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Hall of Famer Dick Vitale, who 32 years ago took a gig at then-fledging ESPN as a temp job in-between basketball coaching assignments, has signed a new extension with the sports cable channel that will keep him at ESPN through the 2014-2015 season.
Vitale called ESPN’s first-ever major NCAA basketball game – Wisconsin at DePaul on Dec. 5, 1979. He has been at the cable channel ever since, calling more than a thousand games. “Simply put, Dick Vitale is college basketball,” ESPN’s EVP Norby Williamson said. During his tenure, Vitale has introduced such “Vitale-isms” as “Awesome, Baby!,” “Get a TO, Baby!” and “PTP’er.”
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this is insane- what is espn doing?! i watch hoops on mute when this bafoon is on air, he was great in the 80s, lame in the 90s, annoying in the 2000s and is now just nausiating. go jump off a bridge baby.
I tuned in for the Tennessee/Vanderbilt(men)basketball game Saturday afternoon Jan 15th. Dick Vitele has the most irritating voice I have ever heard and he talks nonstop. Does he get paid by the word?? How do you shut him up?? Toward the middle of the second quarter I finally hit mute and enjoyed the remainder of the game in silence!!!!!!!!! So sad that he will be around thru 2015.
Dick Vitale made his last trip to Knoxville, TN yesterday. I can assure you that Tennessee will not allow him to cover a game in Knoxville after yesterday’s comments attacking Bruce Pearl and the University of Tennessee. Alumn and boosters were outraged yesterday and they should be. Again, i can promise you ESPN will not drag that trash into our house again.
I could not agree more regarding Dicky V. The guy never shuts up and is very annoying. If he is announcing a game I will change the channel. If I really want to watch the game I will mute the sound. ESPN has to be out of their minds.
Also unhappy to hear that irritating loudmouth is going to return.
I also watch TV with it on mute. I’ll bet he doesn’t even shut up for commercials. Note to sponsors, I don’t take it off mute for your commercials. This name dropping fool’s only popularity is because he sucks up to coaches and student bodies.