There will be a lot of music in Sunday’s Super Bowl Lvi telecast, and no, we’re not talking about the halftime show — rather, the music at the start of the show and throughout the game itself.
John Williams’ “Sunday Night Football” march is expected to open the broadcast. “That’s our theme,” says Super Bowl executive producer Fred Gaudelli. “There’s a grandeur to it, an importance, that lets you know that a big game is about to begin. And there is no bigger game than the Super Bowl.”
But, Gaudelli adds, a great deal of other music will be heard as the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams take to the field, much of it in the tradition of televised sports themes dating back to the 1960s: appropriately muscular music to accompany modern-day gladiators into the arena for battle.
“It’s all storytelling,” says Adam Taylor, president and CEO of Apm,...
John Williams’ “Sunday Night Football” march is expected to open the broadcast. “That’s our theme,” says Super Bowl executive producer Fred Gaudelli. “There’s a grandeur to it, an importance, that lets you know that a big game is about to begin. And there is no bigger game than the Super Bowl.”
But, Gaudelli adds, a great deal of other music will be heard as the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams take to the field, much of it in the tradition of televised sports themes dating back to the 1960s: appropriately muscular music to accompany modern-day gladiators into the arena for battle.
“It’s all storytelling,” says Adam Taylor, president and CEO of Apm,...
- 2/11/2022
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Late sportscaster Keith Jackson was remembered Saturday with a statue in his likeness unveiled outside the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The statue depicts Jackson on game day holding a microphone with the Rose Bowl logo, and was paid for through a crowdfunding effort spearheaded by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation.
“For over 50 years, he was a symbol of togetherness and inspiration for sports fans across the globe,” the foundation said in a statement about Jackson. “As a mentor and father figure to some, he felt like a friend to millions watching from their homes.”
Today was an incredible moment in our stadium history and an honor to unveil a statue of the legendary Keith Jackson with his family and friends! We are thankful to everyone who made this possible and look forward to the years of inspiration Keith’s memory will continue to bring! pic.twitter.com/Cdhg3AtCqd...
The statue depicts Jackson on game day holding a microphone with the Rose Bowl logo, and was paid for through a crowdfunding effort spearheaded by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation.
“For over 50 years, he was a symbol of togetherness and inspiration for sports fans across the globe,” the foundation said in a statement about Jackson. “As a mentor and father figure to some, he felt like a friend to millions watching from their homes.”
Today was an incredible moment in our stadium history and an honor to unveil a statue of the legendary Keith Jackson with his family and friends! We are thankful to everyone who made this possible and look forward to the years of inspiration Keith’s memory will continue to bring! pic.twitter.com/Cdhg3AtCqd...
- 12/14/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Amid the chaos that was 2018, the show business industry lost some major players. There were icons of the big screen (Burt Reynolds) and TV, along with such legends as Marvel hero Stan Lee, sportscaster Keith Jackson and singer Aretha Franklin, to name just a few of the year’s high-profile passings.
Hollywood also lost groundbreaking producers, unforgettable writers, and executives.
Familiar actors including Joseph Campanella, Sondra Locke, Tab Hunter, John Mahoney, Charlotte Rae, Harry Anderson, Jerry Van Dyke, David Ogden Stiers, Verne Troyer and R. Lee Ermey also left us this year.
We also said goodbye to such influential folks including physicist Stephen Hawking, SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg, editor Anne V. Coates, Bambi animator Don Lusk, gossip columnist Liz Smith, Blockbuster founder Wayne Huzienga,...
Hollywood also lost groundbreaking producers, unforgettable writers, and executives.
Familiar actors including Joseph Campanella, Sondra Locke, Tab Hunter, John Mahoney, Charlotte Rae, Harry Anderson, Jerry Van Dyke, David Ogden Stiers, Verne Troyer and R. Lee Ermey also left us this year.
We also said goodbye to such influential folks including physicist Stephen Hawking, SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg, editor Anne V. Coates, Bambi animator Don Lusk, gossip columnist Liz Smith, Blockbuster founder Wayne Huzienga,...
