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Bagpipes11 · Joined: 10 Nov 2006

I think that it depends on the sport...a baseball announcer can't be compared to a hockey announcer and vice-versa.

IMHO, Marv Albert...basketball, Harry Carrey.....baseball, Bob Cole.....hockey and Al Michaels....football.

On a side note, being from Canada I associate Paul Romanuk with the WJH team....classic!

mountainous · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles

John Madden was also very good for football, I think he did MNF.

gotte00 · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

Ernie Harwell....one of the best announcers for any sport ever. Listening to Detroit Tigers games on the radio haven't been the same since.

He's right up there with Vin Scully, Harry Carey, Jack Buck and Marty Brennanman. Those are possibly the best baseball announcers ever. Today's group includes Johnny Miller and Joe Buck.

Basketball - Chick Hern and Johnny Most, though being a Detroiter I hated both, yet know they are probably the two best of all time. The Pistons George Blaha is great to listen to as well, very underrated.

College Basketball - Jim Nantz, Ron Franklin(also college football), Brad Nessler

College Football - Bob Ufer(Michigan), Keith Jackson, Al Michaels( as we as loads of other sports)

Hockey - Bob Cole, Gary Thorn

freshking · Joined: 07 Dec 2006

Gotta make a shoutout to drunk Dave Niehaus of the Seattle Mariners. Just got into the Hall of Fame this year. Been with them since the beginning in '77.

aka Dave · Joined: 02 May 2008 Location: Down by the river

Definitely agree about Ernie Harwell and Chick Hearn. Johnny Most, well I was a Laker fan in the 80s when Magic's battles with Bird were legend and the Celtic Laker rivalry was huge.

Johnny Most called the games with Dick Enberg, and as a Laker fan it was pure hell listening to him when he called the finals. We'd turn off the sound on the TV and listen to Chick on the radio. He was a legend, no doubt, though his voice sounded raspy and inebriated.

Al Michaels/Keith Jackson = gold standard.

xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

For college football I always liked Keith Jackson.

Baseball is Dave Niehaus

Basketball is Kevin Calabro

Newbie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Bob Cole, yes, but he probably should have stopped about 5 years ago.

How about Jow Bowen and Harry Neale as the worst announcers ever.

aka Dave · Joined: 02 May 2008 Location: Down by the river

Worst? I cannot stand Dick Vitale. Oh god, I know some people love him but I hate him. That's why I like Vin, he's a less is more guy.

The Korean olympic baseball announcers as well. Geez, they are homers x100000. I thought the guy was gonna have cardiac arrest when the Korean hit a homer, he was literally screaming at the top of his lungs.

drkalbi · Joined: 06 Aug 2006

I like Mr. Kim on SBS.

R-Seoul · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Location: your place

Vin Scully? That coffin dodger. He should be taken outside & shot, in fact that should have happened to him 60 years ago.

David Coleman is the correct answer.

aka Dave · Joined: 02 May 2008 Location: Down by the river

Hanson · Joined: 20 Oct 2004

yingwenlaoshi · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: ... location, location!

Hanson · Joined: 20 Oct 2004

^ I loved Dick's anecdotes of years gone by... Plus, I heard Bob Cole's an asshat in real life.

Do any other Montrealers remember Dick Irvin's Hockey Magazine, a half-hour show on, correct me if I'm wrong, Sunday evenings? Dick Irvin IS hockey!!!

blaseblasphemener · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:18 am Post subject:

The late, great, Don Whitman.

Nobody did the Olympics or CFL better. Also fantastic at NHL.

Ed Whalen was good too. (Calgary Flames, Stampede Wrestling).