WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
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Posted by: ugarte (---.nycmny.fios.verizon.net)
Date: August 22, 2025 01:30PM
it's ok he was able to enjoy baseball by rooting for the mets as well *touches earpiece*Chris H82
Trotsky
I discovered long range AM by growing up a Mariners fan on Long Island in the mid-late 70s.
Wow, they were NOT good at all back then. And I'll bet you didn't have much company rooting for the Ms on Long Island.
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Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: August 22, 2025 03:45PM
I wanted to root for a team right from their start, so I adopted the Mariners and Seahawks.Chris H82
Trotsky
I discovered long range AM by growing up a Mariners fan on Long Island in the mid-late 70s.
Wow, they were NOT good at all back then. And I'll bet you didn't have much company rooting for the Ms on Long Island.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: August 22, 2025 03:47PM
TBH the Mariners have been the perfect pairing with the Mets.ugarte
it's ok he was able to enjoy baseball by rooting for the mets as well *touches earpiece*Chris H82
Trotsky
I discovered long range AM by growing up a Mariners fan on Long Island in the mid-late 70s.
Wow, they were NOT good at all back then. And I'll bet you didn't have much company rooting for the Ms on Long Island.
This is why I will never, ever, ever be down on Cornell hockey. "Fire? I was born of this."
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Dafatone (---.sub-174-234-148.myvzw.com)
Date: August 22, 2025 03:57PM
Trotsky
TBH the Mariners have been the perfect pairing with the Mets.ugarte
it's ok he was able to enjoy baseball by rooting for the mets as well *touches earpiece*Chris H82
Trotsky
I discovered long range AM by growing up a Mariners fan on Long Island in the mid-late 70s.
Wow, they were NOT good at all back then. And I'll bet you didn't have much company rooting for the Ms on Long Island.
This is why I will never, ever, ever be down on Cornell hockey. "Fire? I was born of this."
The Mets can't kill me because I'm already dead.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: August 22, 2025 05:50PM
In his house at Shea, Seaver waits dreaming.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Jeff Hopkins '82 (---.229.167.165.res-cmts.sm3.ptd.net)
Date: August 22, 2025 06:16PM
Trotsky
In his house at Shea, Seaver waits dreaming.
Appropriate. If the Mets rise, it would be a horror.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Chris H82 (172.58.111.---)
Date: August 22, 2025 11:37PM
Trotsky
TBH the Mariners have been the perfect pairing with the Mets.ugarte
it's ok he was able to enjoy baseball by rooting for the mets as well *touches earpiece*Chris H82
Trotsky
I discovered long range AM by growing up a Mariners fan on Long Island in the mid-late 70s.
Wow, they were NOT good at all back then. And I'll bet you didn't have much company rooting for the Ms on Long Island.
This is why I will never, ever, ever be down on Cornell hockey. "Fire? I was born of this."
Yeah, my wife and sons love to watch me suffer endlessly with the yearly disappointment by the Mariners.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: VIEWfromK (198.55.26.---)
Date: September 11, 2025 10:22AM
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 12:44PM
Chris H82
Trotsky
TBH the Mariners have been the perfect pairing with the Mets.ugarte
it's ok he was able to enjoy baseball by rooting for the mets as well *touches earpiece*Chris H82
Trotsky
I discovered long range AM by growing up a Mariners fan on Long Island in the mid-late 70s.
Wow, they were NOT good at all back then. And I'll bet you didn't have much company rooting for the Ms on Long Island.
This is why I will never, ever, ever be down on Cornell hockey. "Fire? I was born of this."
Yeah, my wife and sons love to watch me suffer endlessly with the yearly disappointment by the Mariners.
Rest in power, my brother.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: BearLover (---.sub-174-229-86.myvzw.com)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:29PM
The notion that Pierre McGuire is worse than the local ECAC announcers was certainly one of the crazier views expressed on this forum lately
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: jts15 (---.res.spectrum.com)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:32PM
From Jane M.