- 1/1/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Every year, the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys must choose which notable performers and creators to memorialize in their In Memoriam segments, and the three organizations will have many talented entertainers to remember at 2019’s ceremonies.
The past year saw the loss of celebrated stars of the big screen, such “Smokey and the Bandit” star Burt Reynolds, who died Sept. 6. Reynolds, who was 82, earned an Oscar nom for “Boogie Nights” and also appeared on television in “Evening Shade.”
Among the other notable movie performers lost this year were “Superman” and “Smallville” actress Margot Kidder, who died May 13; “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” star Sondra Locke, who was also a film director and died Nov. 3; and Susan Anspach, who starred in “Five Easy Pieces” and “Blume in Love” and died April 2.
Several stars known for their work in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s passed away in 2018, including Dorothy Malone, who starred...
The past year saw the loss of celebrated stars of the big screen, such “Smokey and the Bandit” star Burt Reynolds, who died Sept. 6. Reynolds, who was 82, earned an Oscar nom for “Boogie Nights” and also appeared on television in “Evening Shade.”
Among the other notable movie performers lost this year were “Superman” and “Smallville” actress Margot Kidder, who died May 13; “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” star Sondra Locke, who was also a film director and died Nov. 3; and Susan Anspach, who starred in “Five Easy Pieces” and “Blume in Love” and died April 2.
Several stars known for their work in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s passed away in 2018, including Dorothy Malone, who starred...
- 12/24/2018
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Throughout 2018, we will continue to update this photo gallery with major celebrity deaths from film, television, theater and music.
For this year, losses have included Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Marvel founder Stan Lee, Tony winner Neil Simon, Oscar winners Bernardo Bertolucci, Milos Forman, Dorothy Malone, Emmy winners Steven Bochco, Anthony Bourdain, Reg E. Cathey, Olivia Cole and Burt Reynolds, Emmy nominees Harry Anderson, John Mahoney, Charlotte Rae and Jerry Van Dyke, Oscar-nominated composer Johann Johannsson, and legendary sports announcer Keith Jackson.
For this year, losses have included Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Marvel founder Stan Lee, Tony winner Neil Simon, Oscar winners Bernardo Bertolucci, Milos Forman, Dorothy Malone, Emmy winners Steven Bochco, Anthony Bourdain, Reg E. Cathey, Olivia Cole and Burt Reynolds, Emmy nominees Harry Anderson, John Mahoney, Charlotte Rae and Jerry Van Dyke, Oscar-nominated composer Johann Johannsson, and legendary sports announcer Keith Jackson.
- 11/27/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
To honor Memorial Day with a tribute on Monday, Gold Derby takes a look back at celebrity and entertainment deaths so far in 2018. We are continuing to update our memoriam photo gallery above with major celebrity deaths from film, television, theater and music.
For this year, losses have included Oscar winners Milos Forman and Dorothy Malone, Emmy winners Steven Bochco, Reg E. Cathey and Olivia Cole, Emmy nominees Harry Anderson, John Mahoney and Jerry Van Dyke, Oscar-nominated composer Johann Johannsson, and legendary sports announcer Keith Jackson. Here is a brief summary of the careers of 14 people who have died in 2018:
See Over 100 video interviews with 2018 Emmy contenders
Actress Margot Kidder died at age 69 on May 13. She was best known for playing reporter Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in “Superman: The Movie” (1978). She won a Daytime Emmy in 2015 for the children’s TV show “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour.
For this year, losses have included Oscar winners Milos Forman and Dorothy Malone, Emmy winners Steven Bochco, Reg E. Cathey and Olivia Cole, Emmy nominees Harry Anderson, John Mahoney and Jerry Van Dyke, Oscar-nominated composer Johann Johannsson, and legendary sports announcer Keith Jackson. Here is a brief summary of the careers of 14 people who have died in 2018:
See Over 100 video interviews with 2018 Emmy contenders
Actress Margot Kidder died at age 69 on May 13. She was best known for playing reporter Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in “Superman: The Movie” (1978). She won a Daytime Emmy in 2015 for the children’s TV show “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour.
