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Evan Roberts: I Knew Wayne Randazzo Would Leave Mets After AppleTV+ Gig
“He’s a solid broadcaster. As soon as he filled in I said ‘It’s over. He’s gonna be a TV guy. Done.'”

Published
12 months agoon
By
BSM Staff
Reports surfaced yesterday that New York Mets radio announcer Wayne Randazzo would depart the team to join the Los Angeles Angels as a member of its television crew. Evan Roberts of WFAN’s Carton & Roberts was not surprised Randazzo was moving on.
Randazzo stepped into a fill-in role at AppleTV+ during the baseball season, and Roberts said he was aware that the radio voice would be exiting the team’s radio booth during that assignment.
“You know when it was over? I don’t know if you realize this,” Roberts said. “There was an AppleTV+ game, the Friday night package. The guy who was broadcasting got sick, probably a COVID thing. It was a Met game, so they called Wayne in at the last second to do the AppleTV+ game. He did a really good job. He’s a solid broadcaster. As soon as he filled in I said ‘It’s over. He’s gonna be a TV guy. Done.’
“He was good on TV and you just knew — whether it’s AppleTV+ or it’s another team — he’s getting a TV gig. As much as I love radio play-by-play — and to me it’s more important — I’ll be honest with you, I care a hell of a lot more about Howie Rose and John Sterling than I do Gary Cohen and Michael Kay. It’s not a knock on them. I’ll say this about Gary, Gary was one of the greatest radio play-by-play voices of all time. Radio announcer — to me — is a bigger deal, but the TV guys gets paid more. The TV gig is more prestigious for some reason, so you knew the first chance at a TV gig, Wayne was gone.”
Randazzo’s move to the Angels puts in question the future of Matt Vasgersian with the club. Vasgersian has served as the team’s primary television voice for the past two seasons, working the majority of the 2022 season from a remote studio. He has previously worked national broadcasts for ESPN, FOX, and MLB Network.
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ESPN Names TV and Radio Broadcast Crews for 40 Bowl Games
The first bowl game broadcast is set for Saturday, December 16th.

Published
2 hours agoon
December 8, 2023
With the exception of Army/Navy on Saturday, the 2023 college football regular season has been completed, and now the focus shifts to the smorgasbord of bowl games taking place between December 16 and the national championship game on January 8.ESPN announced its full broadcast crew lineup for the bowl season on Thursday. All December bowl games will be simulcast on ESPN+.
It all begins with the Myrtle Beach Bowl at 11 a.m. on the 16th. Drew Carter and Dustin Fox will be on the call on ESPN, with Stormy Buonantony reporting from the sidelines. Chris Carlin and Orlando Franklin will also call the game for ESPN Radio.
For the College Football Playoff semifinals, Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will be in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Alabama, with Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge reporting from the sidelines. Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy will be on the call for the Sugar Bowl between Washington and Texas. Molly McGrath and Katie George will be the sideline reporters.
On ESPN Radio, Joe Tessitore, Dusty Dvoracek and Quint Kessenich will be at the Rose Bowl, with Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer and Ian Fitzsimmons on the call for the Sugar Bowl. Kevin Winter and Trevor Matich will be in the ESPN Radio studios in Bristol anchoring pre-game, halftime and post-game coverage.
For the other New Year’s Six games, the crew assignments are as follows:
Cotton Bowl: Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Tom Luginbill
Peach Bowl: Mark Jones, Louis Riddick, Quint Kessenich
Orange Bowl: Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George
Fiesta Bowl: Bob Wischusen, Robert Griffin III, Kris Budden
The entire bowl broadcasting lineup is below.
