BERKELEY, CA -- A boxing fan is appreciative of the foundation that has been laid over the years by the cumulative contributors to the sport. Compared with following other sports, being an aficionado of the “Sweet Science” often requires looking through a historian’s lens.
With that said, I was fortunate to recently run into someone who’s seen it all. Announcer Barry Tompkins is one of the best to ever do it. Over a 42-year career in broadcast television, the versatile Tompkins has earned six CableACE awards, four Emmys, a Press Club Award, and the Sam Taub Award for boxing commentator of the year. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006 for his trendsetting work on HBO, ESPN, and Fox Sports Net, among other channels.
It’s Christmas here at Maxboxing as the resident of nearby Marin County imparted a few insightful comments and shared some of the secrets that have kept him a standard-bearer in the broadcasting industry for the last four decades.
LINK: http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-lead/barry-tompkins-broadcast-basics-and-words-of-wisdom
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