Articles by Ryan Berenz

About Ryan Berenz

Member of the Television Critics Association. Charter member of the Ancient and Mystic Society of No Homers. Squire of the Ancient & Benevolent Order of the Lynx, Lodge 49, Long Beach, Calif. Costco Wholesale Gold Star Member since 2011.

ESPN Outside the Lines looks at women ski jumpers shut out of Olympics

February 12, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan We covered the exclusion of women’s ski jumping from the Winter Olympics earlier, and now this Sunday ESPN’s Outside the Lines takes a deeper look at at the controversy. From ESPN: Outside the Lines (Sunday, Feb. 14, 9am ET ESPN) Ski jumping, an Olympic sport for men since the first Games in 1924, is the only sport other than Nordic Combine at the 2010 Vancouver Games that doesn’t include women. While the International Ski Federation says more than 150 women from 17 countries compete at an elite level, women jumpers, led by American Lindsey Van, have unsuccessfully fought […]

2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500 coverage on FOX

February 12, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season begins Sunday, Feb. 14, with the Great American Race — the Daytona 500 — from Daytona International Speedway. Lots of stories to look at this season in NASCAR, as the sport looks to get back to basics and improve competition by relaxing some of its restrictive rules. Jimmie Johnson’s quest for a fifth straight Cup title, Danica Patrick racing in the Nationwide Series will also be top storylines this year. Here are the details of the Daytona race coverage from FOX: FOX Sports Starts the Engine on Its 10th Season of NASCAR […]

Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony on NBC

February 12, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan NBC has announced its plans for the Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony for Friday, Feb. 12. Here are the details from NBC: COSTAS & LAUER TO HOST NBC’S COVERAGE OF VANCOUVER WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY Michaels, Williams, Brokaw, Collinsworth, Patrick, Carillo and Cantore Contribute Special Early Start Time 7:30 p.m. ET/PT Friday on NBC Vancouver, British Columbia – February 11, 2010 – NBC Olympic primetime host Bob Costas will host the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony alongside co-host Matt Lauer, NBC’s ‘Today’ co-anchor, February 12 – at a special early start time 7:30 p.m. ET/PT. Costas and […]

NBC Announces Broadcast Talent For 2010 Winter Olympics

February 10, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan NBC has announced its roster of broadcast talent for its coverage of the Winter Olympics Feb. 12-28. Here’s the rundown of their announcers, analysts and commentators from NBC: NBC ANNOUNCES TALENT ROSTER FOR VANCOUVER OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES – 53 COMMENTATORS IN ALL Costas Returns for 9th Olympics, 8th as Primetime Host Michaels Returns to Olympics After 22 Years, 30 Years After ‘Miracle on Ice’; Carillo Again Anchors Late Night Show Button and Collinsworth Serve As Olympic Correspondents NBC Talent Roster Has Won 16 Olympic Medals Including 7 Gold NEW YORK – Feb. 9, 2010 – Bob Costas leads […]

NFL Network’s schedule for “The Longest Pregame Show in History” for Super Bowl XLIV

February 4, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan NFL Network announced today the details of its Super Bowl XLIV pregame coverage, consisting of a whopping eight and a half hours of programming. Just about every major storyline is getting some attention. And then, they’ll trot out the cast of the movie Grown Ups. From NFL Network: NFL NETWORK AT SUPER BOWL XLIV: WHAT’S ON “THE LONGEST PREGAME SHOW IN HISTORY” NFL GAMEDAY MORNING—Sunday, February 7 at 9:00 AM On Super Bowl Sunday, NFL Network’s pregame show, NFL GameDay Morning will provide a record 8 ½ hours of live coverage starting at 9:00 AM ET with 18 […]

ESPN’s coverage of Super Bowl XLIV

February 2, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan ESPN’s many media outlets are all over Super Bowl week, with content across 18 platforms. From ESPN: ESPN AT SUPER BOWL XLIV Super Bowl XLIV week in South Florida will kick off Sunday, Jan. 31, with the 2010 Pro Bowl on ESPN, ESPN HD and ESPN Deportes at 7:20 p.m. ET from Sun Life Stadium. ESPN’s week-long comprehensive coverage of the Indianapolis Colts-New Orleans Saints matchup will continue across its multimedia platforms through Sunday, Feb. 7. Highlights: · Super Bowl-related content across 18 ESPN platforms: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Classic, ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD, ESPNEWS […]

Super Bowl XLIV schedule on CBS

February 2, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan CBS has announced its coverage plans for Super Bowl XLIV from South Florida, including all of its pregame coverage: the Road to the Super Bowl special, the Phil Simms All-Iron Team presentation and The Super Bowl Today show. Also included are details on the premiere of Undercover Boss, airing after the game. From CBS: CBS SPORTS TO BROADCAST SUPER BOWL XLIV LIVE ON FEBRUARY 7 Jim Nantz and Phil Simms Call Super Bowl XLIV CBS News’ Katie Couric to Contribute to THE SUPER BOWL TODAY PHIL SIMMS ALL-IRON TEAM: SUPER BOWL EDITION Highlights All-Time Super Bowl Team by […]

NFL Network’s wall-to-wall coverage of Super Bowl XLIV

February 2, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan NFL Network announced its “everything but the game itself” coverage of Super Bowl XLIV from South Florida. Highlights include 8.5 hours of pregame coverage on Sunday, along with 65 hours of original programming from South Florida. From NFL Network: THE LONGEST PREGAME SHOW IN HISTORY – A RECORD 8.5 HOURS OF SUPER BOWL SUNDAY COVERAGE ON NFL NETWORK SUPER COVERAGE INCLUDES MORE THAN 50 HOURS OF LIVE PROGRAMMING OF SUPER BOWL XLIV FROM SOUTH FLORIDA PROVIDING VIEWERS ALL-ACCESS PASS Unmatched Super Bowl-Winning Analyst Line-Up Includes Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk, Michael Irvin, Warren Sapp, Rod Woodson and Joe Theismann […]

CBS debuts 40th anniversary “Road to the Super Bowl” special

February 2, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan CBS announced it will air the annual Road to the Super Bowl special as part of its Super Bowl XLIV pregame shows Feb. 7 at 12pm ET. From CBS: NFL FILMS’ “ROAD TO THE SUPER BOWL” DEBUTS ON CBS AT 12:00 NOON ET ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY 40TH Anniversary of Most-Honored Annual Sports Special One-Hour Special Culled From 1.7 Million Feet of Game Film & 400 Hours of Game Audio from 133 Coaches & Players How did the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts advance to Super Bowl XLIV in South Florida? Re-live the journey as only NFL […]

Women ski jumpers are denied an Olympic event

January 27, 2010 Ryan Berenz

At an age when some kids are mastering their first 10-speed, American ski jumper Lindsey Van was traveling internationally and winning junior ski jump competitions. Interviewed after a winning jump, a then 11-year-old Van said her goal was to make the women’s Olympic team in 2002. Now it is 2010, and though more than nine nations have women jumpers registered with the International Ski Federation (FIS), and women jumpers’ enrollment in the organization is nearly equal to that of men, there still isn’t a women’s ski jumping event at the Olympics. “When you watch men and women, you wouldn’t be […]