Date | Time (ET) | Bowl/Commentators | Platform |
Sat, Dec 16 | 11 a.m. | Myrtle Beach Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Ohio (Conway, S.C.) TV: Drew Carter, Dustin Fox, Stormy Buonantony Radio: Chris Carlin, Orlando Franklin | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+ |
Noon | Cricket Celebration Bowl: Howard vs. Florida A&M (Atlanta) Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker, Quint Kessenich | ABC/ESPN+^ | |
2:15 p.m. | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana (New Orleans) TV: Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Taylor Davis Radio: Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+ | |
3:30 p.m. | Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl: Miami (Ohio) vs. Appalachian State (Orlando, Fla.) Bob Wischusen, Robert Griffin III, Kris Budden | ABC/ESPN+ | |
5:45 p.m. | Isleta New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico State vs. Fresno State (Albuquerque, N.M.) Clay Matvick, Rod Gilmore, Lauren Sisler | ESPN/ESPN+^ | |
7:30 p.m. | Starco Brands LA Bowl: UCLA vs. Boise State (Inglewood, Calif.) TV: Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Kayla Burton Radio: Mike Couzens, Tom Ramsey | ABC/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
9:15 p.m. | Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: California vs. Texas Tech (Shreveport, La.) Kevin Connors, Rocky Boiman, Marilyn Payne | ESPN/ESPN+^ | |
Mon, Dec 18 | 2:30 p.m. | Famous Toastery Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion (Charlotte, N.C.) Dave Neal, Tom Luginbill, Abby Labar | ESPN/ESPN+^ |
Tue, Dec 19 | 9 p.m. | Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl: UTSA vs. Marshall (Frisco, Texas) Jorge Sedano, Rocky Boiman, Dawn Davenport | ESPN/ESPN+^ |
Thu, Dec 21 | 8 p.m. | RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl: South Florida vs. Syracuse (Boca Raton, Fla.) TV: Matt Barrie, Dan Mullen, Harry Lyles Jr. Radio: Chris Carlin, Harry Douglas | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ |
Fri, Dec 22 | 6:30 p.m. | Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. UCF (Tampa, Fla.) Wes Durham, Tim Hasselbeck, Taylor Tannebaum | ESPN/ESPN+^ |
Sat, Dec 23 | Noon | 76 Birmingham Bowl: Troy vs. Duke (Birmingham, Ala.) Tom Hart, Cole Cubelic, Taylor Davis | ABC/ESPN+ |
Noon | Camellia Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois (Montgomery, Ala.) TV: Courtney Lyle, Hutson Mason, Ashley Stroehlein Radio: Mike Couzens, Aaron Murray | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
3:30 p.m. | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: James Madison vs. Air Force (Fort Worth, Texas) Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra | ABC/ESPN+ | |
3:30 p.m. | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Georgia State vs. Utah State (Boise, Idaho) TV: Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Morgan Uber Radio: Clay Matvick, Dave Steckel | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
7 p.m. | 68 Ventures Bowl: South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan (Mobile, Ala.) Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang | ESPN/ESPN+ | |
7:30 p.m. | SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Northwestern (Las Vegas) Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Stormy Buonantony | ABC/ESPN+^ | |
10:30 p.m. | EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State (Honolulu, Hawaii) TV: John Schriffen, Orlando Franklin, Marilyn Payne Radio: Kevin Winter, Trevor Matich | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
Tue, Dec 26 | 2 p.m. | Quick Lane Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Minnesota (Detroit, Mich.) Connor Onion, Dustin Fox, Tori Petry | ESPN/ESPN+^ |
5:30 p.m. | SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: Texas State vs. Rice (Dallas, Texas) Dave Neal, Aaron Murray, Morgan Uber | ESPN/ESPN+^ | |
9 p.m. | Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Kansas vs. UNLV (Phoenix, Ariz.) TV: Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Stormy Buonantony Radio: Jorge Sedano, Max Starks | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
Wed, Dec 27 | 2 p.m. | Military Bowl Presented by GoBowling.com: Virginia Tech vs. Tulane (Annapolis, Md.) Jay Alter, Rene Ingoglia, Alex Chappell | ESPN/ESPN+^ |
5:30 p.m. | Duke’s Mayo Bowl: North Carolina vs. West Virginia (Charlotte, N.C.) TV: Matt Barrie, Dan Mullen, Harry Lyles Jr. Radio: Mike Couzens, Charles Arbuckle | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
