NFL Network to hire Bob Papa for its play-by-play gig

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Breaking: Bob Papa Will Be Your New NFL-N Play-By-Play Man
Published 6/25/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
... Well at least according to Neil Best he will be. The Newsday writer has confirmed with a few sources close to the hiring process that Papa is the choice.... ...

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NFLN HIRES PAPA FOR REGULAR-SEASON GAMES
Published 6/25/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Neil Best of Newsday reports that NFL Network has hired Giants play-by-play announcer Bob Papa to handle the call for the eight regular-season games to be aired on the league-owned network. Papa replaces Bryant Gumbel, who was a half-click below dreadful during two seasons on the job.  Papa presumably will work with holdover Cris Collinsworth. We’d previously reported that NFLN had offered the job to Al Michaels of NBC, but that Michaels turned it down. Other finalists were Tom Hammond and Spero Dedes. Papa also co-hosts The Opening Drive on Sirius NFL Radio with Randy ...

NFL Network Hires Bob Papa to Replace Bryant Gumbel
Published 6/25/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: NFL Media Watch, NFL NetworkNeil Best of Newday is reporting that NFL Network has hired Bob Papa to handle play-by-play on its slate of eight regular-season games, replacing Bryant Gumbel as the top in-game broadcaster on the league-operated cable channel. By hiring Papa, NFL Network has basically gone the exact opposite route it went when it hired Gumbel: Papa is an old pro who has a firm understanding of the job but isn't well known outside New York; Gumbel is a big name who had no experience calling ...

Report: NFL Network picks Papa
Published 6/26/2008 by Howard Burns at SPORTS COUCH POTATO
... It looks like our man Tom Hammond isn't going to get the NFL Network play-by-play gig after all. A report by Newsday's Neil Best says New York Giants radio voice Bob Papa is the choice to replace Bryant Gumbel on live game telecasts. The network has yet to announce the move. ...

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Published 6/26/2008 by Paulsen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sports Media Watch
Bob Papa : Neil Best of Newsday reports that the New York Giants radio voice will replace Bryant Gumbel as the play-by-play man for NFL broadcasts on the NFL Network. Barry Melrose : After more than a decade with ESPN, the NHL analyst has returned to coaching . Melrose took over the reigns of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, ending a relationship with ESPN that began in 1996. Michael Strahan : The FOX NFL analyst recently filmed a cameo on the NBC show Chuck , playing the manager of a mall sporting goods store. ...

NFL network hires Bob Papa as new PBP guy
Published 6/26/2008 by JasonB at Bleeding Green Nation: Front Page Posts
... His replacement is Giants' radio play by play guy Bob Papa. Papa, like the other leading candidates, certainly benefited from being a New York guy in close proximity to the NFL heads. That said, I think he's a good choice. I've listened to the Giants radio broadcasts and I've enjoyed Papa's commentary. He's never come across as a homer(I'm not sure he's even a Giants fan) unlike our beloved Merril Reese, and he's got a kind of throwback AM radio style delivery that ends up being very engaging to listen to. He'll certainly have to change his style a bit for TV, but ...