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OT: Official Sports Media Thread XII: Dick Button, two-time Olympic gold medalist who revolutionized figure skating as athlete and analyst, dies at 95

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Actually liked Jim Murray. Right up until about 30 seconds ago. Good grief what an ugly ugly thing to say. On live radio no less!
 
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A note to say I am delighted Ted Johnson has joined the Boston sports radio airwaves.

I haven't listened to sports radio in fifteen years, but occasionally check Greg Hill on eei for Mike Milbury's weekly spot.

It's a pleasure to welcome back Ted Johnson, a favorite player who has been through plenty and made the best of it,

 
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Edwards, who is in good physical health, had intended to renew his NESN contract through 2026-27, but the onset last season of a disorder diagnosed as apraxia began to impair his ability to speak and retrieve words quickly — a necessity when calling a sport played at breakneck speed. Viewers eventually took note of his halting speech and some — fans of other teams, typically — mocked him on social media.

Doctors still don’t know what’s causing the apraxia. It’s often the result of a stroke or tumor, but a battery of MRIs, scans, and cognitive tests has found no evidence of either.

Lisa Edwards says her husband’s adjustment to life after broadcasting has been mostly painless because he has perspective. “We have a saying in our house, since we both work in TV, that if you give your life to television, it will take it,” she said. “Jack knows what you do is not who you are.”

Who Edwards is now is someone who speaks more slowly and occasionally struggles to find, or form, words that once came easily. He’s also taking a long walk with Charlie every day and skiing whenever he wants.

“And when he’s at home, he watches YouTube videos of ski fails. Jack has discovered YouTube,” says Lisa Edwards. “You can often hear raucous laughter emanating from the den where Jack is watching.

“He’s finding ways to occupy himself,” she says. “It doesn’t mean Jack doesn’t miss the Bruins. It just means it’s time for him to move on to the next chapter.”
 
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Ludwig Fell Down said:
It's been in trouble for some time. First the RSNs, now one of their national broadcast partners. Not sure what their Apple TV audience is but my guess would be that it is relatively small.

If I actually liked baseball I'd need to figure out where to find FS1.
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Fox and its RSN side bars FS1/2 (Originally Speed/Fuel) HAVE too many contracts in play now that some sports are being produced by FOX and broadcast on other networks/streaming services
 
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