|
Bill Pidto
Bill Pidto (born April 20, 1965) is an American journalist who is currently an anchor for MSG (TV network), MSG Network's coverage of New York Rangers road games and select New York Knicks games. He was formerly a radio personality on Mad Dog Radio on the show ''The B-Team'' and was worked for ESPN from 1993 to 2008. He was often seen as one of the news presenters, anchors for ESPNews. Early years A native of Palo Alto, California, Pidto was a 1987 graduate of Cornell University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. At Cornell he began his broadcasting career as a sports anchor and reporter for WVBR, a radio station in Ithaca, New York. He was also a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. Career Pidto spent the following two years as the Sports director at WBNG-TV, located in Binghamton, New York. In 1989, he left WBNG for a sports anchor job at WSTM-TV in Syracuse, though he spent only a year at this station before moving on to the short-lived Sports News Networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports News Network
Sports News Network (SNN) (sometimes referred to as Mizlou Sports News Network) was the first 24-hour sports news cable channel, owned by Mizlou Communications. It pre-dates NewSport, launched in 1993 & owned by Rainbow Programming Holdings, a joint venture between the Rainbow Media subsidiary of Cablevision, NBC and Liberty Media, which itself pre-dates the launch of the originally similar ESPNews in 1996. History In August 1989, Mizlou Communications announced the November launch of Sports News Network, a 24-hour sports news and interview basic channel. SNN moved from Washington, D. C. studios to Edison, N.J. on October 1, 1990. Mizlou in February 1990 made a private placement of securities to keep SNN going. Mizlou made another attempt before July 1990 and attempted a third placement of $15–$20 million in July 1990 for the network. SNN goes dark on December 17, 1990 as parent Mizlou Communications filed for bankruptcy. Mizlou was in talks with Landmark Communications La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 29 – Tampere Ice Stadium, Hakametsä, the first ice rink of Finland, is inaugurated in Tampere. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of ESPNews Personalities
ESPNews (pronounced "ESPN News," stylized ESPNEWS) is an American multinational digital cable and satellite television network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%). Known as "ESPN3" in its planning stages and proposed as early as 1993, the channel launched on November 1, 1996, and originally featured a rolling news format with 24-hour coverage of sports news and highlights. Since 2010, the network has largely shifted away from this format, and now primarily carries television simulcasts of ESPN Radio shows, encores of ESPN's weekday lineup of studio programs, and overflow event programming in the event of conflicts with ABC or the other ESPN networks. , ESPNEWS is available to approximately 36 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2013 peak of 76 million households. Format and programming ESPNews is typically offered on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of ESPN Personalities
Present television personalities on the ESPN network. Current ESPN personalities Analysts * Troy Aikman (2022–present): ''Monday Night Football'' * Cory Alexander (2024–present): ''NBA on ESPN'' * Eric Allen (2002–present): '' NFL Live'' * Teddy Atlas (1998–present): ''Friday Night Fights'' * Jon Barry (2006–present): ''NBA on ESPN'' * Jay Bilas (1995–present): ''College GameDay (basketball)'', '' ESPN College Basketball'' and ''NBA on ESPN'' * Aaron Boulding (2005–present): video game * Doris Burke (2017–present): ''NBA on ESPN'' * Ryan Callahan (2021-present): ''NHL on ESPN'' * Cassie Campbell-Pascall (2021–present): ''NHL on ESPN'' * Shams Charania (2024–present): NBA on ESPN * Lee Corso (1987–present): ''College GameDay (football)'' * Rick DiPietro (2021–present): ''NHL on ESPN'' * Ray Ferraro (2002–2004, 2021–present): ''NHL on ESPN'' * Fran Fraschilla (2004–present): '' ESPN College Basketball'' * Rod Gilmore: ''ESPN College Footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL Network (United States)