9 p.m. | TaxAct Texas Bowl: Texas A&M vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State (Houston, Texas) TV: Roy Philpott, Roddy Jones, Taylor McGregor Radio: Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
Thu, Dec 28 | 11 a.m. | Wasabi Fenway Bowl: No. 24 SMU vs. Boston College (Boston, Mass.) Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Sherree Burruss | ESPN/ESPN+^ |
2:15 p.m. | Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers vs. Miami (The Bronx, N.Y.) TV: Drew Carter, Rod Gilmore, Taylor Davis Radio: Mike Corey, Harry Douglas | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
5:45 p.m. | Pop-Tarts Bowl: No. 18 NC State vs. No. 25 Kansas State (Orlando, Fla.) TV: Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra Radio: Sean Kelley, Rene Ingoglia | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
9:15 p.m. | Valero Alamo Bowl: No. 14 Arizona vs. No. 12 Oklahoma (San Antonio, Texas) TV: Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic Radio: Justin Kutcher, Max Starks, Ian Fitzsimmons | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
Fri, Dec 29 | Noon | TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: No. 22 Clemson vs. Kentucky (Jacksonville, Fla.) Wes Durham, Tim Hasselbeck, Taylor Tannebaum | ESPN/ESPN+^ |
3:30 p.m. | AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Memphis vs. Iowa State (Memphis, Tenn.) TV: John Schriffen, Rocky Boiman, Dawn Davenport Radio: Jorge Sedano, Orlando Franklin | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
8 p.m. | Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: No. 9 Missouri vs. No. 7 Ohio State (Dallas) TV: Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill Radio: Brad Sham, Kirk Morrison, Taylor McGregor | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
Sat, Dec 30 | Noon | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 10 Penn State (Atlanta) TV: Mark Jones, Louis Riddick, Quint Kessenich Radio: Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ |
2 p.m. | TransPerfect Music City Bowl: Auburn vs. Maryland (Nashville, Tenn.) Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang | ABC/ESPN+^ | |
4 p.m. | Capital One Orange Bowl: No. 6 Georgia vs. No. 5 Florida State (Miami Gardens, Fla.) TV: Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George Radio: Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Kayla Burton | ESPN/ESPN Radio/ESPN+^ | |
Mon, Jan 1 | Noon | ReliaQuest Bowl: Wisconsin vs. No. 13 LSU (Tampa, Fla.) Brian Custer, Rod Gilmore, Lauren Sisler | ESPN2 |
1 p.m. | Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: No. 17 Iowa vs. No. 21 Tennessee (Orlando, Fla.) TV: Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Kayla Burton Radio: Chris Carlin, Tom Luginbill | ABC/ESPN Radio^ | |
1 p.m. | Vrbo Fiesta Bowl: No. 23 Liberty vs. No. 8 Oregon (Glendale, Ariz.) TV: Bob Wischusen, Robert Griffin III, Kris Budden Radio: Mike Couzens, Max Starks, Stormy Buonantony | ESPN/ESPN Radio^ | |
5 p.m. | College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential: No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama (Pasadena, Calif.) TV: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Laura Rutledge Radio: Joe Tessitore, Dusty Dvoracek, Quint Kessenich | ESPN/ESPN Radio^ | |
8:45 p.m. | College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Washington vs. No. 3 Texas (New Orleans, La.) TV: Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath, Katie George Radio: Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons | ESPN/ESPN Radio^ | |
Mon, Jan 8 | 7:30 p.m. | College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T (Houston, Texas) TV: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Molly McGrath Radio: Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Ian Fitzsimmons, Kris Budden |

Jordan Bondurant is a features reporter for Barrett Sports Media. He’s a multimedia journalist and communicator who works at the Virginia State Corporation Commission in Richmond. Jordan also contributes occasional coverage of the Washington Capitals for the blog NoVa Caps. His prior media experiences include working for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Danville Register & Bee, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, WRIC-TV 8News and Audacy Richmond. He can be reached by email at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @J__Bondurant.