- 5/28/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Sunday’s telecast of the Screen Actors Guild will feature a special In Memoriam segment devoted to many of the actors and actresses who have died since last year’s ceremony in late January. Sure to be among those saluted include Oscar winner Martin Landau, comedy legend Jerry Lewis, and beloved film and TV star Bill Paxton. Visit our own Gold Derby memoriam galleries for this past year of 2017 and the newly-started gallery for 2018.
Over 100 people in SAG/AFTRA have passed away in the past 12 months. Which of the following 60 names will also be featured in the televised tribute?
SEE2018 SAG Awards TV predictions: Complete racetrack odds in all 9 categories
Richard Anderson (actor)
Chuck Barris (host/executive)
Shelley Berman (actor)
Chuck Berry (singer/actor)
Joseph Bologna (actor)
Powers Boothe (actor)
Brent Briscoe (actor)
Glen Campbell (singer/actor)
Bernie Casey (actor)
David Cassidy (actor/singer)
Mike Connors (actor)
Danielle Darrieux (actor...
Over 100 people in SAG/AFTRA have passed away in the past 12 months. Which of the following 60 names will also be featured in the televised tribute?
SEE2018 SAG Awards TV predictions: Complete racetrack odds in all 9 categories
Richard Anderson (actor)
Chuck Barris (host/executive)
Shelley Berman (actor)
Chuck Berry (singer/actor)
Joseph Bologna (actor)
Powers Boothe (actor)
Brent Briscoe (actor)
Glen Campbell (singer/actor)
Bernie Casey (actor)
David Cassidy (actor/singer)
Mike Connors (actor)
Danielle Darrieux (actor...
- 1/21/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Keith Jackson, regarded by many as the voice of college football, died Friday evening. He was 89.
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- 1/13/2018
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- TVGuide.com - Features
Legendary college football broadcaster Keith Jackson, whose career spanned six decades, died on Friday at the age of 89, ESPN reports. A cause of death has not been disclosed.
Jackson got his start in radio, calling Washington State games in 1952. He made the leap to national broadcasting in 1966 when ABC Sports acquired the rights to Ncaa Football, and went on to become the first play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Football in 1970.
Though initially set to retire after the 1998 season, Jackson returned the following year and stayed on with ABC Sports through the 2006 Rose Bowl. He was known for his colorful expressions,...
Jackson got his start in radio, calling Washington State games in 1952. He made the leap to national broadcasting in 1966 when ABC Sports acquired the rights to Ncaa Football, and went on to become the first play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Football in 1970.
Though initially set to retire after the 1998 season, Jackson returned the following year and stayed on with ABC Sports through the 2006 Rose Bowl. He was known for his colorful expressions,...
- 1/13/2018
- TVLine.com
Keith Jackson, who called play-by-play action in college football for nearly 50 years, dies Friday night. He was 89. “For generations of fans, Keith Jackson was college football,” said Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company. “When you heard his voice, you knew it was a big game. Keith was a true gentleman and a memorable presence. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Turi Ann, and his family.” Jackson, who retired in 2006, was known for his colorful commentary and coined phrases like “Whoa, Nellie,” “Big Uglies” and for nicknaming the Rose Bowl “The Granddaddy...
- 1/13/2018
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Keith Jackson, the voice of college football for four decades, died Friday night. He was 89. ESPN, the sister Disney company to ABC where Jackson spent much of his career, confirmed the death with his family. Jackson was the lead broadcaster on ABC-tv’s college football broadcasting for more than 40 years. He retired with the 2006 Rose Bowl, where quarterback Vince Young led his Longhorns to the national championship over USC. Some call it the greatest college football…...
