Andy Masur

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Andy Masur is a columnist for BSM and works for WGN Radio as an anchor and play-by-play announcer. He also teaches broadcasting at the Illinois Media School. During his career he has called games for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox. He can be found on Twitter @Andy_Masur1 or you can reach him by email at Andy@Andy-Masur.com.

Anatomy of a Broadcaster: Rece Davis

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The NFL Doesn’t Care if You Can’t Watch Games on Peacock, Just as Long As It Makes Money

It’s kind of like the old, if a tree falls in the forest and there’s nobody there to hear it does it really make a sound?

FOX Changed the NFL, and Sports TV as a Whole, 30 Years Ago

FOX immediately had an impact on the game of football.

Al Michaels Deserved Better From NBC

Michaels is a legend. Imagining an NFL postseason without him is hard to do. It’s also difficult to believe that NBC would do him like this as well.

Jim Boeheim Made a Career Out of Treating Media Poorly, But Now Wants In on the Action

You have now become what you once despised and loathed. Maybe you didn’t understand the impact or importance of the relationship when you played or coached, but now you’re one of us. It borders on hypocrisy.

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Glenn Beck Calls Out The Young Turks Over Lindsey Graham Documentary

“TYT did all they could to paint Lindsey Graham as a hypocrite. Maybe they should look in the mirror.”

Bob Pittman: iHeartMedia Won’t Chase Podcast Deals That Lose Money

"At Axios Media Trends Live, iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman talked podcast deals, AI, radio’s reach, and royalties."

Steak Shapiro: Tampa Bay-Milwaukee World Series Will Be A “Disaster” For Baseball, FOX Sports

"There's another term called make goods, which is you guarantee an audience. I don't know that they'll hit the audience they're guaranteeing."

CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil Announces New Video Podcast

The show will be filmed in Dokoupil’s CBS News office, giving the project a setting connected to his work as a journalist.