Recent news involving sports media personalities, including Fox Sports’ Joe Buck continuing to recover from a vocal chord ailment, CBS Sports’ Jim Nantz being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Charlotte Bobcats’ radio voice Scott Lauer being laid off.
- Joe Buck Recovering From Virus: FOX broadcaster Joe Buck, set to call Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game, is still recovering from a vocal chord ailment that has hampered him since February. As a result, Buck has sounded “noticeably raspy” on FOX MLB telecasts this year (dailynews.com, 7/7). Buck told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that while the ailment has been “the hardest thing” he has dealt with professionally, he is “getting better every week.” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Los Angeles Daily News)
- Jim Nantz Honored By Pro Football Hall of Fame: As mentioned earlier Tuesday, CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz will receive the Pro Football Hall of Fame?s Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, which honors radio and television broadcasters. Nantz, named CBS’ lead NFL play-by-play voice in 2004, will be the youngest recipient of the award. In addition, Nantz becoms just the third broadcaster to be honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. (press release via Fang’s Bites)
- Bobcats Lay Off Radio Voice: Bobcats radio play-by-play voice Scott Lauer is one of several team employees who have been relieved of their duties in the past week. The move “appears to be a cost-saving decision” due to the ongoing NBA lockout. Lauer, who has been with the Bobcats since the team began play in 2004, says he has been “given the impression” that he will be “doing the games again once there are games.” (newsobserver.com)
