Comments on: ABC/ESPN Should Take A Page From Its Past

By: jrm111881

jrm111881 — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:57:36 +0000

I somewhat agree with Curt and Susan. Do I miss Paul Page calling Indycar? Yes, I do. But, here soon, Paul, Bob Jenkins, and even Marty Reid will all be retiring (or forced out, whichever comes first). That being said, Indycar is going to need some type of younger lead announcer. For a rookie, I thought Todd Harris did decent, especially considering that he was an Indy-outsider, and considering he was being forced by producers to push Danica. And I think that, if he had been given more time, he could have gone from decent to good at Indycar announcing. So, if not Todd Harris, who? Maybe Vince Welch…

By: Susan Green

Susan Green — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:28:26 +0000

That was a classic rant! I met Mr Todd Harris once and he is was so nice to my family and took the time to answer questions. I liked the fact that he was not a INdy insider and he always spent time asking questions so the viewer was educated. The guys they have now are so boring to say the least. I rarely watch Indy anymore as espn has buried it and VS is so bad at promoting the sport that it, like Nascar is dying! I know you all have favorites for different reasons but I would have to say that Todd Harris is the most versatile of any of the above mentioned announcers. He does the Olympics and Dew Tour for NBC and college football and basketball for ESPN and also cagefighting(WEC) on Versus and does a good job on all of them! Chill out on banging on Harris, Paul Page and Marty Reid are not as good as you think. By the way what else do they call? Nothing!

By: Curt Gowdy Jr

Curt Gowdy Jr — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:23:18 +0000

I cannot believe what I have read! What a total waste of time. I am amazed you idiots can even log on. Wow what a bunch of total BS! 99% of what has been written is total crap and unfounded rumor or opinion being passed off as fact. Todd Harris came off of 5 years of supercross and motocross racing and the x games and the Rose Bowl. He tested off the charts and during his one year of doing pxp the ratings have never been higher! Those are the facts. Harris was a breath of fresh air from that stale old ass motor head babble that we had for the prior 10 years ad ratings dont lie! As far as Harris being a drama queen or a Danica fan,,truth be told- he was told to do that by one exectuve at espn which was taking over the races from ABC. Harris was totally caught between serving two stupid and mis guided masters. I would take Harris over Marty Reid 10 x over and twice on sunday. Ratings dont lie you bunch of hill billy rednecks! Get out of your moms basement and get a freaking life you tools!

By: tom king

tom king — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:07:12 +0000

I met paul Page in the garages at indy in 2006.The man was as personable as you could ever want.He was outside ryan briscos garage just talking to whoever came by.I asked him what is abc’s problem with why they removed him.he said they want to go with a younger crew in the booth.i told him i didnt want to bother him anymore so i was going to move on.paul said i was no bother .and he would like to talk more if i had the time.paul page should be in the booth instead of scott(i got cheated in 1995)goodyear.you know scott we are tired of hearing about your problems every year.paul was just another fan at indy that year.and he was just as comfortable talking with his fans as any guy could be.my group in the booth would be paul page,bob jenkins and robbie buehl.and whatever they do.dont dare pull jack arute from anything involved with the 500.

By: Mark Fresher

Mark Fresher — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:02:46 +0000

Is there any way possible to get the results of your poll to the right people? I am a native and current resident of Speedway IN and a passionate supporter of the IRL and IMS. I have a ton of friends that are IRL fans and everyone of them hates that Marty Reid will be doing races. Everyone I talk to for the past several years always talks of bringing back Paul. Marty is the wrong guy for the job. He seems to be doing a job and could care less what the event is. And he just isnt very good at it. Is this ABC’s way of throwing in anybody so that excitement isn’t built for their competitor? He may or may not be a nice guy, but he is horrible on IRL races. I’d rather have Jason Priestly, because he was at least passionate about racing.

By: Brian McKay

Brian McKay — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:19:00 +0000

Oh, yeah! I did, too.

By: JohnMc

JohnMc — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:10:18 +0000

I love hearing Paul Page call races. He has added tremendously to the NHRA broadcasts and I find them far more enjoyable than I used to.

By: AZZO45

AZZO45 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:23:59 +0000

For his bold personality I enjoyed Tommy Kendall as the color guy

By: AZZO45

AZZO45 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:21:55 +0000

AMEN ( On Varsha anyway…)

By: AZZO45

AZZO45 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:20:44 +0000

A mid-pack Indy driver offering “expert commentary” never washed with me. Parker questioning a move by Emerson Fittipaldi or CART’s winningest driver Michael Andretti was completely comical.