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The Commentators

100 Years of Sports Commentary
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Award winning commentator Michael Schiavello examines the greatest sports commentators in history, the best calls ever heard, and offers stories from his own journey through the sports broadcasting world as 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of sports commentary.

The Commentators reviews of more than 60 of the best moments in sports history and examines some of the finest plays and commentary calls across 20 different sports including soccer, American football, golf, boxing, Formula One, horse racing, ice hockey, athletics, tennis, baseball, cricket, professional wrestling, darts, rugby, cycling and more. And the biggest sports events including Olympics (summer and winter), FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, World Series, Rugby World Cup.

A powerful story unfolding during a sports event can inspire us about a sport we’ve never watched, an athlete we haven’t heard of, or a country we’ve never visited or even located on a map. Stories engross an audience and engage them on an emotional level. Once a commentator captures an audience’s emotions, they’re putty in their hands. The power of sports lies within those individuals and the ability of the commentator to tell those stories.

Michael Schiavello is a 27-year television and radio commentary veteran, sports writer, and best-selling author. Known as ‘The Voice’, Michael has called sports events in more than in 26 countries on networks including TNT, Spike, SyFy, AXN, NBC Sports, Fox Sports, CBS Sports, Sky, and AXS TV. An Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games commentator, Michael won the 2019 Asian Television Award in the category of ‘Best Sports Presenter/Commentator’. He is the only commentator in history to be nominated for the award three times.

Michael hosted The Voice Versus on US television network, AXS TV between 2010-2017. The prime time, CableFax Award nominated interview show included such guests as, Hulk Hogan, George Foreman, Steven Seagal, Sugar Ray Leonard, Dan Gable, Michael Jai White, Steve Austin, Joe Rogan, and Dana White. Michael’s work for One Championship, Asia’s largest global sports media property, sees him broadcast to more than 150 countries.

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* 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of sports commentary. Award winning commentator Michael Schiavello examines the greatest sports commentators in history, the best calls ever heard, and offers stories from his own journey through the sports broadcasting world.
* Analysis of more than 60 of the best moments in sports history across 20 sports and interviews with the amazing men and women who bring these sports into our living room with passion and imagination.
* Michael is the voice of One Championship, the 4th most watch sports organisation online with over 4 billion online views annually, and Nielsen rated viewers across 150 broadcast countries, including TNT in the USA, of 81 million.
* Sports covered include soccer, American football, golf, boxing, Formula One, horse racing, ice hockey, athletics, tennis, baseball, cricket, professional wrestling, darts, rugby, cycling and more. And the biggest sports events including Olympics (summer and winter), FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, World Series and Rugby World Cup.
Publicity:
* Interview with Kalkine Media Australia TV – host James Preston, Executive Corner Expert Talks for their business and sports show – sensational interview! Facebook 10, 766, Twitter 4702 - https://kalkinemedia.com/au/video/the-commentators-new-book-celebrates-the-history-of-sport-commentary-michael-schiavello
* Interview - 3AW Breakfast show with Ross and Russell tomorrow 03/09 at 6.15am 
* Interview – Rete Italia with Tony Tardio at 11am tomorrow 03/09 (interview is in English)
* Interview - Jim Wilson 2GB – agreed interview date TBA, probably next week
* 30/09 – 2CC Canberra breakfast show - https://www.2cc.net.au/podcasts/remembering-the-all-time-greats-of-sports-commentary/
* 30/09 – WA Sportsday SEN WA at 4.30pm
* 20/10 Sky Breakfast Radio with Gerard Middleton and Laurie Daley
* Netgallery reviewer Blogternator - https://blogternator.com/the-commentators-100-years-of-sports-commentary-michael-schiavello/
https://berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au/news/2021-09-08/at-the-top-of-his-game-2/
https://issuu.com/starnewsgroup/docs/2021-09-09_bn_30/2?ff&pageLayout=doublePage
https://omny.fm/shows/ilglobo-podcast/tony-tardio-03-09-2021?t=62m
https://omny.fm/shows/sports-line/michael-schiavello-15-09-21
https://we.tl/t-4YA6tosSd6
https://omny.fm/shows/evenings-with-matthew-pantelis/michael-schiavello-the-commentators
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09ws7pm
https://omny.fm/shows/conversations-with-cornesy/conversations-with-cornesy-michael-schiavello
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sd-6pr-100-years-of-sports-commentary/id1121118632?i=1000537101461
* Thu 18/11 - Sport & Life podcast interview with Sam Kekovich and Leon Weigard - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/we-chat-about-the-book-the-commentators/id1518300326?i=1000542283136
https://www.sportradio.com.au/audio/ims/2021/IMS211211.mp3
 

 

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