Saturday, May 27, 2017

2017 NBA Finals TV Schedule & Announcers: ABC version

NBAhk Finals logo
(NBA Finals logo)

It's the moment that everyone has been waiting for! The 2017 NBA Finals. It has the best two teams in the NBA in recent seasons, the champions of the East for third straight year: The Cleveland Cavaliers led by superstar LeBron James (with assistance from Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love) facing off with the champions of the West for third straight year: The Golden State Warriors, led by KD (Kevin Durant), Steph (Stephen Curry), Dray-Dray [as I like to refer to Draymond as his nickname] (Draymond Green) & Klay (Klay Thompson). 

Cavaliers vs. Warriors: Part 3 (with both teams winning once) starts on Thursday night in Oakland. ABC will air the entire series. 

Read on for full announcing schedule & TV lineup for the NBA Finals.

(E2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (W1) Golden State Warriors - Warriors win series, 4-1 (Congratulations, Warriors, on winning another NBA championship)

1: Thurs., 6/1 - Cavaliers vs. Warriors (Oakland)- ABC, 9:00 (Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, Doris Burke)
2: Sun., 6/4 - Cavaliers vs. Warriors (Oakland) - ABC, 8:00 (Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, Doris Burke)
3: Wed., 6/7 - Warriors vs. Cavaliers (Cleveland) - ABC, 9:00 (Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, Doris Burke)
4: Fri., 6/9 - Warriors vs. Cavaliers (Cleveland) - ABC, 9:00 (Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, Doris Burke)
5: Mon., 6/12 - Cavaliers vs. Warriors (Oakland) - ABC, 9:00 (Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, Doris Burke)

Friday, May 26, 2017

2017 Stanley Cup Final TV Schedule & Announcers: NBC version

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(Stanley Cup Final / NHL logo)

So, it has come down to this. Two teams, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators were able to survive their conference opponents through the first three round. For Pittsburgh, this is their second straight Cup Final and sixth overall while for Nashville, they are the first times to this particular series. The Predators and Penguins meet to determine who will win Lord Stanley's Cup. The series will begin on Monday night in Pittsburgh and conclude NO later than Wednesday, June 14 in that city. The NBC family of networks will air the series, with games 1,4 & possible 5-7 on NBC and games 2-3 on NBCSN. Read on for announcing assignments & TV schedule for the Stanley Cup Final.

(WC2) Nashville Predators vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins - Penguins win series, 4-2 (Congratulations, Penguins, on another championship victory!)

1: Mon., 5/29 - Pittsburgh - NBC, 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk. Pierre McGuire)
2: Wed., 5/31 - Pittsburgh - NBCSN, 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk. Pierre McGuire)
3: Sat., 6/3 - Nashville - NBCSN, 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk. Pierre McGuire)
4: Mon., 6/5 - Nashville - NBC, 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk. Pierre McGuire)
5: Thurs., 6/8 - Pittsburgh - NBC, 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk. Pierre McGuire)
6: Sun., 6/11 - Nashville - NBC, 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk. Pierre McGuire)
*7: Wed., 6/14 - Pittsburgh - NBC, 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk. Pierre McGuire)

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

2017 MLB on Fox Announcers & Distribution: May 27th

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It's Memorial Day Weekend, everyone! And MLB on Fox returns this Saturday Night with another edition of Baseball Night in America. Three games will be regionalized to the nation, with coverage starting at 7:00 p.m. ET on the Fox broadcast network, following Royals-Indians on FS1. Games include the Mets visiting the Pirates in the Steel City, the big re-match of the NLCS between the Cubs and the Dodgers OR the Baltimore Orioles visiting the Space City to take on the Astros.

Which game will you see and who's calling the action? Read on for announcing assignments and distribution?

MLB on Fox Schedule

Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers:
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal
Distribution:
Primary

Baltimore Orioles at Houston Astros:
Aaron Goldsmith, Preston Wilson
Distribution:
WTTG - Washington, D.C.
WNTZ - Alexandria, LA
WGMB - Baton Rouge, LA
KADN - Lafayette, LA
KVHP - Lake Charles, LA
KARD - Moneow, LA
KMSS - Shreveport, LA
WFVX - Bangor, ME
WPFO - Portland, ME
WAGM-DT - Presque Isle, ME
WBFF - Baltimore, MD
WBOC-DT - Salisbury, MD
WGGB-DT - Springfield, MA
WFXT - Boston, MA
KOKI - Tulsa, OK
WPMT - Harrisburg, PA
WWCP - Johnstown, PA
WNAC - Providence, RI
KXVA - Abilene, TX
KCIT - Amarillo, TX
KTBC - Austin, TX
KBTV - Beaumont, TX
KUQI - Corpus Christi, TX
KDFW - Dallas, TX
KRIV - Houston, TX
KXOF - Laredo, TX
KJTV - Lubbock, TX
KFXV - McAllen, TX
KPEJ - Odessa, TX
WAHU - Charlottesville, VA
WHSV-DT - Harrisonburg, VA
WRLH - Richmond, VA
WFXR - Roanoke, VA
WVBT - Virginia Beach, VA
WTVZ - Norfolk, VA

New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates:
Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzynski, Jon Paul Morosi
Distribution:
WTIC - Hartford, CT
WSVN - Miami, FL
WFLX - West Palm Beach, FL
WXXA - Albany, NY
WICZ - Binghamton, NY
WUTV - Buffalo, NY
WYDC-DT - Elmira, NY
WUHF - Rochester, NY
WSYT - Syracuse, NY
WFXV - Utica, NY
WNYW - New York City, NY
WNYF - Watertown, NY
WWCP - Johnstown, PA
WOLF - Scranton, PA
WTXF - Philadelphia, PA
WPGH - Pittsburgh, PA
WFXP - Erie, PA
WWCP - Altoona, PA
WFFF - Burlington, VT
WVFX - Clarksburg, WV
WVNS-DT - Lewisburg, WV
WOVA - Parkersburg, WV
WTRF-DT - Wheeling, WV
WVNS-DT - Bluefield, WV
WVAH - Charleston, WV