Dale Hansen ending an era

[TheSportsPredictor]

I'll read anything Bryan Curtis writes, especially if it's about Dale Hansen:

Dale Hansen Is Signing Off, Taking the Anchorman Era With Him

 

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Moving to journalism topics ...

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Moving to journalism topics ...

Thanks, I thought I posted it there LOL

 

[exmediahack]

A legend of a local sports anchor. The influence he wielded for decades is simply unfathomable.

 

[LanceyHoward]

A legend of a local sports anchor. The influence he wielded for decades is simply unfathomable.

Is there anyone else in the country who was comparable?

And in a sign of the times, will his station even present sports on the early news now that Hansen has retired?

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

To answer the question, Joe Trahan is the heir apparent.

 

[tapintoamerica]

Think about this. He — a local TV guy — broke the SMU cheating scandal wide open. TV guys are supposed to be cheerleaders. He did great work and didn’t get whacked. And this was when the Morning News had an all-star staff.

 

[Octave]

I thought he was as good a football radio color analyst as anything else he did.

That's talent, acing multiple roles.

 

[swingline]

Good story.

 

[MeanGreenATO]

Hansen's producer at WFAA during the SMU scandal was one of my professors in college and he walked us through how that all went down. Dale is truly a legend. DFW has a good sports guy at every station.

 

[LanceyHoward]

Think about this. He — a local TV guy — broke the SMU cheating scandal wide open. TV guys are supposed to be cheerleaders. He did great work and didn’t get whacked. And this was when the Morning News had an all-star staff.

I remember reading a journalism review article in the 80's/90/s that WFAA was practicing the best local televisuon in the country. The SMU story is an example of a station willing to devote the resources to a story and also having the courage to air it.

 

[Tighthead]

I think of Dallas as a pretty conservative place. I am impressed that Hansen has editorialized in favour of things like Kaepernick, BLM, etc. The station must get a great deal of blowback. I've watched a few clips and I think he does them well, in a measured manner.

I can't find it in YouTube,but there used to be a clip of him and an anchor doing a live promo for the upcoming newscast. The anchor said something like "And Dale will tell us about the Cowboys 24-17 win over the Eagles" and t he camera went to Hansen. His reply was something like "if you are giving the score I guess you don't need me".

 

[Della9250]

I think of Dallas as a pretty conservative place. I am impressed that Hansen has editorialized in favour of things like Kaepernick, BLM, etc. The station must get a great deal of blowback. I've watched a few clips and I think he does them well, in a measured manner.

I can't find it in YouTube,but there used to be a clip of him and an anchor doing a live promo for the upcoming newscast. The anchor said something like "And Dale will tell us about the Cowboys 24-17 win over the Eagles" and t he camera went to Hansen. His reply was something like "if you are giving the score I guess you don't need me".

Dallas County voted almost 65 percent in favor of Biden -- so maybe Hansen knows exactly what he is doing.

 

[JimmyHoward33]

Is there anyone else in the country who was comparable?

And in a sign of the times, will his station even present sports on the early news now that Hansen has retired?

Mike Lynch, maybe?

 

[wicked]

I can't think of a story Mike Lynch ever broke that was seismic like the SMU stuff was.

I don't know if Marv Albert was delivering any scoops on WNBC in the 1980s, but the fact that he did that in addition to the Rangers and Knicks counts for something.

 

[LanceyHoward]

I can't think of a story Mike Lynch ever broke that was seismic like the SMU stuff was.

I don't know if Marv Albert was delivering any scoops on WNBC in the 1980s, but the fact that he did that in addition to the Rangers and Knicks counts for something.

Readers from the NYC area can correct me but I think Warner Wolf on WABC had higher ratings than Marv. I read that Marv attributed it to the fact that WABC had invested in better video technology and could show more highlights. I don't know if that is true. But evidently Warner Wolf was a hell of a local sports anchor. He dominated Washington and then evidently was at top of the ratings in NYC.

I remember that I picked up a book that listed Marv as an author. At the time he was doing the Jets, Rangers, anchoring at the local station and doing either the Giants on radio or working on NBC. The book had a nice picture of Marv's first wife and four children, who at the time were roughly high school age through middle school. I remember saying to myself that this man can never see his family with his work schedule. I wondered how much money he needed to live well and if it was worth it to work so hard.

Obviously subsequent events demonstrated Marv motivations not to go home but I have always been naïve.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Warner Wolf was The Man in an era in which NYC had no shortage of Sports Guys (not sports guys, thankfully). Jerry Girard, Sal Marchiano, Marv, Len Berman. Every one a legend. The only person with a profile anywhere close to that now is Bruce Beck, who does it on sheer enthusiasm, hustle and a legitimate love of good stories big and small.

 

[LanceyHoward]

Warner Wolf was The Man in an era in which NYC had no shortage of Sports Guys (not sports guys, thankfully). Jerry Girard, Sal Marchiano, Marv, Len Berman. Every one a legend. The only person with a profile anywhere close to that now is Bruce Beck, who does it on sheer enthusiasm, hustle and a legitimate love of good stories big and small.

Which I think demonstrates the decline of the influence of the position and local news in general. There are people on this board who know the history of local news better than me but I think ratings are down 80-90% from the 80's. I don't even know the names of the local sports guys in my market now.

 

[The Big Ragu]

Warner Wolf's catch phrase was "Let's go to the videotape." Now you can pull up highlights on your smart phone within minutes of them happening. The world changed.

 

[Octave]

I always wondered what happened to Len Berman's career. He made it to the NBC host chair for a variety of sports and went no further.

Roy Firestone as well, except his with the mothership.

Firestone was loaded with talent. Stellar interviewer.