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| 929.1 | | PUTTER::WARFIELD | Gone Golfing | Mon Apr 30 1990 15:14 | 10 |
| Re: -.1
> However, NBC's ace-in-the-hole has got to be Johnny Miller; he's a
> refreshing change from Venturi and Peter Allis (is that his name?).
I hope you really meant to pick on Ben Wright on CBS and not Peter Allis
on ABC. I think Allis does a super job with the majors that ABC cover.
I would be interested in hearing him on lesser tournaments.
Larry
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| 929.2 | Miller Good | DELNI::M_BELFORTI | | Mon Apr 30 1990 15:14 | 9 |
| Dale,
I agree with your comments about Johnny Miller. He does give
you a good insight into the shots that the golfers are facing.
Do you know if he has offically resigned from the tour?
Mark
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| 929.3 | | SQGUK::NOCK | | Mon Apr 30 1990 16:06 | 10 |
| "I wonder what he's going to give her if he wins?"
- Peter Alliss on Nick Faldo's caddy at the Masters.
On the whole the commentary from the BBC (most of the UK golf coverage)
is OK. It's fairly 'laid back' so it doesn't really get on your nerves.
The people are usually ex-golfers or knowledgeable enough to make an
intelligent comment if the player makes a bad swing, etc.
Paul
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| 929.4 | | WFOV12::GUGLIELMO_T | | Mon Apr 30 1990 17:04 | 10 |
| You have to like Mark Rolfing too he is pretty good BUT?Bob Trumpy
give me a break he knows as much about golf as Howard Cosell.Joel
myers sounds like a radio DJ not a golf announcer.
I like Ben Wright maybe because he and Mccord(who is great) are
always baiting each other.
The other guy I like is Peter Kostis who does USA broadcasts.
Ted
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| 929.5 | Boycott NBC ? | GRANPA::AKINGSBERRY | | Mon Apr 30 1990 17:16 | 9 |
| I think Johnny Miller is the best golf announcer on T.V. but
NBC makes me sick. I tape the tournaments so I don't have to
put up with their commercials. Even so, with NBC it seems like
I only have to lift my finger off of the fast-forward button
for a few seconds at a time. In two hours of coverage they
must run close to 50 minutes of commercials. I think anything
over 10 minutes an hour is excessive and in poor taste.
Alan
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| 929.6 | Ben Wrong | GRANPA::RFAGLEY | | Mon Apr 30 1990 18:51 | 7 |
| I have alot of trouble listening to Ben Wright's nausiating patter.
Even Gumble doesn't bore me with as much endless dribble as Wright.
I turn the sound down when coverage reaches Wright's hole(s).
We need more Johnny Millers!
Rick
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| 929.7 | Peter Allis...Well Well Well | CHEFS::NEWPORTP | | Tue May 01 1990 10:56 | 7 |
| Do you US noters ever get to hear Peter Allis commentating ??
He's our main commentator over here in England and has his own
unique style which I guess you either love or you hate. Just wonder
what the opinion is of him over in the US??
Phil.
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| 929.8 | | PUTTER::WARFIELD | Gone Golfing | Tue May 01 1990 13:18 | 7 |
| > Do you US noters ever get to hear Peter Allis commentating ??
He is one of the commentators on ABC during the US & British Opens.
ABC uses a format where one announcer covers the telecast from a
central location with roving experts following the leading groups.
Larry
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| 929.9 | Longhurst, short on verbiage | DICKNS::F_MCGOWAN | Zoot who? | Wed May 02 1990 09:55 | 8 |
| In an earlier, related topic, someone recalled the late Henry
Longhurst, whose "minimalist" approach to commentary should be
emulated by just about all the network windbags. The example given
was Longhurst's dry "Well, there you have it" after someone's shot
had plunged into a water hazard...in other words, let the event
speak for itself (isn't that what distinguishes TV from radio?).
Frank
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