Favorite/least Favorite Broadcaster

[cosmo_kramer]

Best: Vin Scully

 

[AntAltMike]

For years, Howard Cosell used to win Best and Worst Announcer in the same polls.

I liked Chuck Thompson of the Baltimore Orioles. The WBAL signal carried better to New England than it did to even Virginia, and he would always welcome the Red Sox fans to his broadcast when he saw a Red Sox final score posted. And he called a good game.


Dick Stockton and Brent Musberger split my vote for the worst.

 

[dfergie]

I liked Brent Musberger when he was the in studio guy for the NFL Today before CBS let Fox steal the NFC from them...

 

[HD MM]

I'm surprised at the favorable votes for Madden. Besides bellowing catch phrases and scribbling on telecasters, how is Madden a "good broadcaster"?

Oh, and my tie for all-time worst broadcaster is between Dick Vitale and Chris Berman. Both used to be energetic personalities. Now they are basically parody's of themselves spouting silly cartoonish catch phrases at will. They both dumb down any broadcast that they are involved with...

 

[SabresRule]

Dick Stockton and Brent Musberger split my vote for the worst.

Musburger I understand (I know many people don't like him), but Dick Stockton??

That's........... quite interesting,

 

[AntAltMike]

Musburger I understand (I know many people don't like him), but Dick Stockton??

That's........... quite interesting,

Stockton used to telecast Red Sox games with Ken Harrelson. He knew about as much about baseball as I do about cricket. The last year they were together, they were feuding, and the marathon rain delay when they had to make smalltalk for about three hours was the most painful show I have ever endured.

 

[SabresRule]

Stockton used to telecast Red Sox games with Ken Harrelson. He knew about as much about baseball as I do about cricket. The last year they were together, they were feuding, and the marathon rain delay when they had to make smalltalk for about three hours was the most painful show I have ever endured.

Baseball?

I only know him as an NBA and NFL announcer.

 

[GoTribe]

No, I've got THE absolute worst:

Bryant Gumbel - NFL Network

Thank God he quit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/31/sports/31sandomir.html?ref=television

I had no idea he quit. What awesome news! :up

 

[HD MM]

I had no idea he quit. What awesome news! :up

Yup. Although I don't think the NFLN has found his replacement yet.

 

[Ramy]

Best: Curt Gowdy

Worst: Madden and Tim McCarver (tie)

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Yup. Although I don't think the NFLN has found his replacement yet.

Shouldn't be a big deal. ANYONE could do a better job and would be a huge improvement over Gumbel.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

The best: Keith Jackson
My favorite - Howard Cosell
The worst - Rod Allen (Detroit Tigers TV color man) I'm still looking for the Rod Allen mute button on my remote.

 

[SabresRule]

Shouldn't be a big deal. ANYONE could do a better job and would be a huge improvement over Gumbel.

Even me?

 

[stone phillips420]

worst announcer team dan terhar and mike greenley Minnesota Wild, ill be watching alot of hockey this year with MUTE ON
best announcer team craig simspon and roger millions
imho

 

[dfergie]

Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshire made a good team also.. and I liked Bradshaw in the booth...

 

[SabresRule]

The worst by far is Kornhoser err.... Kornheiser

He's not a great announcer, but he is a very good writer.

Here's one of his classic lines:

"It's easier to get hit by Skylab than to miss the playoffs in the NHL."

 

[Paradox-SJ]

Favorite: Lauran sanchez

 

[jbernardi]

Favorite: Pat Summerall

Least Favorite: Mike "Doc" Emerick, although my favorite sport is hockey.
Emerick's extremely nasal voice is really annoying, and he is over-the-top in his enthusiasm, screaming, such as "Oh, it's a shot from the BLUE LINE! ITONLY MISSED THE GOAL BY THREE FEET!!!!"

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Even me?

I don't know you, but yes, you could do a better job.

 

[BlackHitachi]

Baseball : Joe Morgan/ Harold Reynolds
Football : John Madden

WORST: Cris Collin worthless!!

Favorite: Before my time but Howard Cosell.