- Len Berman: The longtime New York area sports anchor is leaving WNBC-TV after 24 years. Berman, who “reached a settlement of his contract” with WNBC, is apparently another casualty of the “ongoing wave of cost-cutting at local TV news operations which has swept out numerous big names.” Berman told Newsday that he will likely remain with WNBC through May.
- Dave Winfield: ESPN has officially hired the MLB Hall-of-Famer as an analyst for its Baseball Tonight studio show. Winfield will primarily work on Sunday nights, alongside Karl Ravech, Peter Gammons and John Kruk, starting with this Sunday’s season-opening edition.
- P.J. Carlisemo: The former NBA coach is returning to broadcasting. Carlisemo has joined TNT as an NBA analyst, making his debut this Thursday alongside Kevin Harlan. Carlisemo, who served as a studio analyst for NBC in 2000-01 and a game analyst for the network in 2001-02, will be part of TNT’s NBA Playoffs coverage.
Ted Turner, whose cable business transformed TV sports, dies
Ted Turner, the media mogul and team owner whose TBS "SuperStation" helped pave the way the era of cable...
