written by W. Brenden Whitted “We can win only if we convince the world that I’m doing this because you are a great ball player and a fine gentleman.” Branch Rickey spoke these words the first time he met with Jackie Robinson in 1945 when discussing Robinson breaking baseball’s segregation. Whenever color barriers are broken,… Read more »
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Media Musings: Kirschner Reflects On Working With Dean and Roy
written by R.L. Bynum Kirschner has seen a lot working with two legendary basketball coaches At least the second time a Hall of Fame UNC men’s basketball coach retired, Steve Kirschner didn’t need to convince him to hold a press conference. Anybody in sports information would be lucky to work with one Hall of Fame… Read more »
Media Musings: Krause Making Up For Lost Sports
Written by R.L. Bynum A busy schedule for the versatile Krause with fall sports shifting to spring When traditional fall sports either stretched into or were moved to spring, few broadcasters have been more versatile and busier than Matt Krause. During one three-city, three-day, four-sport stretch, he worked women’s basketball, field hockey, soccer and football… Read more »
Media Musings: New Deputy Sports Editor in Town
written by R.L. Bynum Pelletier brings deep hockey knowledge, award-winning career to McClatchy In the turbulent newspaper industry that even cuts loose award-winning journalists because of downsizing, there are always plenty of outstanding candidates when jobs open. Justin Pelletier was sports editor of the Boston Herald when he dealt with the painful front end of… Read more »
Media Musings: Hamlin Does Hillsborough
written by R.L. Bynum Hillsborough Sports offers diverse mix of high school sports content Imagine the traditional small newspaper sports section that covers local high schools much more extensively than larger media outlets and has the advertising support of local businesses. Convert that concept into a website and add play-by-play broadcasts, video and photo galleries… Read more »
Media Musings: Forslund Leaving His Heart in Carolina
written by R. L. Bynum Forslund moving on to Seattle but emotionally is still with the Canes John Forslund may have moved on to the next step of his career but he hasn’t lost an emotional attachment to his team that he followed from Hartford to North Carolina. Forslund, who is only calling national games… Read more »
Media Musings: Carolina Hurricanes GOOOOOAAAALS will be different this year. But it’s still the same Minter.
written by R.L. Bynum It will be an odd season for a Canes fan favorite — PA announcer Wade Minter That familiar mellifluous voice with a distinctive flair will reverberate through PNC Arena and again punctuate the best moments of Carolina Hurricanes home games this season. But, for now, there will be no fans to… Read more »
Media Musings: Abby Labar is OFFICIALLY your Canes Host/Reporter
written by R.L. Bynum A quick rise at age 25 to television roles for Labar In the last 17 months, Abby Labar’s career advanced toward her television dreams along a path that included a few days of mixed emotions. The in-arena host at Carolina Hurricanes games since the 2017–18 season at the time, her first… Read more »