One of ESPN’s longest-tenured analysts is being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In other news, NASCAR broadcaster Buddy Baker is retiring due to a cancer diagnosis, and NFL analyst Donovan McNabb was recently arrested for DUI.
ESPN’s Jackson Honored
- ESPN NFL analyst Tom Jackson has been named this year’s recipient of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. Jackson, who has been with ESPN since 1987, is the network’s second honoree; his longtime colleague Chris Berman won the award in 2010. (ESPN Media Zone)
NASCAR Broadcaster Baker Retires Due to Illness
- Sirius XM NASCAR host Buddy Baker announced earlier this week that he is battling inoperable lung cancer and will retire from broadcasting. Baker, a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, served as an analyst for TNN from 1991 through the 2000 season and also called races on CBS. (NASCAR.com)
Fox Sports’ McNabb Arrested For DUI
- Fox Sports NFL analyst Donovan McNabb was arrested last month on suspicion of DUI, it was revealed Tuesday. It was his second DUI arrest in the past 19 months. While there is no immediate word on how the arrest will affect his Fox Sports duties, McNabb has taken a leave of absence from his NBC Sports Radio show “to address some personal issues.” (Syracuse.com)