NEWS: Cornell Athletics has confirmed to @cornellsun
the following updates to Cornell hockey broadcasts: Jason Weinstein (prev. WHCU) will do play-by-play for men's & women's ESPN +broadcasts. Tony Eisenhut will join as color for men's broadcasts; women's color commentator TBD.
[x.com]
NEWS: Cornell Athletics has confirmed to @cornellsun
the following updates to Cornell hockey broadcasts: Jason Weinstein (prev. WHCU) will do play-by-play for men's & women's ESPN +broadcasts. Tony Eisenhut will join as color for men's broadcasts; women's color commentator TBD.
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Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:43PM
BearLover
The notion that Pierre McGuire is worse than the local ECAC announcers was certainly one of the crazier views expressed on this forum lately
McGuire has National Hockey Media Syndrome: the affectation that college hockey is an "appetizer" to the NHL, driven in turn by Sports Insecurity Syndrome, the desperation of many sports media types to be taken seriously despite their existential vacuity.
A few national college hockey media figures escape this, like Buccigross and the USCHO and CHN folks. But pretty much everybody on the national Derp Circuit has it bad and that aint good.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/11/2025 02:44PM by Trotsky.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: BearLover (---.sub-174-229-86.myvzw.com)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:43PM
Well that’s interesting. Jason was pretty good back when he did the webcasts (was that like ten years ago?). Hopefully he says “through the screen” less now (he used to say it on like half of the shots on net). Did the decisionmakers at Cornell prefer Jason and Tony to Grady and Tim? Who are the decisionmakers, anyway?jts15
From Jane M.
NEWS: Cornell Athletics has confirmed to @cornellsun
the following updates to Cornell hockey broadcasts: Jason Weinstein (prev. WHCU) will do play-by-play for men's & women's ESPN +broadcasts. Tony Eisenhut will join as color for men's broadcasts; women's color commentator TBD.
[x.com]
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: BearLover (---.sub-174-229-86.myvzw.com)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:45PM
I actually think Buccigross is the single biggest offender. A huge portion of his announcing and broader college hockey coverage is in reference to the NHL.Trotsky
BearLover
The notion that Pierre McGuire is worse than the local ECAC announcers was certainly one of the crazier views expressed on this forum lately
McGuire has National Hockey Media Syndrome: the affectation that college hockey is an "appetizer" to the NHL, driven in turn by Sports Insecurity Syndrome, the desperation of many sports media types to be taken seriously despite their existential vacuity.
A few national national hockey media figures escape this, like Buccigross and the USCHO and CHN folks. But pretty much everybody on the national Derp Circuit has it bad and that aint good.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:48PM
I really like Grady and of course will always love Tim. But if we had to pick survivors I am glad to go with Jason and Tony, partly on merit* and partly as a reward for grinding with us forever.
* Tony is truly a gem IMO. Much like Johnny Pierson, the Bruins' intermission analyst from bygone days, he is able to pick up on extremely subtle things during play and often has insightful commentary. Tim is a joy but he is kind of like Ron Darling: adorable but there for the feels, not his acumen.
* Tony is truly a gem IMO. Much like Johnny Pierson, the Bruins' intermission analyst from bygone days, he is able to pick up on extremely subtle things during play and often has insightful commentary. Tim is a joy but he is kind of like Ron Darling: adorable but there for the feels, not his acumen.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:49PM
BearLover
I actually think Buccigross is the single biggest offender. A huge portion of his announcing and broader college hockey coverage is in reference to the NHL.Trotsky
BearLover
The notion that Pierre McGuire is worse than the local ECAC announcers was certainly one of the crazier views expressed on this forum lately
McGuire has National Hockey Media Syndrome: the affectation that college hockey is an "appetizer" to the NHL, driven in turn by Sports Insecurity Syndrome, the desperation of many sports media types to be taken seriously despite their existential vacuity. He has such hyper-specific pre-college knowledge it's actually become a joke. May be retired by now. Or dead.
A few national national hockey media figures escape this, like Buccigross and the USCHO and CHN folks. But pretty much everybody on the national Derp Circuit has it bad and that aint good.
