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JOHN MADDEN, legendary NFL broadcaster, is synonymous with NFL football for millions of fans nationwide. John, who has served Monday Night Football for 21 seasons as a game analyst for CBS and Fox, is known for his ability to explain the game's finer points and his unique sense of humor. He has been honored with an unprecedented 13 Outstanding Sports Personality Analyst Emmy® Awards and the American Sportscasters Association Sports Personality of the Year award in 1982 and in 1985. He was the first NFL analyst to receive the Touchdown Club of America's prestigious Golden Mike Award. Prior to joining the broadcasting ranks, John had an outstanding career as head coach of the NFL's Oakland Raiders. The versatile sportscaster is also the author of several books, four of which were on the New York Times best-seller list.
AL MICHAELS, one of television's most respected journalists, has covered more major sports events than any sportscaster since joining ABC Sports in 1976. He garnered his first Sportscaster of the Year award in 1980 for his memorable calling of the U.S.A. hockey team's successful gold-medal quest at the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. Widely acclaimed for his knowledgeable and insightful reporting in his primary assignment for ABC Sports, and as play-by-play announcer for ABC's NFL Monday Night Football, Al has also earned praise as a journalist. He became the second sportscaster in history to receive a News Emmy® nomination for his coverage of the San Francisco earthquake during the 1989 World Series. He has been selected twice (1983 and 1986) as the national Sportscaster of the Year by his peers in the electronic and print media. |