If you're like me, you have, from time to time, dreamed of being a sportscaster. I enjoy listening to good broadcasters. The best ones will paint an excellent picture of the action without trying too hard. Personally, I am partial to guys on the radio for a number of reasons. There are a large number of excellent announcers on TV, though, and I will give them their do. Inherently, I love most of the guys in Colorado. I hear them all the time, so I am very familiar with them, and we are blessed to have some excellent broadcasters. Here are the guys that I would nominate for best and worst:
Best Sportscasters:
Jack Corrigan, Colorado Rockies Radio (Formerly Cleveland Indians TV)
Gary Thorne, ESPN TV and Radio, Baltimore Orioles Radio
Joe Buck, FOX
Dan Dierdorf, CBS
Wayne Hagin, NY Mets Radio
Jerry Schemmel, Denver Nuggets Radio
Mike Haynes, Colorado Avalanche TV
Peter McNab, Colorado Avalanche TV
Mitch Holthus, Kansas City Chiefs Radio
Steve Phillips, ESPN
Bob Brenley, Chicago Cubs TV
Ernie Harwell, Formerly of Detroit Tigers Radio
Rachel Nichols, ESPN Reporter
Al Michaels, NBC
Dick Enberg, CBS
Dave Campbell, ESPN
Worst Broadcasters:
Doug McLeod, NHL
Mike "Doc" Emrick, NBC and New Jersey Devils TV
Peter Ruttgaizer, Colorado Avalanche Studio Host
Orel Hershiser, ESPN
Ray Ferraro, Edmonton Oilers TV
Ken Harrelson, Chicago White Sox TV
Eric Young, ESPN
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN
Shaun King, ESPN
Phil Simms, CBS
Bryant Gumbel, NFL Network and HBO
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Ron MacLean and Don Cherry - Hockey Night in Canada, CBC
YODA
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Don Cherry should be in the best list, and Brent Musberger should be in worst.
YN- Come Get Some
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Add Cris Collingsworth to the WORST list.
PackersLP21
Titletown, WI
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I like Cris Collinsworth, but he was better when he was with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. He's out of place on NBC. He's a good analyst, though.
wtnelson = Big Chief
Fort Collins , CO
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I agree with you there, WT. Collinsworth is a good analyst even if he was willing to prematurely call the Pats the greatest team ever last year.
But where's Kornheiser on the worst list? He is el Stinko!! The worst of the worst. Putrid. Or does he not even qualify as a broadcaster? Maybe a celebrity shill.
seabird56
Bethesda, MD
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To me, Kornheiser doesn't qualify as a broadcaster. Maybe he should be up there simply by virtue of being in the booth, but he doesn't qualify in my book. He's a writer.
wtnelson = Big Chief
Fort Collins , CO
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Point taken and he should stick to the Washington Post. One of his fellow writers there, a guy named Paul Fahri, wrote an unflattering review of Kornheiser's initial perfromance on MNF. Tony, with his gargantuan ego, was none too pleased......
seabird56
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