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Tennessee Titans play-by-play radio announcer Mike Keith was in Jackson on Tuesday for the Southern League All-Star Game.

He had a hand in the festivities as he emceed the all-star luncheon earlier in the day and the Special Needs Baseball game prior to the Southern League game. Continue reading →

Lindsay Czarniak, the co-sports anchor at WRC (Channel 4), will leave the station next month for a job at ESPN, WRC said Wednesday. Continue reading →

The worst-kept secret in town is out of the bag – the Canadiens’ English-language radio broadcasts are moving up the dial to the Team 990. Continue reading →

CBS Sports Network has reached a multi-year television deal with The Patriot League to air the league’s men’s and women’s basketball, men’s lacrosse and football games.

The deal guarantees a minimum of 12 Patriot League men’s basketball regular season and tournament games, including the men’s basketball championship. Continue reading →

For the past nine seasons, John Ireland has been the Los Angeles Lakers’ sideline reporter for KCAL 9 television. But that has changed because the Corona del Mar High alumnus will now be calling the action.

Ireland, a 1981 graduate of CdM, will be the play-by-play announcer on 710 ESPN radio alongside commentator and former Laker Mychal Thompson, it was announced Tuesday. Continue reading →

To say Doug Russell was surprised to learn he had been fired by radio station WSSP-AM (1250) is to understate the case and not by a little.

“I was blown away,” Russell said Wednesday during a phone interview. “On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the most surprised, I was probably about a 16. Shocked. Just flabbergasted.” Continue reading →

The prevailing opinion at the Cable Show last week was that Comcast/NBC vastly overpaid for the Olympics. Any time a company bids nearly $1 billion more than the next highest bidder, it leaves itself open to that accusation. Continue reading →

Broadcaster Len Kasper has signed a five-year extension to remain as the Cubs’ TV play-by-play man through 2016.

The 40-year-old Kasper was in the final year of his current deal, but there was little doubt he’d be staying around for a long time. Continue reading →

Everett Silvertips Broadcaster Jon Rosen announced Tuesday that he will be stepping down from the club to pursue other opportunities in broadcasting. Continue reading →

WSSP-AM (1250) on Tuesday dismissed sports director and morning show co-host Doug Russell.

Russell had been co-host with Mike Wickett of “The Doug and Mike Show” weekdays from 5 to 9 a.m. on the station. Russell joined WSSP in January 2007. Continue reading →