I might be confused -- who is the guy who famously can rattle off where every New England player went to prep school, who his coach was, and then who went there 20 / 40 / 60 years before ?
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/11/2025 02:51PM by Trotsky.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: arugula (38.109.75.---)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:50PM
phew.... Good job outta da Pens, Doc.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: arugula (38.109.75.---)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:51PM
BearLover
The notion that Pierre McGuire is worse than the local ECAC announcers was certainly one of the crazier views expressed on this forum lately
Of course he's not worse. Most of the ECAC announcers are rank amateurs. I just don't like McGuire. We've been extraordinarily lucky to have real pros
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/11/2025 02:53PM by arugula.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: arugula (38.109.75.---)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:52PM
Trotsky
I really like Grady and of course will always love Tim. But if we had to pick survivors I am glad to go with Jason and Tony, partly on merit* and partly as a reward for grinding with us forever.
* Tony is truly a gem IMO. Much like Johnny Pierson, the Bruins' intermission analyst from bygone days, he is able to pick up on extremely subtle things during play and often has insightful commentary. Tim is a joy but he is kind of like Ron Darling: adorable but there for the feels, not his acumen.
Agree
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:52PM
arugula
Most of the ECAC announcers are rank amateurs.
It has gotten a lot better. 20 years ago at least half were students. Including that one Yale girl who... well...
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: arugula (38.109.75.---)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:55PM
Trotsky
arugula
Most of the ECAC announcers are rank amateurs.
It has gotten a lot better. 20 years ago at least half were students. Including that one Yale girl who... well...
True. I'd almost rather have students because they are either embarrassing but entertaining or diamonds in the rough. I recall WHRB pbp student who was terrific.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: BearLover (---.sub-174-229-86.myvzw.com)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:56PM
This probably isn’t who you meant, but Pierre McGuire does this…I also don’t think Pierre has what you call “National Hockey Media Syndrome.” I’m really not even a big Pierre McGuire fan or anything, I just think he is clearly a step up from local announcers and it would be kind of amazing if somehow he became our everyday announcer. Which isn’t happening because he was just hired by an NHL team…Trotsky
BearLover
I actually think Buccigross is the single biggest offender. A huge portion of his announcing and broader college hockey coverage is in reference to the NHL.Trotsky
BearLover
The notion that Pierre McGuire is worse than the local ECAC announcers was certainly one of the crazier views expressed on this forum lately
McGuire has National Hockey Media Syndrome: the affectation that college hockey is an "appetizer" to the NHL, driven in turn by Sports Insecurity Syndrome, the desperation of many sports media types to be taken seriously despite their existential vacuity. He has such hyper-specific pre-college knowledge it's actually become a joke. May be retired by now. Or dead.
A few national national hockey media figures escape this, like Buccigross and the USCHO and CHN folks. But pretty much everybody on the national Derp Circuit has it bad and that aint good.
I might be confused -- who is the guy who famously can rattle off where every New England player went to prep school, who his coach was, and then who went there 20 / 40 / 60 years before ?
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:57PM
arugula
Trotsky
arugula
Most of the ECAC announcers are rank amateurs.
It has gotten a lot better. 20 years ago at least half were students. Including that one Yale girl who... well...
True. I'd almost rather have students because they are either embarrassing but entertaining or diamonds in the rough. I recall WHRB pbp student who was terrific.
