David J. Halberstam (born October 7, 1951) was the EVP/General Manager of
Westwood One
Westwood One is an American radio network owned by Cumulus Media. The company syndicates talk, music, and sports programming.
The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1978. The compan ...
Sports. Previously, he was the play-by-play announcer for the
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The club plays its home games at FT ...
and
St. John's basketball.
In 1999, Halberstam published ''Sports on New York Radio: A Play-by-Play History''.
In 2016, he authored "The Fundamentals of Sports Media and Sponsorship Sales: Developing New Accounts." In early 2018, Halberstam launched the website
Sports Broadcast Journal which evaluates the work of sports broadcasters and covers the sports media world.
In the 2011 season, Halberstam joined the Nova Southeastern University Sharks Athletics family as its Men's Basketball play-by-play announcer. He left NSU in 2019.
Halberstam now voluntarily runs a publication about sports broadcasting Sports Broadcast Journal.
References
External links
David J. Halberstamvia Westwood One Sports
1951 births
Living people
American sports announcers
Miami Heat announcers
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