NHL Network is an American sports-oriented cable and satellite television network that is a joint venture between the National Hockey League (NHL), which owns a controlling 84.4% interest, and NBCUniversal, which owns the remaining 15.6%. Dedicated to providing broadcast coverage of ice hockey, the network features live game telecasts from the NHL and other professional and collegiate hockey leagues, as well as NHL-related content including analysis programs, specials and documentaries. History Launched on October 1, 2007, the NHL Network was developed out of a joint venture between the NHL and cable provider Comcast, as part of a broadcast rights agreement that resulted in the NBC Sports Network (then known as Outdoor Life Network) acquiring partial cable television rights to regular season, and Stanley Cup playoff and finals games from the National Hockey League. It became the third sports-oriented cable network devoted to programming from and controlled by one of the Maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Trautwig
Alan Trautwig (February 26, 1956 – February 23, 2025) was an American sports commentator who worked with MSG Network, ABC, NBC, NBC Sports Network, and USA Network. He later did pre-game and post-game shows for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, as well as fill-in play-by-play for both teams. Early life Trautwig was born on February 26, 1956, in Oceanside, New York, and grew up in nearby Garden City South. He was a stick boy for the New York Islanders of the NHL and a ball boy for the New York Nets of the ABA when they both played at the Nassau Coliseum. He graduated from H. Frank Carey Junior-Senior High School, in Franklin Square. He was a 1978 graduate of Adelphi University, where he majored in business. He was also a 1991 Inductee into the university's Athletics Hall of Fame. His first broadcasting experience was calling New York Apollo soccer matches on WBAU during the summer of 1978 and subsequently WMCA. Broadcasting career In the 1980s, Trautwig hosted U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball Tonight (MLB)
''Baseball Tonight'' is an American television program that airs on ESPN. The show, which covers the day's Major League Baseball action, has been on the air since 1990. Its namesake program also airs on ESPN Radio at various times of the day during the baseball season, with Marc Kestecher as host. ''Baseball Tonight'' is also the title of a daily podcast hosted by Buster Olney with frequent appearances by Tim Kurkjian, Karl Ravech, and others from ESPN and more places. In 2017, daily airing of the show, other than its Sunday airing, was replaced by MLB Network's '' Intentional Talk,'' which stopped airing on ESPN2 in December 2018 As of December 27, 2019, ''Baseball Tonight'' airs on Sundays before ''Sunday Night Baseball'', and during the week for major events such as the MLB All-Star Game, College World Series, MLB Postseason, MLB Trade Deadline and Winter Meetings, along with ''SportsCenter'' segments during the season. History On January 3, 2000, the segment "Web Gems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NFL Primetime
''NFL Primetime'' is a sports television program that has aired on ESPN since 1987. The show is presented similarly to ESPN's own ''SportsCenter'', featuring scores, highlights, and analysis of every game of the week in the NFL. When it debuted in 1987, the show aired every Sunday night during the NFL season. When NBC acquired the rights for Sunday night games beginning in the 2006, NBC also negotiated for exclusive rights for extended highlights during its '' Football Night in America'' pregame show, causing ESPN to begin airing ''NFL Primetime'' on Mondays. In 2019, the program was moved to ESPN+. Original format (1987–2005) Until the 2006 season, ''NFL Primetime'' aired every Sunday night during the NFL season and it preceded ESPN's coverage of '' Sunday Night Football'' (it even aired when ESPN did not have a Sunday night game, especially from 1990 to 1997 when TNT had Sunday night games the first half of the season). The show was hosted by Chris Berman, with analysis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHL 2Night
''NHL 2Night'' is a former news magazine that used to broadcast highlights of National Hockey League games and stories about the league up to five nights a week on ESPN and ESPN2. It was usually broadcast live at 10:00 PM ET or immediately following a game on ESPN2. It was then re-broadcast a few times throughout the night and the following day. It debuted in 1995. The show was originally hosted by Bill Pidto and later John Buccigross. Barry Melrose was the main analyst. Cancellation The NHL and ESPN extended their broadcast agreement for the 2004–05 season, with options for the two following seasons. From a high of 129 game telecasts on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC in 1999–2000, the new deal called for 40 games, only 15 during the regular season, on ESPN2. As part of this reduced commitment, the network cancelled NHL2Night. ESPNEWS ESPNews (pronounced "ESPN News," stylized ESPNEWS) is an American multinational digital cable and satellite television network owned by E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