Harvard and RPI both had phenomenally good students. And RPI famously had such outstanding technical chops back when games were first starting to stream they were superior to 95% of pro outlets. I was always peeved they ate our lunch completely on that. Just grab some kids from IC FFS.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/11/2025 03:06PM by Trotsky.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: BearLover (---.sub-174-229-86.myvzw.com)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:58PM
I’m not trying to diss people but Pierre would be a step up from the announcers Cornell has had since I’ve been following. He’s been in the game his whole career and is just so much more polished.arugula
BearLover
The notion that Pierre McGuire is worse than the local ECAC announcers was certainly one of the crazier views expressed on this forum lately
Of course he's not worse. Most of the ECAC announcers are rank amateurs. I just don't like McGuire. We've been extraordinarily lucky to have real pros
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 02:59PM
BearLover
This probably isn’t who you meant, but Pierre McGuire does this…I also don’t think Pierre has what you call “National Hockey Media Syndrome.” I’m really not even a big Pierre McGuire fan or anything, I just think he is clearly a step up from local announcers and it would be kind of amazing if somehow he became our everyday announcer. Which isn’t happening because he was just hired by an NHL team…Trotsky
BearLover
I actually think Buccigross is the single biggest offender. A huge portion of his announcing and broader college hockey coverage is in reference to the NHL.Trotsky
BearLover
The notion that Pierre McGuire is worse than the local ECAC announcers was certainly one of the crazier views expressed on this forum lately
McGuire has National Hockey Media Syndrome: the affectation that college hockey is an "appetizer" to the NHL, driven in turn by Sports Insecurity Syndrome, the desperation of many sports media types to be taken seriously despite their existential vacuity. He has such hyper-specific pre-college knowledge it's actually become a joke. May be retired by now. Or dead.
A few national national hockey media figures escape this, like Buccigross and the USCHO and CHN folks. But pretty much everybody on the national Derp Circuit has it bad and that aint good.
I might be confused -- who is the guy who famously can rattle off where every New England player went to prep school, who his coach was, and then who went there 20 / 40 / 60 years before ?
I really want guys with local connections to be our announcers. The pros are Whore Time. College should be Local Kid Makes Good Time.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Chris '03 (---.hsd1.ct.comcast.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 03:19PM
Trotsky
BearLover
I actually think Buccigross is the single biggest offender. A huge portion of his announcing and broader college hockey coverage is in reference to the NHL.Trotsky
BearLover
The notion that Pierre McGuire is worse than the local ECAC announcers was certainly one of the crazier views expressed on this forum lately
McGuire has National Hockey Media Syndrome: the affectation that college hockey is an "appetizer" to the NHL, driven in turn by Sports Insecurity Syndrome, the desperation of many sports media types to be taken seriously despite their existential vacuity. He has such hyper-specific pre-college knowledge it's actually become a joke. May be retired by now. Or dead.
A few national national hockey media figures escape this, like Buccigross and the USCHO and CHN folks. But pretty much everybody on the national Derp Circuit has it bad and that aint good.
I might be confused -- who is the guy who famously can rattle off where every New England player went to prep school, who his coach was, and then who went there 20 / 40 / 60 years before ?
I hear New England prep school and immediately flash to Bob Norton.
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Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 03:30PM
Chris '03
Trotsky
BearLover
I actually think Buccigross is the single biggest offender. A huge portion of his announcing and broader college hockey coverage is in reference to the NHL.Trotsky
BearLover
The notion that Pierre McGuire is worse than the local ECAC announcers was certainly one of the crazier views expressed on this forum lately
McGuire has National Hockey Media Syndrome: the affectation that college hockey is an "appetizer" to the NHL, driven in turn by Sports Insecurity Syndrome, the desperation of many sports media types to be taken seriously despite their existential vacuity. He has such hyper-specific pre-college knowledge it's actually become a joke. May be retired by now. Or dead.
A few national national hockey media figures escape this, like Buccigross and the USCHO and CHN folks. But pretty much everybody on the national Derp Circuit has it bad and that aint good.
I might be confused -- who is the guy who famously can rattle off where every New England player went to prep school, who his coach was, and then who went there 20 / 40 / 60 years before ?
I hear New England prep school and immediately flash to Bob Norton.
That's who I was thinking of! Thank you!
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: VIEWfromK (198.55.26.---)
Date: September 11, 2025 04:02PM
Trotsky
I am glad to go with Jason and Tony, partly on merit* and partly as a reward for grinding with us forever.
They'll have to do a post game show because I don't think it's fair to ask Tony to jam in his THREE STARS with the way the show typically goes off the air. Especially if there are four or five THREE STARS
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: George64 (---.res.spectrum.com)
Date: September 11, 2025 04:52PM
Trotsky
I really want guys with local connections to be our announcers. The pros are Whore Time. College should be Local Kid Makes Good Time.
