a ‘student athlete’ in a billion-dollar industry."
The special will air June 19, and is one of the few TV projects to come out of Simmons' HBO deal so far.
