VISSER CAN TACKLE `NFL TODAY’ AGAIN
In all her days as a newspaper and then TV reporter, Lesley Visser is used to asking athletes how they felt. Now she knows. Visser, who suffered a broken hip...
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NO CLOSED-MOUTH MCENROE AT OPEN
John McEnroe never met an opinion he didn't like, either on or off the tennis court. Which is why the former U.S. Open champ has been a refreshing voice on...
SHOW WILL GO ON-EVEN WITHOUT JORDAN
When NBC executives agreed to televise this weekend's Michael Jordan/RMCC Celebrity Golf Classic, they figured they were ahead of the game because Jordan's popularity would attract even the non-golf fan....
HARRIS MAKES CAREER OF CALLING THE SHOTS
It seemed like another insignificant moment in yet another insignificant Cubs game. WGN-Ch. 9 producer-director Arne Harris had a camera catch Astros third baseman Ken Caminiti changing his defensive position...
NBC EXEC’S EXIT PRODUCES CHANGE
In a surprise move, Terry O'Neil has resigned as NBC Sports executive producer to pursue a business venture and was replaced by Tommy Roy, an NBC producer since 1986. O'Neil...
NEW SEASON-AND NEW COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV DEALS
ABC and SportsChannel have announced their college football schedules. And ESPN has an update on its new pay-per-view venture with ABC. First, ABC. The network opens its college slate at...
GOLF ANNOUNCERS ADD COMEDIC SLICE
They are as different as honey and vinegar, as Brian Wilson and Frank Sinatra. One is a 44-year-old former University of California-Riverside All-American who grew up hanging around golf courses....
FILMMAKER’S CHALLENGE OLYMPIAN IN `BARCELONA’
Bud Greenspan, the legendary Olympics filmmaker, missed the 1992 Winter Games. Why? Because nobody invited him. But Greenspan returns to his craft with the two-hour "Barcelona '92: 16 Days of...
JIGGETTS RETURNS TO CBS-AND NFL
When CBS announced its NFL announcing teams for this season, it trumpeted the return of Pat Summerall and John Madden for their 13th season together. But also making a return...
SOX COVERAGE CHANGING WITH CLUB’S FORTUNES
Now that the White Sox have become the team to catch in the American League West, two of the team's regular broadcast outlets are gambling that fans will want to...