I miss Sam Woodside!
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 05:20PM
George64
Trotsky
I really want guys with local connections to be our announcers. The pros are Whore Time. College should be Local Kid Makes Good Time.
I miss Sam Woodside!
Was Sam before Grady before Adam before Jason?
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Al DeFlorio (---.hsd1.ma.comcast.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 05:25PM
I'll always remember the football game in Hanover when Sam said Dartmouth was in dark green and Cornell in dark white.George64
Trotsky
I really want guys with local connections to be our announcers. The pros are Whore Time. College should be Local Kid Makes Good Time.
I miss Sam Woodside!
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Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 05:30PM
Al DeFlorio
I'll always remember the football game in Hanover when Sam said Dartmouth was in dark green and Cornell in dark white.George64
Trotsky
I really want guys with local connections to be our announcers. The pros are Whore Time. College should be Local Kid Makes Good Time.
I miss Sam Woodside!
He was a visionary.
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Posted by: David Harding (---.hsd1.il.comcast.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 05:51PM
I grew up listening to Sam Woodside call Cornell hockey, football, and basketball games in the 50's and 60's.Trotsky
George64
Trotsky
I really want guys with local connections to be our announcers. The pros are Whore Time. College should be Local Kid Makes Good Time.
I miss Sam Woodside!
Was Sam before Grady before Adam before Jason?
Arthur remembered him in this post from 2006.
A few other links: Cornell Sun on his retirement
Corenll Athletics Hall of Fame
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 11, 2025 09:18PM
So if Sam retired in 1971 we have between then and 89 when Grady started unaccounted for. I know Arthur was color for a while, but IINM not PBP.
Aha, quoting Arthur fronm 2006:
Hockey PBP:
58-69 Sam Woodside
69-70 Jay Levine
70-72 Andy Andrews
72-80 Roy Ives
80-84 Chris Moore
84-85 Jim Lester
85-89 Roy Ives
89-02 Grady Whittenburg
02-04 Adam Wodon
04-25 Jason Weinstein
Arthur did a great job in the games I heard him do. He projected slightly less irascibility than what we know and love him for.
Aha, quoting Arthur fronm 2006:
In the thread announcing Tom Joseph's passing, Bill Howard suggested:
[q]Some time it would be fun (well, a little) to recall all the Cornell sports announcers and where they've gone on to. It would be boring as hell for eLynah denizens who thank Adam Wodon is an old-timer.[/q]
Here's what I remember ...
I arrived at Cornell as a freshman in the fall of 1967. Sam Woodside announced Cornell hockey (and most other Cornell sports) on WHCU. Sam was occasionally assisted by his son Jim Woodside, but for the most part he did the broadcasts by himself.
Sam retired in the early 1970's, and was succeeded by Jay Levine, who broadcast games for a year, or two at the most. After Jay came Roy Ives, with Tom Joseph as his sidekick.
After the 1980 ECAC championship / NCAA "frozen four" season, Roy left briefly to broadcast minor league hockey, but that didn't work out, and he returned to Ithaca. WHCU hired Chris Moore, a recent Ithaca College graduate, to handle Cornell hockey in Ives' absence. Moore worked first with someone from WVBR (Pat somebody, whose name escapes me now ... sorry, it's been a long time), and when that didn't work out, with the sports columnist from the Ithaca Times, Arthur somebody ... the name's right on the tip of my tongue). More than a thousand people petitioned WHCU to restore Roy Ives to the broadcasts. Playoff games weren't beholden to WHCU's in-season contracts, and the 1981 playoffs featured competing broadcasts between Moore's WHCU team and Ives on WTKO.
