Back in the 80's all you really had was the Ball Report hosted by Gary Ball. He would bring the kids into a makeshift studio that resembled a locker room. Interview them, have a scholar athlete of the week, do highlights of the Friday night games. I think it aired on Sat mornings. Don Weber has done tremendous work at ICN 6 with taking that from a "one man show" literally to a great production team. I remember being interviewed by him in basketball one hear and he was literally hoisting the camera on his shoulder, holding the long microphone out, focusing in the lens and asking questions about the upcoming year. Hilarious.

 

Does he still say "I'm Don Weber saying So long for now" ?

I can't watch an ICN game without flashing back to my playing days and the "big-game" feeling when Dale McMillen and Hardy Trimble would hang out that WHKK banner and do the game. I was lucky enough to be selected to do the NC-Holmes semi final in the regional basketball tourney with them and it was quite an honor. Dale would put adhesive tape on the table and keep rebounds, fouls, TO's etc... as he called the action. He and Don Weber are multi-talented and there should be a spot in the NKY HOF for broadcasters and both of these gentlemen are first ballot locks. Charlie Coleman does a good job...it's not as easy as you think sittin' on the couch at home.

Yes WHKK with Dale McMillen, Hardy Trible and John Salyers. They were excellent at what they did. JD

I think it was cool.

I think ICN-6 does a great job and if anyone from the 60's and 70's no we only had a radio stationg WHKK in Erlanger. D

 

Hearing your name on an HKK broadcast back in the day was the local equivalent of hearing Cosell say your name on a MNF broadcast.

I was in the broadcast booth with Charlie and Scott last week at the Newport/NewCath game. As a young broadcaster it's easy to say that I look up to guys like Charlie and Scott. Charlie, if you have never met him, is one heck and I mean one heck of a guy. He's always been one of the coolest people to talk to about Northern Kentucky sports. He knows everything. He was talking to me before the game about a segment he does on ICN6 that talks about the basics of football. He's not only a broadcaster, but he's a 'teaching broadcaster'. He was talking about 'holding' with me and was literally holding me explaining the rule. We was also explaining the forward/backward pass rule to me. I could talk to guys like him for days about that stuff.

 

Overall, coming from a Radio/TV background, ICN6 does one heck of a job. Don Weber is a one man band, it's really unbelievable how much he does. Most of their crew are college kids or interns just trying to learn the ropes. I thought the broadcast looked really good from the monitor that was in the room with us. Just coming from someone who is aspiring to become a better broadcaster I'd like to see more college students/ interns doing PBP and color for ICN and other outlets.

 

Also, to the post referring to pronouncing names wrong like 'Bathiany'. This is a tough thing to get down. I'll ask two or three people from the school and you get a different pronounciation. I agree that everyone's name should be pronounciated right in a broadcast, but if you can't find out, you have to do the best you can and ask for forgiveness. Even the best broadcasters flub up on names. Gilyard for UC for example. Houshmanzadeh when he first broke out.

 

By the way how is it pronounced? I think I have a Highlands game soon.

Bath-E-annie !!

Also, to the post referring to pronouncing names wrong like 'Bathiany'. This is a tough thing to get down. I'll ask two or three people from the school and you get a different pronounciation. I agree that everyone's name should be pronounciated right in a broadcast, but if you can't find out, you have to do the best you can and ask for forgiveness. Even the best broadcasters flub up on names. Gilyard for UC for example. Houshmanzadeh when he first broke out.

I thought that was kind of an easy one. It's Bath - e (like "tree") - any (Like "Annie"). I believe the accent is on the last syllable--at least it is for me.

 

Obviously, some names are going to be tough; but most of these mispronunciations can be avoided by checking with someone with the team that should know the right way.

...now is it Pee-ko or Peck-o ???

...now is it Pee-ko or Peck-o ???

Umm...

...now is it Pee-ko or Peck-o ???

 

Peck-o...

One point of "constructive criticism" I'd like to make for the ICN-6 crew is to give out the O-line / D-line players name at the beginning of each half. (a request from Grandma, actually!)

BRING BACK TRIP!!!!

Thanks Birdsfan. The 'i' is the tricky part, but now I got it.