Those who know me are aware of my sometimes unhealthy devotion to my alma mater, Fordham. I’m one of the die-hards who have been to most of the hoops home games despite a two-win campaign (the four men’s teams I follow are a combined 17-88 in 2009-10), my ring tone is the Fordham fight Song, “The Ram,” and I occasionally lurk among the lunatic fringe that populates the Fordham sports message board.
So today I can be a proud Ram in noting that longtime New York Times writer Jack Curry has joined the full-time broadcast ranks, signing on with YES Network as a Yankees studio analyst, program contributor, and a columnist on YESNetwork.com.
Not just because he went to Fordham (or necessarily because he’s been at The Times), but I’ve always found Curry to be insightful and accurate, and I think he’ll be a great addition to YES. I worry for the newspaper industry in general that so many of the top sports columnists and reporters have migrated over to the TV and dot-com world, but with YES, SNY, MLB Network and ESPN all putting out quality baseball shows, it’s never been better for viewers, particularly in metro New York.
The public radio station based at Fordham, WFUV-FM, has been the training ground for dozens of top broadcasters, particularly in sports. Vin Scully, Michael Kay, Mike Breen, Bob Papa, Spero Dedes, Charlie Slowes, John Giannone, Ed Randall, Mike Yam, Ryan Ruocco, and Sal Marchiano are the most notable.
