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Bill Pidto
Bill Pidto (born April 20, 1965) is a former radio personality on Mad Dog Radio on the show ''The B-Team'' and is currently an anchor for MSG Network's coverage of New York Rangers road games and select New York Knicks games. He was formerly a journalist for ESPN from 1993 to 2008. He was often seen as one of the anchors for ESPNews. Early years A native of Palo Alto, California, Pidto was a 1987 graduate of Cornell University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. At Cornell he began his broadcasting career as a sports anchor and reporter for WVBR, a radio station in Ithaca, New York. He was also a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. Career Pidto spent the following two years as the Sports director at WBNG-TV, located in Binghamton, New York. In 1989, he left WBNG for a sports anchor job at WSTM-TV in Syracuse, though he spent only a year at this station before moving on to the short-lived Sports News Network in 1990. He broke in with ESPN as a field producer f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports News Network
Sports News Network (SNN) (sometimes referred to as Mizlou Sports News Network) was the first 24-hour sports news cable channel, owned by Mizlou Communications. It pre-dates NewSport, launched in 1993 & owned by Rainbow Programming Holdings, a joint venture between the Rainbow Media subsidiary of Cablevision, NBC and Liberty Media, which itself pre-dates the launch of the originally similar ESPNews in 1996. History In August 1989, Mizlou Communications announced the November launch of Sports News Network, a 24-hour sports news and interview basic channel. SNN moved from Washington, D. C. studios to Edison, N.J. on October 1, 1990. Mizlou in February 1990 made a private placement of securities to keep SNN going. Mizlou made another attempt before July 1990 and attempted a third placement of $15–$20 million in July 1990 for the network. SNN goes dark on December 17, 1990 as parent Mizlou Communications filed for bankruptcy. Mizlou was in talks with Landmark Communications and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of ESPNews Personalities
This is a list of several past and present personalities on the ESPNews network. (NOTE: All of the current ESPNews anchors listed below are now ''SportsCenter'' anchors as of June 2013.) Current * Max Bretos: 2010–present (anchor, ESPNews) * Linda Cohn: 1996–present (anchor, ESPNews) * Kevin Connors: 2008–present (anchor, ESPNews) * David Lloyd: 1997–present (anchor, ESPNews) Former * David Amber: 2003-2005 (anchor, ESPNews), now with the NHL Network * Andre Aldridge: 1997-2000 (anchor, ESPNews), now with NBA TV * John Anderson: 1999-2000 (anchor, ESPNews), now a ''SportsCenter'' anchor for ESPN * Steve Berthiaume: 1999–2005, 2007–2012 (anchor, ESPNews), now an Arizona Diamondbacks play-by-play commentator with Bally Sports Arizona * Michelle Bonner: 2005–2012 (anchor, ESPNews) * Cindy Brunson: 1999-2012 (anchor, ESPNews), now with Bally Sports Arizona * Steve Bunin: 2003–2012 (anchor, ESPNews), was in same position at Comcast SportsNet Houston (now Root Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of ESPN Personalities
Present television personalities on the ESPN network. Current ESPN personalities Analysts * Troy Aikman (2022-present): ''Monday Night Football'' * Eric Allen (2002–present): ''NFL Live'' * Teddy Atlas (1998–present): ''Friday Night Fights'' * Jon Barry (2006–present): ''NBA on ESPN'' * Jay Bilas (1995–present): ''College GameDay (basketball)'' and ''College Basketball on ESPN'' * Todd Blackledge (2006–present): ''ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime'' * Brian Boucher (2021-present): '' NHL on ESPN'' * Aaron Boulding (2005–present): video game * Hubie Brown: (2005–present) ''NBA on ABC'' and ''NBA on ESPN'' * Ryan Callahan (2021-present): '' NHL on ESPN'' * Cassie Campbell-Pascall (2021-present): '' NHL on ESPN'' * Chris Chelios (2021-present): '' NHL on ESPN'' * Lee Corso (1987–present): ''College GameDay (football)'' * Rick DiPietro (2021-present): '' NHL on ESPN'' * Ray Ferraro (2002-2004, 2021-present): '' NHL on ESPN'' * Fran Fraschilla (2004–present): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL Network (United States)
NHL Network is an American sports-oriented cable and satellite television network that is a joint venture between the National Hockey League (which owns a controlling 84.4% interest) and NBCUniversal (which owns the remaining 15.6%). Dedicated to ice hockey, the network features live game telecasts from the NHL and other professional and collegiate hockey leagues, as well as NHL-related content including analysis programs, specials and documentaries. History Launched on October 1, 2007, the NHL Network was developed out of a joint venture between the NHL and cable provider Comcast, as part of a broadcast rights agreement that resulted in the NBC Sports Network (then known as Outdoor Life Network) acquiring partial cable television rights to regular season, and Stanley Cup playoff and finals games from the National Hockey League. It became the third sports-oriented cable network devoted to programming from and controlled by one of the Major professional sports leagues in the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL Live
