Jim Simpson, the Hall of Fame sportscaster who called Super Bowl I on radio and was Espn’s first lead on-air personality, died today in Scottsdale, Az, after a brief illness. He was 88. James Shores Simpson was born in Washington, D.C., on December 20, 1927, and raised in Chevy Chase, MD. He began his broadcasting career in local radio before quitting in 1949 to join the then-brand-new TV outlet in D.C. — complete with 50% salary cut. Working with the station's news…...
- 1/13/2016
- Deadline TV
Super Bowl Xlix may be upon us, but before the big game gets underway ... we need to take a trip back to 1967 and remember where this all began.Billed humbly as the First Afl-nfl World Championship Game, the Green Bay Packers whooped the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum -- and the game looked really different. 10. Idina Menzel who? 1967 only needed a trumpeter for the National Anthem. 9. That giant camera definitely...
- 1/30/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
You've got your chili and beer bread or your chicken wings and refreshing beverages ready to go for Super Bowl Xlviii, now you just need to know what time the festivities kick off. Zap2it is here to help.
Update: Terry Bradshaw will not be a part of Fox's Super Bowl coverage Sunday because his father just passed away.
The 2014 Super Bowl pre-game show starts at 2 p.m. Et and runs through the afternoon, with the official kickoff time scheduled for 6:25 p.m. Et on Fox.
Here's a rundown of the full schedule for Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 2), all times Eastern:
2:00-2:30 p.m.:
Weather Games: When MetLife Stadium was named the location for Super Bowl Xlviii, no one knew whether it will be 45 degrees with light winds or 10 degrees and snowing on Super Bowl Sunday. While cold temperatures and winter conditions could play a role in this year's contest,...
Update: Terry Bradshaw will not be a part of Fox's Super Bowl coverage Sunday because his father just passed away.
The 2014 Super Bowl pre-game show starts at 2 p.m. Et and runs through the afternoon, with the official kickoff time scheduled for 6:25 p.m. Et on Fox.
Here's a rundown of the full schedule for Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 2), all times Eastern:
2:00-2:30 p.m.:
Weather Games: When MetLife Stadium was named the location for Super Bowl Xlviii, no one knew whether it will be 45 degrees with light winds or 10 degrees and snowing on Super Bowl Sunday. While cold temperatures and winter conditions could play a role in this year's contest,...
- 2/2/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Robert De Niro will become a cheese-head for 'Lombardi,' Espn announced Tuesday. The biopic will focus on the years Vince Lombardi led the Green Bay Packers from the bottom of the pack in the NFL to winning the league championships. "Having an icon portray an icon on film is amazing…The results could be magical for NFL fans," said Ron Semiao, senior vice president, Espn Films - Motion Pictures. Lombardi coached the Packers from 1959-1967, helping them to secure the Super Bowl I and II titles. Following his 1970 death at age 57, he was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971. "There are few actors who could accurately portray the fire, passion and grit of Lombardi and we’re thrilled to have Robert De Niro on our team," Charles Coplin, the NFL's vice president of programming, told Espn. According to Espn, the movie is aiming to...
- 3/10/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
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