Moore continued to broadcast on WHCU through 1984, with first Howie Borkan and then Kurt Smutko as color commentators. Moore left after the 1984 season for Wisconsin, and eventually the Florida Panthers of the NHL and WFAN in New York). Jim Lester succeeded him, with John Heron and Jim Connors (not the tennis legend) as color men. Ives came back for several years, with Pete Tufford at his side. Grady Whittenburg succeeded Roy, initially with Pete on color, but it was during Grady's tenure that WHCU (which had been taken over by Eagle Broadcasting, along with WTKO) started moving toward a single broadcaster, especially for games outside of Lynah Rink. Grady left for the Binghamton Senators in 2002. Adam Wodon broadcast for two seasons through 2004, and Jason Weinstein succeded him.
[Disclaimer: These are my best recollections as to what happened. I may be off by a year or so about when transitions happened, but I believe that the names, the roles, and the stations are substantially accurate. I welcome corrections to the details. And, obviously, I'm the "Arthur" who worked with Chris Moore, and I also did several games with Grady over the years; you can decide how good a job I did.]
Hockey PBP:
58-69 Sam Woodside
69-70 Jay Levine
70-72 Andy Andrews
72-80 Roy Ives
80-84 Chris Moore
84-85 Jim Lester
85-89 Roy Ives
89-02 Grady Whittenburg
02-04 Adam Wodon
04-25 Jason Weinstein
Arthur did a great job in the games I heard him do. He projected slightly less irascibility than what we know and love him for.
Edited 8 time(s). Last edit at 09/12/2025 07:01PM by Trotsky.
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: jkahn (---.res.spectrum.com)
Date: September 12, 2025 12:09PM
Jay Levine's only year was the '69-'70 championship season. The following is from a post I made in 2006 on this subject:Trotsky
So if Sam retired in 1971 we have between then and 89 when Grady started unaccounted for. I know Arthur was color for a while, but IINM not PBP.
Aha, quoting Arthur fronm 2006:
In the thread announcing Tom Joseph's passing, Bill Howard suggested:
[q]Some time it would be fun (well, a little) to recall all the Cornell sports announcers and where they've gone on to. It would be boring as hell for eLynah denizens who thank Adam Wodon is an old-timer.[/q]
Here's what I remember ...
I arrived at Cornell as a freshman in the fall of 1967. Sam Woodside announced Cornell hockey (and most other Cornell sports) on WHCU. Sam was occasionally assisted by his son Jim Woodside, but for the most part he did the broadcasts by himself.
Sam retired in the early 1970's, and was succeeded by Jay Levine, who broadcast games for a year, or two at the most. After Jay came Roy Ives, with Tom Joseph as his sidekick.
After the 1980 ECAC championship / NCAA "frozen four" season, Roy left briefly to broadcast minor league hockey, but that didn't work out, and he returned to Ithaca. WHCU hired Chris Moore, a recent Ithaca College graduate, to handle Cornell hockey in Ives' absence. Moore worked first with someone from WVBR (Pat somebody, whose name escapes me now ... sorry, it's been a long time), and when that didn't work out, with the sports columnist from the Ithaca Times, Arthur somebody ... the name's right on the tip of my tongue). More than a thousand people petitioned WHCU to restore Roy Ives to the broadcasts. Playoff games weren't beholden to WHCU's in-season contracts, and the 1981 playoffs featured competing broadcasts between Moore's WHCU team and Ives on WTKO.
Moore continued to broadcast on WHCU through 1984, with first Howie Borkan and then Kurt Smutko as color commentators. Moore left after the 1984 season for Wisconsin, and eventually the Florida Panthers of the NHL and WFAN in New York). Jim Lester succeeded him, with John Heron and Jim Connors (not the tennis legend) as color men. Ives came back for several years, with Pete Tufford at his side. Grady Whittenburg succeeded Roy, initially with Pete on color, but it was during Grady's tenure that WHCU (which had been taken over by Eagle Broadcasting, along with WTKO) started moving toward a single broadcaster, especially for games outside of Lynah Rink. Grady left for the Binghamton Senators in 2002. Adam Wodon broadcast for two seasons through 2004, and Jason Weinstein succeded him.
[Disclaimer: These are my best recollections as to what happened. I may be off by a year or so about when transitions happened, but I believe that the names, the roles, and the stations are substantially accurate. I welcome corrections to the details. And, obviously, I'm the "Arthur" who worked with Chris Moore, and I also did several games with Grady over the years; you can decide how good a job I did.]