- 1/13/2018
- Deadline TV
Keith Jackson -- who many considered the voice of college football ... died Friday at 89. Jackson spent 50 years working for ABC covering a wide variety of sports, but was best known as ABC's voice of college football. Jackson was credited for dubbing the Rose Bowl "The Grandaddy of them All" and Michigan's stadium "The Big House". Todd Harris of NBC Sports broke the news that he had passed away last night surrounded by his family. He...
- 1/13/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Meet the new top dog.
Unseating last year’s winner of the National Dog Show presented by Purina, Gia the Greyhound, is Newton the Brussels Griffon.
Newton, known in the show circuit as Gch Somerset Wynzall Hashtag, beat out more than 2,000 other dogs for the Best in Show title, taking the Toy Group before winning the final ribbon.
Leading him along the way was handler Susan Dipew of Aiken, South Carolina, who is “super excited” by her pooch partner’s big win. This Best in Show ribbon will join over 20 others that Newton has earned during his show career.
The...
Unseating last year’s winner of the National Dog Show presented by Purina, Gia the Greyhound, is Newton the Brussels Griffon.
Newton, known in the show circuit as Gch Somerset Wynzall Hashtag, beat out more than 2,000 other dogs for the Best in Show title, taking the Toy Group before winning the final ribbon.
Leading him along the way was handler Susan Dipew of Aiken, South Carolina, who is “super excited” by her pooch partner’s big win. This Best in Show ribbon will join over 20 others that Newton has earned during his show career.
The...
- 11/23/2017
- by Kelli Bender
- PEOPLE.com
This fall, Monday Night Football‘s play-by-play commentator, Mike Tirico, will pass the ball — well, the mic, anyway — to Sean McDonough.
As our sister site, Deadline, reports, after Tirico departs for his new gig at NBC Sports, he’ll be replaced by McDonough, who has been a member of the Espn team since 2000. (He was also a part of the cable network’s roster from 1989-95.) In addition to working everything from the World Series and the Ncaa Final Four to the Olympic Games and college football, the Mvp has called NFL games for Espn Radio for the last three years.
As our sister site, Deadline, reports, after Tirico departs for his new gig at NBC Sports, he’ll be replaced by McDonough, who has been a member of the Espn team since 2000. (He was also a part of the cable network’s roster from 1989-95.) In addition to working everything from the World Series and the Ncaa Final Four to the Olympic Games and college football, the Mvp has called NFL games for Espn Radio for the last three years.
- 5/9/2016
- TVLine.com
“Monday Night Football” lead play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico is reportedly leaving Espn for NBC Sports. Tirico, who has been with Espn since 1991, is expected to be the lead play-by-play voice on NBC’s new “Thursday Night Football” package of five late-season games, according to Sports Business Daily. Sbd sites “several sources” and says Sean McDonough is a leading candidate to replace Tirico on “Mnf.” Tirico also calls major championship golf and tennis, the NBA Playoffs, and college football and basketball. Tirico has been the voice of “Mnf” since 2006. Also Read: Peyton Manning's 7 Funniest TV Appearances Keith Jackson, Frank Gifford,...
- 4/25/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
At least one of Irving Fryar's old teammates still has his back -- ex-Miami Dolphins star Keith Jackson ... who says he believes Fryar is a good person at heart and is very concerned that he'll be spending the next 5 years in prison. Jackson tells TMZ Sports ... he's remained friends with Fryar ever since they played together back in the '90s -- "That's my boy. I love him like a brother." As we previously reported,...
- 10/3/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Keith Jackson, the sonorous voice of college football on ABC whose folksy, rumblin,’ stumblin’ descriptions of the game made him a favorite of viewers for decades, has died. He was 89.
Jackson, who did play-by-play on the inaugural season of Monday Night Football before giving way to Frank Gifford, died late Friday night in Los Angeles, his family told ESPN.
The Georgia native, who spent four decades with ABC, retired after the 1999 Fiesta Bowl but returned to the college football booth the following fall, mostly sticking close to his home in Sherman Oaks. His last broadcast assignment...
Jackson, who did play-by-play on the inaugural season of Monday Night Football before giving way to Frank Gifford, died late Friday night in Los Angeles, his family told ESPN.
