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End of Year Memory: Dallas Opens With Thud at Washington

"So it's a 'Hail Mary' or a kneel down and it's going to be the former,'' Al Michaels intoned as the Cowboys lined up at their own 36-yard-line against the Redskins, trailing 3-0 with four seconds left in an otherwise uneventful first half in the NFL's season's opening Sunday night game. Actually, it was neither a kneel...

United States Getting Its Kicks From World Cup, Not Soccer

Your latest World Cup update: If the USA beats Ghana on Saturday, every man, woman, child and pet in America is going to get a Landon Donovan tattoo. If they refuse, they will be deported to Guantanamo Bay, where they will be chained to a wall and forced to watch MLS reruns with Glenn Beck. Just so I'm not rounded up,...

Al Michaels: John Madden Is the Most Important Figure in NFL History

I've been watching football on TV for 30 years, and John Madden has been calling NFL games on TV for 30 years, and it's hard for me to wrap my head around the idea of an NFL weekend without hearing Madden's voice. Al Michaels, Madden's on-air partner for the last seven seasons, offered a powerful testimony about Madden's...

Cris Collinsworth Replaces Madden

John Madden's retirement became a little less tear-filled today when NBC announced that Cris Collinsworth will be his official replacement on Sunday Night Football, joining Al Michaels in the booth.This is according to a statement from NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol."[Cris] will step into the role with Al [Michaels]...

John Madden Retires

John Madden, the former coach whose booming voice and boisterous personality made him the most influential broadcaster in the history of televised football, has announced that he is retiring from the booth. Madden issued a statement through NBC: "It's time. I'm 73 years old. My 50th wedding anniversary is this fall. I...

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05/10/12 Christiane Amanpour, Al Michaels Honored by Fordham U. Source: TVNewser - Mediabistro.com ABC/CNN's Christiane Amanpour is among the honorees at WFUV Radio's annual Spring Gala tonight.
05/07/12 NBC's Al Michaels Honored With WFUV's Vin Scully... Source: Broadcasting and Cable NBC Sports' Monday Night Football play-by-play announcer Al Michaels will receive the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in sports broadcasting from WFUV radio on May 10.
04/26/12 NBC Announces 2012 Olympics Coverage Team: Costas,... Source: Bleacher Report NBC announced its coverage team for the London Olympics today via press release (h/t TV By the Numbers ), and it's a pretty ho-hum bunch.
04/10/12 Michaels to receive Scully award for broadcasting Source: NBC - TurnTo10 - Providence RI Al Michaels will receive the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting.
04/03/12 Reds TV-Radio photos: Marty, Joe, Cowboy, Al Michaels,... Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH What a collection of Reds TV/radio announcers.

Background on al michaels

Alan Richard "Al" Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American television sportscaster. Now employed by NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1977–2006) with ABC Sports, he is perhaps best known for his many years of calling play-by-play of National Football League games, including nearly two decades with Monday Night Football.

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