But most of the time, Trautwig and Salmela take only take one crack at the calls, and thats when theyre liveeven if the program isnt slated to appear until hours later. California and Indiana met to decide the United States Championship at the 1987 #LLWS, with Al Trautwig, Jim Palmer, and Cheryl Miller on the broadcast! HBO's first sports broadcast was of a New York Rangers-Vancouver Canucks NHL game, transmitted to a Service Electric cable system in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on November 8, 1972. Trautwig, who joined MSG in '89 and has been a studio hosting staple, said that "because of the 'state of sports' amid the COVID-19 pandemic," he is "uncertain of his future." The norwegian announcers are really good at pronouncing the names of the norwegian skiers. That goes for both negative and positive comments. There are many days on First Take or even on the podcast where Ill say something and Ill think about it. Trautwig referred to Ron and Nellie as Biles' grandparents on Sunday's NBC primetime broadcast. He also serves as a host of MSG's weekly comprehensive hockey show, "Hockey Night Live." It was easily predictable if one of the alpiners was a contender or a crasher. 07:10 - Source: CNN. RIO DE JANEIRO Al Trautwig, NBC's gymnastics announcer at the Rio Games, apologized Monday for suggesting that Simone Biles' parents through adoption are not really her parents. ESPN. He also hosted NBC's coverage of the Ford Ironman World Championship, Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 and ING New York City Marathon. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_New_York_Rangers_broadcasters&oldid=1147896785, This page was last edited on 2 April 2023, at 21:46. Al Trautwig '78 to serve as the commencement speaker and be recognized with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at Adelphi University's 121th Commencement. He graduated from H. Frank Carey Junior-Senior High School, in Franklin Square, NY. In the late 1980s, Trautwig hosted SportsNite for ABC Sports, leading former network personality Howard Cosell to quip to The Washington Post's Norman Chad, "I don't even know, as God is my witness, or have ever even heard of an Al Trautwig."[2]. During the mens 50 k classic, Cooke even had a stopwatch at the ready, which he used to clock one of Petter Northugs ski switches (seven seconds, for the record). I think the Nordic Combined team race was live. Trautwig deleted the post but it was preserved by users who retweeted or screen-grabbed it. This season, Richard Jefferson and JJ Redick have worked together on NBA games as analysts with Ryan Ruocco calling the action for ESPN. Al Trautwig Takes Leave Of Absence From MSG Network | Barrett Media "Last week, Trautwig was seen on MSG during a Rangers preseason game, while viewers commented on social media that the sportscaster did not look well."