With Hazel Mae slated to exit NESN at the end of the month, we might be seeing a whole lot more of Kathryn Tappen on the network. According to her official web site, Tappen has wanted to be a newscaster since the eighth grade. She has an athletic background, having competed in cross country and track … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Kathryn Tappen
Hazel Mae Out At NESN
First Tina Cervasio and now Hazel Mae? Say it ain't so! NESN announced today that Mae, host of SportsDesk, will leave the network at the end of the month. In a statement released today, Mae said that it was simply time to move on. “After four incredible and exciting years at NESN, I’ve decided now … Continue reading Hazel Mae Out At NESN
Manny Hits Home Run Number 500
Not a bad weekend thus far for Boston sports fans. Manny Ramirez hit the 500th home run of his career tonight in Baltimore. It was struck in the seventh inning, on the first pitch he saw from former teammate Chad Bradford. On NESN, Don Orsillo gave the call, and then he and Jerry Remy let … Continue reading Manny Hits Home Run Number 500
Approval Ratings – Don Orsillo
Announcer boy is up next. Don Orsillo is the play-by-play man on NESN's Red Sox telecasts, he's done most of the games starting in 2001, and has done all of the local non-national broadcast games since the 2005 season. Orsillo's first game was Hideo Nomo's no hitter in Baltimore in 2001, and he received some criticism … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Don Orsillo
Approval Ratings – Jack Edwards
Today we'll focus on Jack Edwards, who just finished up his first full-time season doing play-by-play game for the Bruins on NESN. Edward has had a long and varied career, working at places like WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH, WRKO radio, WCVB-TV and WHDH-TV in Boston, as well as doing work for ABC's Wide World of … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Jack Edwards
Bruins-Habs on NESNplus, Red Sox-Yankees in Sparkling HD on NESN
Bruins fans will not like this news. NESN has announced that Game 5 of the Bruins-Canadiens series will be moved to its NESNplus channel. This means that the game will be seen in Standard Definition, not in sparking clear HD. This means that game 2 of the Red Sox-Yankees series will be on NESN HD … Continue reading Bruins-Habs on NESNplus, Red Sox-Yankees in Sparkling HD on NESN
Why The Sox Aren’t In HD Tonight
By now you've heard that the Red Sox game tonight is being moved to CN8 on Comcast systems (another channel on other cable systems) so that tonight's Bruins/Canadiens playoff game can be shown in High Definition on NESN. I had wondered, as some of you might've, if Comcast might be able to still show the … Continue reading Why The Sox Aren’t In HD Tonight
Approval Ratings – Hazel Mae
Hazel Mae anchors NESN's nightly SportsDesk program and also serves as host of The Ultimate Red Sox Show, a weekly look back at the Red Sox, and The Buzz, another weekly show that is devoted to the Bruins. Mae came to Boston from Toronto, where apparently they are still mourning her departure. Mae's NESN Bio … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Hazel Mae
Approval Ratings – Tom Caron
NESN Red Sox studio host Tom Caron is up for his approval ratings today. The versatile Caron hosts the pre and post game shows for the Red Sox telecasts on NESN, and is also a Hockey East play-by-play announcer for the network. He has been making regular appearances on WEEI recently,(where he is often confused with … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Tom Caron
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