The Georgia native, who spent four decades with ABC, retired after the 1999 Fiesta Bowl but returned to the college football booth the following fall, mostly sticking close to his home in Sherman Oaks. His last broadcast assignment...
- 8/12/2015
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[As you probably already know, starting on Thursday, August 21, Fxx is running the Every Simpsons Ever Marathon, running through all 552 episodes of "The Simpsons," plus "The Simpsons Movie." To aid in your viewing process, Team HitFix is selecting our favorite episodes from each day, plus an episode or two that you can skip and use as a bathroom or nap break.] Picking episodes for Day 1 of Fxx's Every Simpsons Ever Marathon was relatively easy. Yes, "The Simpsons" was quite fine right off the bat and it only improved as the show moved into its second season, but the fans here at HitFix were able to cobble together a clear list of favorites without any hugely disappointing exclusions. Day 2 was far more difficult. We have five participants picking episodes here and we each snagged two favorites for the day, which stretches from "Bart's Dog Gets an F" through to "Last Exit to Springfield," or from Episode 29 through Episode 76. I think we represented many of the best episodes from this fertile early period, but if I had been about to select four or five, I could have easily done it. My greatest regret is that we didn't have room for "Selma's Choice," which has possibly my favorite opening of the entire series --...
- 8/22/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg, Alan Sepinwall, Drew McWeeny, Josh Lasser and Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2013 were announced tonight during the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Alfonso Cuarón won the DGA?s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Gravity. Actor Jane Lynch hosted the ceremony before an audience of more than 1,600 guests. Presenters included (in alphabetical order): Ben Affleck, Debbie Allen, DGA Secretary-Treasurer Michael Apted, DGA President Paris Barclay, Sandra Bullock, Nick Cannon, Don Cheadle, Steve Coogan, Bradley Cooper, DGA Fifth Vice President Jon Favreau, DGA Past President Taylor Hackford, Tom Hanks, Keith Jackson, Anna Kendrick, Allison Liddi-Brown, Sarah Paulson, Rob Reiner, and Kerry Washington. The 67th Annual DGA Awards will take place on Saturday, February 7, 2015. The winners of the 2013 DGA Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement are: Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Feature Film Alfonso CUARÓN Gravity (Warner Bros. Pictures) Mr.
- 1/26/2014
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Los Angeles – DGA President Paris Barclay today announced the presenters for the 66th Annual DGA Awards. The ceremony, to be hosted by Jane Lynch, will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The slate of confirmed presenters for the DGA Awards includes Ben Affleck, Paris Barclay, Sandra Bullock, Nick Cannon, Don Cheadle, Steve Coogan, Taylor Hackford, Bill Hader, Tom Hanks, Keith Jackson, Anna Kendrick, Allison Liddi-Brown, Jane Lynch, Rob Reiner and Kerry Washington.
- 1/23/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Celebrity athlete and legendary broadcaster Don Meredith oozed charm. He first won over the city of Dallas with his play at quarterback, then won over the country with his folksy, down-home broadcasting style. Now, Don Meredith will be remembered as a legend. On Sunday, December 5, Don Meredith died after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the age of 72. Don Meredith first became known to NFL football fans when he was named the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys in 1965, He then led the team to its first-ever winning season, and then led the Cowboys to two consecutive NFL title games, losing in both. Dandy Don turned the Dallas Cowboys into winners, and they eventually went on to become “America’s Team.” In a city that was brand new to professional sports, Don Meredith almost single-handedly put Dallas on the map, and became the first of...
- 12/6/2010
- by Doug Mead
- Green Celebrity
" Monday Night Football " legend Don Meredith -- one of the original members of the "Mnf" broadcasting team -- died yesterday after suffering a brain hemorrhage and lapsing into a coma. Meredith -- who played quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the '60s -- joined Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell in the "Mnf" broadcast booth in 1971. He was 72. Don's wife says a private ceremony will be held at the burial site in New Mexico. Read...
- 12/6/2010
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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