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Mike Tirico: Geno Smith Received Medical Treatment in ‘Weirdest Production Meeting of My Career’
Tirico said the NBC Sports crew did their pregame interviews with Smith as he worked with an athletic trainer in an attempt to play on Thanksgiving night.

Published
2 hours agoon
December 8, 2023
Sunday Night Football play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico has seen a lot and called a lot over his decades in broadcasting. But the job found a way to surprise him as he prepared for NBC’s Thanksgiving Night game.
Tirico was on Shan & RJ on 105.3 The Fan on Thursday ahead of Sunday night’s Eagles/Cowboys game in Arlington, and Mike said his check-in with Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith made for one of the weirdest production meetings he’s ever done in his 25 years of broadcasting football games.
Smith got injured the Sunday before Seattle’s Thanksgiving Night game against the 49ers, and Tirico said at the team’s request, they did their interviews with Geno while he was receiving treatment from medical staff on his elbow.
“There’s this guy who’s just like beating the heck out of his elbow with this procedure to get blood flow down to the elbow,” Tirico said. “And we’re like, ‘Geno, are you OK?’ and he’s like, ‘Yeah, yeah man I’m alright. Go ahead. Ask away, ask away.’ I felt really uncomfortable doing it, to be honest.”
Mike Tirico was asked if he was still going to be speaking to Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy ahead of Sunday’s game given McCarthy is only a couple days removed from an appendectomy. He thought he had a good feeling he’ll catch up with him at some point this weekend.
“I’m sure it’ll be health permitting, I don’t know where Mike will be health wise either Friday or Saturday when we get over to see the Cowboys at The Star,” Tirico said. “Those are those things that happen and pop up during the week where you’re like, ‘Ooh, that wasn’t expected.’ We’ll have to adjust.”

Jordan Bondurant is a features reporter for Barrett Sports Media. He’s a multimedia journalist and communicator who works at the Virginia State Corporation Commission in Richmond. Jordan also contributes occasional coverage of the Washington Capitals for the blog NoVa Caps. His prior media experiences include working for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Danville Register & Bee, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, WRIC-TV 8News and Audacy Richmond. He can be reached by email at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @J__Bondurant.
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Dan Bernstein: Media Reaction to MLB Winter Meetings Outrageous
“It doesn’t make any sense to me.“

Published
11 hours agoon
December 7, 2023By
BNM Staff
The MLB Winter Meetings have come and gone, without the sport’s biggest fish — Shohei Ohtani — being caught by any one team. Several MLB writers shared their displeasure with the lack of movement by players at the meetings, which dumbfounded 670 The Score host Dan Bernstein.
During Bernstein & Holmes Thursday, Dan Bernstein shared his sentiment that the expectations from MLB national media members bordered on ridiculous.
”So many people had a problem with (the Winter Meetings). ‘Do something! Entertain us! Do something!’ and this whole group of seemingly unionized national reporters are echoing this ‘How dare that not do something!’ (sentiment),” Bernstein said. “Other sports have a salary cap. That’s the difference. And if you’re advocating for MLB to have a salary cap, you’re doing Rob Manfred’s work for him, and that doesn’t make any sense.”
After co-host Laurence Holmes mentioned that a player making a decision on their future home required due diligence and time, Dan Bernstein continued by claiming that the idea that Ohtani needed to pick a destination during the Winter Meetings to appease the national media showed a lack of empathy from reporters.
“It doesn’t make any sense to me. How dare Shohei Ohtani be careful and deliberate and exercise power when he’s the most powerful person in baseball right now,” said Bernstein. “He’s deciding his professional future. How dare he! What does he owe you?”
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