Kents pair together for historic broadcast: ‘It was a very emotional couple of hours’
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Kents pair together for historic broadcast: ‘It was a very emotional couple of hours’

Ernie and Jordan Kent made a little history Tuesday at Matt Knight Arena, and had some fun while doing it.

The Kents broadcast Oregon’s season-opening 83-66 win over Texas Southern — Ernie providing analysis, Jordan handling play-by-play duties for the men’s contest carried by Pac-12 Network/Oregon.

Has there ever before been a father-son team work a major-college basketball game on TV together?

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An oldie but goody About a lot of oldies but goodies
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An oldie but goody About a lot of oldies but goodies

“Voices of the Game”

By Curt Smith

Diamond Communications

This book, loaned to me to read by Bill Schonely, is quite likely the Bible of baseball broadcasting.

It offers historical perspective on baseball broadcasters and broadcasting from its beginning in 1921. Through 500-plus pages, it covers legends such as Bill Stern, Graham McNamee, Byrum Saum, Red Barber, Ernie Harwell, Vin Scully, Bob Prince, Curt Gowdy, Dick Enberg, Harry Caray, Joe Garagiola and even Jimmy Dudley, the latter Schonely’s partner during his one season with the American League Seattle Pilots.

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