Dan Shulman: From Actuary to ESPN

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ESPN's Dan Shulman , who still resides in Thornhill near Toronto with his wife and three sons despite being on the road much of the time doing play-by-play duties at games around the U.S. (he calls about 120 games a year), gets the profile treatment in the new issue of the North Toronto Post . "Shulman might be the most successful Canadian sports broadcaster of all time ," says writer Sam ... [link]

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The Roundup: The Sonics Are Oklahoma-Bound
Published 7/3/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... … massive cuts coming at the LA Times … Christie Brinkley’s husband spent way too much money each month on internet “stuff” … fight crimes with text messages …. trading sex for gas… Shannen Doherty on the new 90210? … after the jump, a reader directs us to an uninhibited Bollywood actress named Mallika Sherawat … Dan Shulman is one of the more underrated announcers at the WWL. (My HogTown) The Dust Bowl Oklahoma is excited to get the ...

Canadian Publication Profiles ESPN's Dan Shulman
Published 7/3/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
I know there are people who both like and hate Dan Shulman around these parts (just like every announcer), but I honestly think he's the best thing ESPN has in their stable of broadcasters. He's funny, concise, works well with others and most importantly knows the game he's calling....and he calls a lot of them. From Toronto's Post City Mag via My Hog Town.... While not exactly Willie Loman, Shulman spends more time on the road than any other announcer in the biz. Shulman estimates he does close to 120 games a year, and as no NCAA and only ...

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