FSW & Jack Edwards

Discussion in 'TV, Satellite & Radio' started by Lithium858, Dec 15, 2003.

  1. Lithium858

    Lithium858 Member

    Aug 11, 2002
    Baton Rouge
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Fox Sports World should hire Jack Edwards to call games. He would fit in with the rest of the announcers since they all have that excitement and passion for the game. I think FSW would be the best place for him to go.
     
  2. pething101

    pething101 Member

    Jul 31, 2001
    Smyrna, Ga
    Club:
    West Ham United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Doesn't he already work for the FoxSports regional channel in Chicago?
     
  3. Lithium858

    Lithium858 Member

    Aug 11, 2002
    Baton Rouge
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, but he should call games on national TV again. ESPN canned him for whatever reason.
     
  4. DAGSports

    DAGSports New Member

    Sep 19, 2003
    I think he and Ty had some chemistry issues and his USMNT calls weren't the best, so he was let go. The fact that JP Dellacamera did the 2002 MLS Cup was a hint of this.

    Jack does evidently do Chicago Fire games and may occasionally have a role on Blackhawks telecasts. It remains to be seen whether CSN Chicago will hire him next year.
     
  5. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Jack is the voice of the NHL HD broadcasts. Anything else he does now must fit around that schedule. I believe he's even given up the bashos on espn2.
     
  6. HalaMadrid

    HalaMadrid Member

    Apr 9, 1999
    Fox Sports Chicago does not employ Jack Edwards. The Chicago Fire does. If the Fire move to Comcast Sportsnet Chicago, and he remains with the Fire, he'd go with them.

    I have no idea if he can/will be retained for next season because he has many conflicts early and late in the year with NHL HD.
     
  7. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    I believe that Jack plans to continue with the Fire - at least the games that don't conflict. I believe Kenn Tomasch's plans to find away to inflict Jack with a summer long case of laryngitis.
     
  8. da_cfo

    da_cfo New Member

    Apr 19, 2003
    San Francisco CA
    Jack Edwards has been a "freelancer" ever since he left ESPN.

    He has done a variety of games for CSTV.

    He also does sports business reports for CNBC Europe's "Money and Sport" program. Some of those reports also appear on CNBC US "Business Center".
     
  9. dcajedi

    dcajedi Member

    Jul 16, 2001
    Philadelphia
    I haven't seen one of those in a while anyway...
     
  10. DAGSports

    DAGSports New Member

    Sep 19, 2003
    ESPN's contract probably expired and they did not bother renewing it. Just insert World Series of Poker or NFL Films and ESPN is set financially in that timeslot.

    But Jack's primary job is the NHL for HDNet, plus the freelance stuff for CSTV, CNBC, and the Chicago Fire games. If Glenn Davis left HDNet, Jack would do MLS games for them too.
     
  11. Warren Van Orden

    Feb 29, 2000
    Richmond CA
    That would be a big backward step were it to happen
     
  12. By-Tor

    By-Tor Member

    Tottenham Hotspur, Chicago Fire
    Nov 30, 2003
    Deerfield, IL
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Imo, Jack Edwards is a very annoying soccer announcer. His play-by-play is the same for soccer and hockey. What is good for hockey is BAD for soccer - ie too much talking. Jack needs to take a lesson in moderation and restraint from the EPL announcers. I miss Mike Hill and Eddie Mighten.
     
  13. Lithium858

    Lithium858 Member

    Aug 11, 2002
    Baton Rouge
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Haha, what the hell. That is random.
     

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