sports broadcasting

Vin Scully

Attended Fordham University, he has called 3 perfect games, 25 no hitters, 25 World Series. He also called Hank Aaron's 715th home run on TV, the famous Kirk Gibson home run in the 1988 World Series, as well as Bill Buckner's error in 1986

Curt Gowdy

Famous announcer known as "the cowboy." He did play by play for the Yankees and the Red Sox. He also called Ted Williams last at bat and called super bowl III for NBC

Harry Carey

Play by play announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. He became a legend calling games on WGN-TV. He is known for his call "it might be...it could be...it is. A home run!"

Keith Jackson

Play by play voice for the first season of Monday night football. He missed only one season from 1952 to his retirement. Known for his phrase "Whoa Nellie."

name, number, height, weight, high school/college, hometown

spotting board must include what for each player?

open ended

type of interview questions:

Jackie Robinson debut and Red Barber

1947 was a pivotal year in sports history. Explain what happened, why it was so important, and which play by play announcer is most closely related to the event?

CBS

Before teaming up on Fox's NFL football broadcasts what network did Pat Summerall and John madden work for?

Full-screen graphics (FSCG)

Full-page graphic information that the anchor talks over during a story. It usually involves complicated numerical or statistical information that required more explanation. The CG stand for "character generator" and refers to any written or printed material that appears on the screen. It's also commonly referred too as "chyron" or "supers." A common practice today in to CG the score in a ticker format that runs at the bottom of the screen.

lay out before the snap

Golden rule of football:

DuMont

In 1953 this television network began airing NFL games on Saturday night. This is widely credited as being the start of the rise of football in America that continues to this day.

work at it by practicing and preparing

Successful play by play announcers continually do the following:

Ted Husing

What sportscaster gave the Orange Bowl its national recognition?

WTBS-WGN

What two stations were the first to use satellite technology to broadcast their signal? They became the first "super stations":

Tommy Smith and Carlos (jon)

1960' saw huge changes in American society. During this time many athletes felt the need to take stands on social issues such as racism, most notable were 2 Olympic sprinters. Name the two track stars who gave the black power salute on the podium

1972 Olympics - terrorist attack on Israeli athletes

According to the documentary we watched, Jim McKay is noted for these words, "They are all gone". What is he referring to?

WFAN New York

Although KMOX does some sports talk before this station, the first all sports talk radio station is launched in the mid 1980's. What are the call letters and in what city?

Yankees, Dodgers, Giants

By 1939 all 16 major league teams were broadcasting their games on radio. Which 3 teams were the last to allow daily broadcasts (hint: all from the same city)?

1959

CBS introduced the first blimp shot from the orange bowl in

Jack Brickhouse

Called the infamous Willie Mays catch in the 1954 World Series. He was known for his call of "hey...hey!"

tennis and monday night football

Chris Strong works:

Marty Glickman

December 7th 1941 WOR-AM in New York interrupted the Dodger-Giant football game with "flashes" that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Who was doing the play by play during this?

True

During the early days of radio it was common for stations to fake live coverage of sporting events.

false

ESPN first went on air with Sportscenter, the first nationally televised sports news program on September 7, 1984

Mohamed Ali

Howard Cosell used his platform on ABC to promote social injustice. During the 1960's he took the side of a young boxer who refused to join the army during the Vietnam war, who is the boxer?

FOX

In 1993 this networks stunned CBS, which had been the NFL network for 38 years, by paying $1.58 billion for the rights to NFC games?

the analyst/monitor

imperative you are in sync with:

1950's

In which decade does television end radio's dominance, not only in sports broadcasting but in general?

Ray Scott

Lent his voice to the Dumont Saturday night football game of the week. He also sold the network on the idea and put together the advertising package.

College Baseball Columbia vs. Princeton

On May 17, 1939 the first televised sporting event took place. What was the sport and who were the two teams that played?

heidi game

On November 17, 1968 an event took place that underscored how large the impact of television sports had become. What is the name of this event and how did it change the way live sports are covered on network television?

