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February 23, 2021
SiriusXM MLB Network Radio Kicks Off Baseball Season Preview Specials
SIRIUSXM MLB NETWORK RADIO's annual tour of baseball SPRING Training camps won't be on the road as usual this season due to the pandemic, but the channel will instead air season preview specials for each of the 30 MLB clubs over 30 days, starting … more »
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January 12, 2021
National Sports Media Association Names 2021 Hall Of Famers, Sportscasters And Sportswriters Of The Year
The NATIONAL SPORTS MEDIA ASSOCIATION has unveiled the newest inductees into the NSMA Hall of Fame as well as the national and state sportscasters and sportswriters of the year. The winners will be honored at the NSMA's 61st annual awards weekend, … more »
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December 15, 2020
WIP/Philadelphia Sets Unofficial 76ers Coverage As Season Looms
ENTERCOM Sports WIP/PHILADELPHIA does not have the game broadcast rights to PHILADELPHIA 76ERS basketball, but the station is once again launching an aggressive campaign of coverage of the SIXERS as the NBA season gets underway, including the return of a … more »
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October 12, 2020
Joe Morgan, Baseball Star Turned Sportscaster, Dies At 77
Hall of Fame second baseman and baseball broadcaster JOE MORGAN has passed away at his home in DANVILLE, CA at 77. MORGAN, who played for the HOUSTON COLT .45s/ASTROS, CINCINNATI REDS, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS, PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES, and OAKLAND ATHLETICS … more »
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October 9, 2020
Villanova Football, Men's Basketball Moves To WBEN-F (95.7 Ben FM)/Philadelphia
Displaced from its prior flagship by the station's lease to iHEARTMEDIA, VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY football and men's basketball will move to BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP Adult Hits WBEN-F (95.7 BEN FM)/PHILADELPHIA for the 2020-21 season. The WILDCATS … more »
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September 29, 2020
Jay Johnstone, Former MLB Outfielder, Prankster, And Yankees Radio Analyst, Dies At 74
JAY JOHNSTONE, the well-traveled major league outfielder known for his penchant for pranks, died SATURDAY (9/26) at 74 of complications from COVID-19. He had been battling dementia in recent years. JOHNSTONE broke into the major leagues with the … more »
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May 21, 2020
Temple University Renews With WPEN (97.5 The Fanatic)/Philadelphia For Football, WPHT For Men's Basketball
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Athletics and rights holder LEARFIELD IMG COLLEGE have reached agreement on four-year extensions with the OWLS' radio outlets. Football games will continue to air on BEASLEY Sports WPEN (97.5 THE FANATIC) and men's basketball … more »
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February 19, 2020
SiriusXM MLB Network Radio Hits The Road For 2020 Spring Training Tour
SIRIUSXM MLB NETWORK RADIO is sending its hosts out once again for the annual Spring Training Tour series of broadcasts, starting SATURDAY (2/22) and running through MARCH 13th. Going to the GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE camps in FLORIDA will be former major league … more »
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January 14, 2020
National Sports Media Association Sets 2020 Hall Of Fame Class, 2019 State And National Sportscasters And Sportswriters Of The Year
The NATIONAL SPORTS MEDIA ASSOCIATION has announced the Class of 2020 for its Hall of Fame as well as winners of its 2019 national and state Sportscaster and Sportswriter of the Year honors. Entering the Hall this year will be PREMIERE NETWORKS/FOX … more »
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December 4, 2019
Apple Picks Its Favorite Podcasts For 2019, Lists Most Popular
APPLE has selected its picks for best podcasts of 2019 in three genres and has released lists of the year's most popular shows and new shows as well as the company's "2019 Favorites.". NPR's "WHITE LIES" was named … more »