Tom Hoffarth
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The first 24 hours of television coverage of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others was frantic and emotional.
Jan. 27, 2020
ESPN’s full coverage of the national championship game will include an announcer-less feed. Praise be.
Jan. 12, 2020
From Vin Scully’s retirement to ESPN’s documentary on O.J. Simpson, from cable mega-deals to the downfall of Donald Sterling, these moments are most memorable.
Dec. 27, 2019
A list of the year’s more insightful, inspiring and infinitely coolest books on sports.
Dec. 13, 2019
NFL and college football television broadcasts have become tedious as officials use every replay angle available to make the right call -- and slow down the game.
Dec. 8, 2019
Sports producer Fred Gaudelli, who works on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” has been in the booth for several of the NFL’s greatest plays.
Nov. 30, 2019
Whip-around coverage of the latest happenings in the sports media world ahead of Thanksgiving includes talk of a Stephen A. Smith-Skip Bayless reunion.
Nov. 24, 2019
Aaron Shelby, the grandson of racer and car builder Carroll Shelby, doesn’t have an issue with ‘Ford v Ferrari’ putting entertainment over historical accuracy.
Nov. 17, 2019
Syracuse grad Noah Eagle landed the Clippers’ play-by-play gig by displaying confidence and on-air talent. His father, Ian, is the voice of the Nets.
Nov. 10, 2019
Until Saturday’s climactic race of the two-day Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita, NBC had been quite thorough in providing proper context and measured tones in documenting what had occurred at the track in light of 36 thoroughbred deaths since December.
Nov. 3, 2019