''NHL Live'' is a television show on NBC Sports Network. The program airs after every National Hockey League game the network televises as part of ''NHL on NBC''. The postgame show was initially known as ''Hockey Central'', airing from their Stamford, Connecticut studios. With the new contract with NBC beginning in the , the new pregame show is called ''NHL Live'' and the new postgame show is called ''NHL Overtime'', which show the ''NHL on NBC'' studio host and analysts, from the NBC and Comcast (original owner of Versus) merger. History ''Hockey Central'' first aired on October 5, 2005. Given the limited time to prepare the studio after OLN won the broadcasting rights of the NHL in the summer of 2005, the first set was extremely spartan. This served as the temporary home to Hockey Central until a permanent set could be built midway through the first season. The show is hosted by Bill Patrick and a rotating panel of analysts as they break down highlights of other games, show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Trautwig
Alan Trautwig (born February 26, 1956) is a sports commentator who worked with MSG (TV network), MSG Network, American Broadcasting Company, ABC, NBC, NBC Sports Network, and USA Network. He most recently did Pre-game show, pre-game and post-game shows for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, as well as fill-in play-by-play for both teams. Biography Early life Trautwig was a stick boy for the New York Islanders in their early days in the NHL and a ball boy for the New York Nets when they played in the American Basketball Association (1967–1976), ABA. Both teams used the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York for their home games. He graduated from H. Frank Carey Junior-Senior High School, in Franklin Square, NY. As a 22-year-old recent college graduate, Trautwig called New York Apollo soccer games on WBAU 90.3 FM, a student-run radio station on Long Island. Broadcasting career In the 1980s, Trautwig hosted NHL on USA, USA Network's coverage of the National Hockey League; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball Tonight
''Baseball Tonight'' (stylized as ''Baseball Tonight presented by Chevrolet'' for sponsorship reasons) is an American television program that airs on ESPN. The show, which covers the day's Major League Baseball action, has been on the air since 1990. Its namesake program also airs on ESPN Radio at various times of the day during the baseball season, with Marc Kestecher as host. ''Baseball Tonight'' is also the title of a daily podcast hosted by Buster Olney with frequent appearances by Tim Kurkjian, Karl Ravech, and others from ESPN and more places. In 2017, daily airing of the show, other than its Sunday airing, were replaced by MLB Network's ''Intentional Talk,'' which stopped airing on ESPN2 in December 2018 As of December 27, 2019, ''Baseball Tonight'' airs on Sundays before ''Sunday Night Baseball'', for major events such as the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, MLB All-Star Game, College World Series, Major League Baseball postseason, MLB Postseason, and Winter Meetings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NFL Primetime
''NFL Primetime'' is a sports television program that has aired on ESPN since 1987. The show is presented similarly to ESPN's own '' SportsCenter'', featuring scores, highlights, and analysis of every game of the week in the NFL. When it debuted in 1987, the show aired every Sunday night during the NFL season. When NBC acquired the rights for Sunday night games beginning in the 2006, NBC also negotiated for exclusive rights for extended highlights during its ''Football Night in America'' pregame show, causing ESPN to begin airing ''NFL Primetime'' on Mondays. In 2019, the program was moved to ESPN+. History Format (1987–2005) Until the 2006 season, ''Primetime'' aired every Sunday night during the NFL season and it preceded ESPN's coverage of '' Sunday Night Football'' (it even aired when ESPN did not have a Sunday night game, especially from 1990 to 1997 when TNT had Sunday night games the first half of the season). The show was hosted by Chris Berman, with analysis from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL 2Night
''NHL 2Night'' is a former news magazine that used to broadcast highlights of National Hockey League games and stories about the league up to five nights a week on ESPN and ESPN2. It was usually broadcast live at 10:00PM ET or immediately following a game on ESPN2. It was then re-broadcast a few times throughout the night and following day. It debuted in 1995. The show was originally hosted by Bill Pidto and later John Buccigross. Barry Melrose was the main analyst. Cancellation The NHL and ESPN extended their broadcast agreement for the 2004–05 season, with options for the two following seasons. From a high of 129 game telecasts on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC in 1999–2000, the new deal called for 40 games on ESPN2. As part of this reduced commitment, the network cancelled NHL 2Night. ESPNEWS now provides expanded segments for Barry Melrose, usually on Thursday nights, to analyze NHL action. After the NHL returned to ESPN in 2021, the network would announce a new hockey studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
