If Gary Dolphin retires, who replaces him?

Burmeister resume:

Television career[edit]
NBC Sports[edit]
Paul Burmeister has been an NFL Studio Host and Play by Play announcer for NBC Sports since 2011. Burmeister primarily hosts NBC Sports's daily NFL studio show, Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network, but can also be seen filling in for Dan Patrick on The Dan Patrick Show. In 2011 and 2012, Burmeister was the lead play by play voice for NBC Sports Network's coverage of Mountain West Conference Football, working alongside NFL Hall of Famer Rod Woodson for the 2012 season.

He called the Bayou Classic in New Orleans in 2011 and 2012, on NBC. Additionally, he calls the annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl, also on NBC.

His work at NBC has gone beyond football, providing play by play for Mountain West Conference basketball in 2012 and 2013, hosting on site MLS coverage in 2012, and hosting Madden NFL 2012 Kickoff on NBC. Burmeister also lends his voice to NBC's track and field coverage as well as their PBC Boxing series.

Burmeister moved over to NBC Sports, full-time, from NBC Sports Network, in August 2014. In 2015, Burmeister Filled-in for Michele Tafoya during 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on NBC Sports.


Paul Burmeister behind the desk at NFL Network
NFL Network[edit]
In 10 seasons at NFL Network, Burmeister hosted NFL Total Access, NFL Gameday Scoreboard, Around the League Live, Path to the Draft, Playbook, College Football Scoreboard and College Football Now.

From 2007 to 2014, Burmeister served as lead anchor for NFL Network’s studio draft coverage. Each year he, Mike Mayock and Charles Davis kicked off the network's pre-draft coverage at The Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama in late January before moving on to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis in February. Then each day from late February through the end of the draft, he hosted"Path to the Draft" live in Los Angeles.

His play by play duties at NFL Network included calling The Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine Game alongside Mike Mayock and Charles Davis from 2011 - 2014. He also called The Insight Bowl in 2008 and 2009 with Mayock, and served as lead Play by Play announcer for NFL Network's "Arena Football Friday" from 2010 - 2012.

NFL Preseason Football[edit]
From 2007 - 2011 Burmeister was the preseason play by play voice for the Jacksonville Jaguars, working alongside Tony Boselli.

After the stint with the Jaguars, and since 2012, he has been the preseason voice for the Kansas City Chiefs, working with Trent Green.

KCRG and KWWL[edit]
Burmeister started his broadcasting career in August 1998 at KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, IA, working for 3 years as a reporter and sports anchor, as well as color commentator for KCRG Radio's high school football game of the week. In August 2001 he took over as Weekend Sports Director at NBC affiliate KWWL in Waterloo, Iowa.[3] For 3 years he anchored and reported, as well as hosted KWWL's Sunday night 30 minute show "Sports Plus."
 
Hawk90 said:
He can keep up with a football game, but basketball has passed him by.
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This is accurate. Not trying to knock the Dolph but I think a new basketball PBP man whose sole focus is basketball would be a smart thing. I think it would help Bobby Hansen also. Dolph is hard to listen to on the basketball. He is ok on football because of the relationship he has with Eddie on air works.
Hassel has broadcast college bball for ESPN I know, not sure if the U of I would give him a look though.
I just hope whomever it would be in the future doesn't yell at you the whole time like Walters does for ISU...man he is over the top.
 
Hawkfnntn said:
I think Hassel has while he was at ESPN. Maybe not football but he was doing hoops for sure I think. Long is a color guy he's not play by play material. If Dolph retired now I'd be perfectly ok with that. He was ok when I was about 12. Now I can't stand him... Just a preference but I went from listening to games on the radio all the time as a kid and teenager to now I'll watch it on TV cause I can't stand how Dolph calls games.
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Hassle did some hoops games.......they were low level games, but he did do some.
 
If anyone is familiar with Protivin, Iowa. When I balled at WSR, we had a guy from there by the name of Ron Novatny....play by play for KWAY radio.. .best quote was " The last time WSR scored, Mobey Dick was a minnow", swear to God on a stack of bibles
 
tksirius said:
Sorry just had to...

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spit my drink out laughing
 
uihawk82 said:
Hawk fb and bball are big time gigs. Has Chris Hassel even called a college game? Chuck Long has been an analyst which is way different than filling all the air time between plays etc. Long would certainly be a good NAME. I agree that Dolph is getting a little off on his play by play. Maybe need to have Dolph have the occasional head cold so they can try out some new blood.
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Ya gotta understand their are play by play and color roles. Long is a color guy. Hassle has been working play by play for tv. Having some minimal radio experience calling some high school games, play by play is much tougher than color. There's a difference between making a few commmets in between plays and getting in and out of brakes as well as interviews. On top of all that you have all the sponsors.

I'd be all for giving Hassel a shot in the future but I'm also not in a rush to get rid of Dolph.
 
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