Hockey PBP:Woodside's last hockey season was '68-69, though I think he did football longer. Jay Levine's only season was the glorious '69-'70 year. I can still hear him in my mind saying "Lodboa shoots, he scores." Jay was pretty good, although I didn't hear him often as I think I was at 22 or 23 of the 29 games.
I recall an Andy Andrews doing games in '70-'71 and maybe '71-72, perhaps with Roy Ives.
Woodside was way past his prime when Arthur and I attended school. The call I remember most was the '69 NCAA semi-final where Sam said (perhaps not exactly but pretty close) "Gordie Lowe in the Cornell end, and a goal" and we all turned to each other with a "who scored" question and about 10-15 seconds later Sam explained that Lowe scored and Cornell had won.
Jay Levine and his wife Mary Ann Childers have been TV news anchors and reporters in Chicago for the past 25 years or so.
58-71 Sam Woodside
71-72 Jay Levine
72-80 Roy Ives
80-84 Chris Moore
84-85 Jim Lester
85-89 Roy Ives
89-02 Grady Whittenburg
02-04 Adam Wodon
04-25 Jason Weinstein
Arthur did a great job in the games I heard him do. He projected slightly less irascibility than what we know and love him for.
jkahn
Woodside's last hockey season was '68-69, though I think he did football longer. Jay Levine's only season was the glorious '69-'70 year. I can still hear him in my mind saying "Lodboa shoots, he scores." Jay was pretty good, although I didn't hear him often as I think I was at 22 or 23 of the 29 games.
I recall an Andy Andrews doing games in '70-'71 and maybe '71-72, perhaps with Roy Ives.
Woodside was way past his prime when Arthur and I attended school. The call I remember most was the '69 NCAA semi-final where Sam said (perhaps not exactly but pretty close) "Gordie Lowe in the Cornell end, and a goal" and we all turned to each other with a "who scored" question and about 10-15 seconds later Sam explained that Lowe scored and Cornell had won.
Jay Levine and his wife Mary Ann Childers have been TV news anchors and reporters in Chicago for the past 25 years or so.
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Jeff Kahn '70 '72
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: arugula (---.s2163.c3-0.avec-cbr2.nyr-avec.ny.cable.rcncustomer.com)
Date: September 12, 2025 01:35PM
Chris Moore was and remains great. All this talk again makes me think of Barry Leonard. Hope he's ok. As someone mentioned above, I think Jason gets the gig on merit. I like Grady, but I love Jason. And Tony better than Tim. Sadly, unlikely that he'll do road games. Loved him solo on the road games. That's challenging
Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 12, 2025 06:58PM
Maybe now that it is the only source Tony can be prevailed upon to travel. Or hey maybe we'll get Tim!
Honestly all four have been a delight, as was Adam. As a Mets and Cornell fan I have been extremely privileged to have great announcers.
Honestly all four have been a delight, as was Adam. As a Mets and Cornell fan I have been extremely privileged to have great announcers.
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Re: WHCU ends broadcast partnership with CU
Posted by: Trotsky (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: September 12, 2025 07:02PM
jkahn
Jay Levine's only year was the '69-'70 championship season. The following is from a post I made in 2006 on this subject:Trotsky
So if Sam retired in 1971 we have between then and 89 when Grady started unaccounted for. I know Arthur was color for a while, but IINM not PBP.
Aha, quoting Arthur fronm 2006:
In the thread announcing Tom Joseph's passing, Bill Howard suggested:
[q]Some time it would be fun (well, a little) to recall all the Cornell sports announcers and where they've gone on to. It would be boring as hell for eLynah denizens who thank Adam Wodon is an old-timer.[/q]
Here's what I remember ...
I arrived at Cornell as a freshman in the fall of 1967. Sam Woodside announced Cornell hockey (and most other Cornell sports) on WHCU. Sam was occasionally assisted by his son Jim Woodside, but for the most part he did the broadcasts by himself.
