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Enough is enough and it’s time for a change with remote broadcasts

The pandemic era is long behind us, but remote broadcasts for major sporting events remain. Enough is enough.

Major Old Dominion-Texas State broadcast clock error combined with remote announcers for a brutal pairing

"There will be time put on the clock, I believe, though. He shot it with about six seconds."

Dale Earnhardt Jr. moving to Amazon, TNT Sports for NASCAR coverage

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a current broadcast free agent, but his future home will be Amazon and TNT Sports beginning in 2025.

Ben Shulman, son of Dan Shulman, named new Toronto Blue Jays radio announcer

A familiar name will be calling Toronto Blue Jays games on the radio.

‘Good Morning Football’ returned to pandemic era with remote show due to snowstorm

Viewers of Good Morning Football likely had flashbacks -- and not the good kind -- on Tuesday.

Sportsnet will send Blue Jays’ radio crew on road for playoffs

Ben Wagner and analyst Chris Leroux will reportedly return to the road for the playoffs if the Jays make them.

Remote broadcasts are bad for everyone except the bottom line

Remote broadcasts have endured since the pandemic, which is a huge loss for sports fans who are hoping for more from networks.

After remote broadcast shaming, Leafs’ radio announcers will be allowed to go on road for second round

Once again, public shaming leads to a remote broadcast reversal.

False fire alarm persisted for 10 minutes during Blue Jays remote broadcast

Fortunately, it was not a real fire. It was a real -- and largely unnecessary -- inconvenience for those listening.

The Blue Jays again won’t send their radio announcer on the road

"When you’re going to describe to someone who’s not there what’s going on, you need background and stories … you’ll never get that if you’re sitting in (front of a) monitor."

Chris Fowler’s remote broadcast honesty is much appreciated

It's somewhat understandable why networks go to remote broadcasting. But they should tell viewers.

Australian Open remote broadcasts and ESPN+ focus lead to backlash

ESPN is taking criticism both for remote broadcasts and for the prominence ESPN+ is playing in their coverage.

After criticism, MASN is reportedly reversing course and sending Orioles and Nationals TV broadcasters on the road again

It looks like Orioles and Nationals TV booths will return to the road.

Matt Vasgersian “embarrassed” by the Angels’ remote broadcast difficulties

The Angels and Bally Sports are trying a unique remote setup, and so far the results have been embarrassing, according to Matt Vasgersian.

All NBC event announcing teams for the 2022 Beijing Olympics will be calling events remotely from Connecticut

Many of these events were initially planned with remote announcers, but figure skating, snowboarding and alpine skiing were supposed to have on-site commentators.

No. 23 Seton Hall’s 64-60 win over No. 7 Texas came with a FS1 remote broadcast, no first-half shot clock, and many complaints

Going with the remote broadcast here may not have been the best choice.

ESPN’s Mike Shiffman talks their NBA coverage this year: “The production will be at its best when we can travel people.”

About half of ESPN's games will feature an on-site truck (and likely on-site announcers as well), with Shiffman saying "The production will be at its best when we can travel people."

Doc Emrick says he doesn’t mind calling games remotely, but he does miss the individual conversations with players

"The joy of covering a playoff is being close to players and after the pack peels away, going and sitting down next to a player in a dressing stall and asking a question about something you’ve been curious about and all of a sudden you get a story that you wouldn’t have gotten otherwise about a player’s background that you can use in your telecast. And there’s no chance of that this year."

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