People & Personalities: Calabro May Call Seahawks' '09 Preseason
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Calabro May Call Preseason
Games For Seahawks In '09 |
In Tacoma, Frank Hughes reported there is "a good chance" former Sonics announcer Kevin Calabro, who will be the MLS Sounders' play-by-play TV voice starting next season, "could announce the [Seahawks'] three preseason games next year." Calabro broadcasted Friday's Seahawks-Vikings game when regular preseason play-by-play announcer Verne Lundquist "had a previous commitment." Lundquist's contract with the team is up after this preseason, and Hughes notes the Sounders and Seahawks "are under the same corporate umbrella" (Tacoma NEWS TRIBUNE, 8/10).
MAKING IT WORK: In K.C., Jeffrey Flanagan wrote under the header, "MNF Crew Might Just Be Getting it." ESPN play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico "has become skilled at steering the chit-chat back to the game at hand." During Monday's Bengals-Packers preseason game, Tirico was "roping in" the Ron Jaworski-Tony Kornhesier show "when it got loose." For the most part Monday, the "MNF" crew "seemed guarded against going overboard" on the Jets QB Brett Favre matter. Flanagan: "That deserves some applause" (KANSASCITY.com, 8/12).
ON THE FLY: The Flyers have named Comcast SportsNet (CSN) Philadelphia analyst Chris Therien radio analyst. Therien replaces former NHLer Brian Propp, who has resigned. Therien "has served as a hockey analyst on CSN Philadelphia's "Post Game Live" and also "was a part-timer on WIP-AM and has done work for TSN and the NHL Network" (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 8/12).
NOTES: KOMO-AM Mariners reporter Shannon Drayer, who covered the team for six years for the station, Friday was "unexpectedly fired." Drayer said that she "was told it was a cost-cutting move" by the station, which is in its last year of broadcasting Mariners games (SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, 8/9)....Boston's WCVB-ABC weekend sports broadcaster Bob Halloran will join ESPN Radio 890 Thursday. Halloran will team up with 890 host Mike Salk to host the "Salk & Halloran" show, which will air weekdays from 12:00-2:00pm ET (BOSTON HERALD, 8/12).
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