Sam retired in the early 1970's, and was succeeded by Jay Levine, who broadcast games for a year, or two at the most. After Jay came Roy Ives, with Tom Joseph as his sidekick.
After the 1980 ECAC championship / NCAA "frozen four" season, Roy left briefly to broadcast minor league hockey, but that didn't work out, and he returned to Ithaca. WHCU hired Chris Moore, a recent Ithaca College graduate, to handle Cornell hockey in Ives' absence. Moore worked first with someone from WVBR (Pat somebody, whose name escapes me now ... sorry, it's been a long time), and when that didn't work out, with the sports columnist from the Ithaca Times, Arthur somebody ... the name's right on the tip of my tongue). More than a thousand people petitioned WHCU to restore Roy Ives to the broadcasts. Playoff games weren't beholden to WHCU's in-season contracts, and the 1981 playoffs featured competing broadcasts between Moore's WHCU team and Ives on WTKO.
Moore continued to broadcast on WHCU through 1984, with first Howie Borkan and then Kurt Smutko as color commentators. Moore left after the 1984 season for Wisconsin, and eventually the Florida Panthers of the NHL and WFAN in New York). Jim Lester succeeded him, with John Heron and Jim Connors (not the tennis legend) as color men. Ives came back for several years, with Pete Tufford at his side. Grady Whittenburg succeeded Roy, initially with Pete on color, but it was during Grady's tenure that WHCU (which had been taken over by Eagle Broadcasting, along with WTKO) started moving toward a single broadcaster, especially for games outside of Lynah Rink. Grady left for the Binghamton Senators in 2002. Adam Wodon broadcast for two seasons through 2004, and Jason Weinstein succeded him.
[Disclaimer: These are my best recollections as to what happened. I may be off by a year or so about when transitions happened, but I believe that the names, the roles, and the stations are substantially accurate. I welcome corrections to the details. And, obviously, I'm the "Arthur" who worked with Chris Moore, and I also did several games with Grady over the years; you can decide how good a job I did.]
Hockey PBP:Woodside's last hockey season was '68-69, though I think he did football longer. Jay Levine's only season was the glorious '69-'70 year. I can still hear him in my mind saying "Lodboa shoots, he scores." Jay was pretty good, although I didn't hear him often as I think I was at 22 or 23 of the 29 games.
I recall an Andy Andrews doing games in '70-'71 and maybe '71-72, perhaps with Roy Ives.
Woodside was way past his prime when Arthur and I attended school. The call I remember most was the '69 NCAA semi-final where Sam said (perhaps not exactly but pretty close) "Gordie Lowe in the Cornell end, and a goal" and we all turned to each other with a "who scored" question and about 10-15 seconds later Sam explained that Lowe scored and Cornell had won.
Jay Levine and his wife Mary Ann Childers have been TV news anchors and reporters in Chicago for the past 25 years or so.
58-71 Sam Woodside
71-72 Jay Levine
72-80 Roy Ives
80-84 Chris Moore
84-85 Jim Lester
85-89 Roy Ives
89-02 Grady Whittenburg
02-04 Adam Wodon
04-25 Jason Weinstein
Arthur did a great job in the games I heard him do. He projected slightly less irascibility than what we know and love him for.
jkahn
Woodside's last hockey season was '68-69, though I think he did football longer. Jay Levine's only season was the glorious '69-'70 year. I can still hear him in my mind saying "Lodboa shoots, he scores." Jay was pretty good, although I didn't hear him often as I think I was at 22 or 23 of the 29 games.
I recall an Andy Andrews doing games in '70-'71 and maybe '71-72, perhaps with Roy Ives.
Woodside was way past his prime when Arthur and I attended school. The call I remember most was the '69 NCAA semi-final where Sam said (perhaps not exactly but pretty close) "Gordie Lowe in the Cornell end, and a goal" and we all turned to each other with a "who scored" question and about 10-15 seconds later Sam explained that Lowe scored and Cornell had won.
Jay Levine and his wife Mary Ann Childers have been TV news anchors and reporters in Chicago for the past 25 years or so.
Fixed above, Thanks!
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