Take Me Out to the Ball Game was played on repeat

One of the strangest events in sports radio history occurred from a August 12-October 19 1994 on station WJMP-AM (Kent, Ohio) during the MLB strike. What was the event?

simplistic, straightforward, very few words

Ray Scott's Law:

1991

Re-creations were part of baseball broadcasting almost from the start. What year saw the last radio recreation as Western Union discontinued telegraphic play by play services?

Colts and Giants

The NFL comes of age on television in 1958 in what becomes known as "the greatest game ever played". What two teams participated in the game?

Howard Cosell

This Monday Night Football pioneer was not a trained broadcaster (he was actually a lawyer) and in the original MNF booth he was neither a play by play or color analyst.

Ray Scott

This NFL television play by play man is credited with developing the sparse style used by TV announcers to this day (he is linked with the Green Bay Packers)?

Dizzy Dean

This announcer is a hall of Fame player along with being a colorful TV personality. He fractured the English language and was more of an entertainer

Marv Albert

This announcer is synonymous with the NBA. He called the Knicks games on the radio. His catch phrases "from downtown" and "yes, it counts" have become part of the basketball lexicon.

Ernie Harwell

This announcer was at the TV microphone for the "shot heard around the world" though his call of Bobby Thompson's home run has never been heard. He spent most of his career with the Detroit Tigers. He is also the only announcer to ever be traded for a player.

1927

What landmark year is one of the most significant to both sports and sports broadcasting, noted for the first coast to coast radio broadcast in history (Rose Bowl -NBC), Babe Ruth's record 60 homeruns, and the Tunney v. Dempsey famous big count fight?

KDKA

What radio station broadcast the first sporting event (a boxing match) on April 11, 1921?

NFL Today

What was the first NFL Pre Game show on television?

1961

What year did "Wide World of Sports" premiere on ABC?

1979

What year did ESPN start televising the draft?

1970

What year did Monday Night Football premiere on ABC?

1956

What year was the video tape invented?

"Dutch" Reagan

Which US president started his career in sports broadcasting?

Al Michaels

Which announcer called the "Miracle on Ice" game and also the earthquake that hit Bay Area during the 1989 World Series?

Not all about sports more like entertainment for all people of liked jack benny.

Which best describes Bill Stern?

Mel Allen

Which legendary Yankee play by play announcer lent his voice to This Week in Baseball for many years?

Lamar Hunt

Which of the following came up with name Superbowl for the AFL/NFL Championship game?

CBS-NBC

Which television networks covered the first NFL/AFL Championship Game?

Phyllis George

Who was the first female sports reporter?

McNamee

Who was the first sportscaster to treat the business as a science, to prep for broadcasts, perfect the description of the game, and create a theatre of the mind?

The Grand Prix of LeMans

With the launch of Telstar in 1962 satellite broadcasting was made possible. Which of the following was the first European event televised via satellite to the US

Package (PKG)

a self-contained, taped story that includes some combination of video, audio, graphics, and natural sound. Usually done by a reporter and introduced by an anchor.

Voice Over (VO)

a story in which the anchor reads a portion of the copy over video, usually in the form of highlights

Voice Over/Sound on Tape (VO/SOT)

a voice over with the added element of a short interview on tape (sound bite)

Reader (RDR)

a written story with not video, audio or graphic elements

ebbs and flows

basketball is a game play by play announcers must keep in mind the:

be conversational

from pace of game one of the most important factors in being a good baseball play by play announcer is to:

V.O.

indication on script of a voice-over:

runs

most important for basketball play by play announcers keep track of:

reading network promos and sponsor mentions

part of play by play announcer often have to handle much more than the game like:

spotting board

play by play announcers prepare a _______ to identify players quickly.

true

play by play announcers under employ of team, making it harder to be an objective journalist:

weather, starting pitchers, matchup

play by play baseball game setting the stage key factors:

basketball

play by play easiest to call:

scene set, identification, analysis/commentary

play by play falls into 3 categories:

balls, strikes, outs, defensive alignment

play by play on radio for baseball:

play-by-play

radio is a _______ medium

split page format

riting copy for a tv sports cast is done in what format?

false

television crews for football show up the day of the game for a live broadcast:

analyst

television is a ____________ medium.

Bryant Gumbel

who was the first African American sportscaster for a major television market (hint: his brother also works in the business)?