European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Rookie Fox joins sundays Grid lineup by Leonard Shapiro Washington Post in Nantz can to help himself. He is lbs sports Lead announcer for Golf the . Open Tennis tournament the Mcaa Basket Ball tournament. But these Days As summer turns to fall he a thinking about the National football league even if he a working for a network that is out of the pro football business for at least four More years. A football keeps popping up in my head a he said. A a there a definitely pain and heartache. Now a the time its really hitting Home. You be got preseason games and its Tough to watch. A after we finish the . Open and the presidents cup we to have seven or eight weeks where ill have nothing to  for the first time in 3& years the nil wont be on lbs last december Alt those dub owners who like to talk about loyalty and family and blah blah blah turned their backs on history and tradition and the network Many would argue made them what they Are today. Instead they clashed for the Cash. Specifically they ran to sly Fox a Wannabe big _ Lime network that had no sports division but had something even better $1.58 billion to pay the league during the next four years. A to its credit Over the past six months Fox has managed to become a formidable operation manned mostly by former lbs people in front of and behind the camera. In their debut game three weeks ago they eve the nil on an c an to is geared up to show four nil games live every weekend. The military networks season kicks off at 7 . Get today when the Atlanta Falcons visit the Detroit Lions. That a followed by the Dallas cowboys opener at Pittsburgh. Both games originate from Fox. An Wilt carry to nth a sunday night game a san Diego at Denver a at 2 . Get j a monday. Opening week coverage ends with the los Angeles raiders visiting the san Francisco a Jers at 3 . Get tuesday. An will not pick up stateside network pregame shows but it will show inside the Hal. The first segment airs at 10 30 . Get next sunday. ?. Unleashed a new wrinkle a a soccer like clock and scoreboard visible throughout the game in the upper left hand Comer of the screen. That innovation i like it i like it has drawn mixed reviews. But hardly anyone has complained about having Pat summeral and John Madden together again As the Lead announcers on the networks National games.  also introduce an hour Long studio show before the first regular season games today James Brown will be the Host with Terry Bradshaw Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson providing lots of analysis and occasional laughs. A Little journalism would be appreciated too. A if you re sitting in a bar who else would you rather have talking football than these Guys a asked de Goren another Fianner lbs Man now executive producer for the nil on Fox. A like anything else on live television its going to evolve it wont be the same in the fourth week As it was in the first. But we think we be got a great  Enberg Trumpy and the rest scene Greg Gumbel is no cd a new studio Host. Lbs he rest of the pro football lineup looks something like this Abc Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy will continue As the network s Lead announcers on National games. The nil also has allowed a sideline reporter this year and Hannah storm will fill that role with the a team now that . Simpson is incarcerated. The network will have two new analysts on its game coverage staff both former players. Randy Cross comes Over from lbs and will be paired with Charlie Jones. Former raiders defensive lineman Bob Golic will team with Dan Hicks. _ last year s studio Host Jim Lampley will work games instead with analyst Todd Christensen. Hell be replaced As studio Host by another old lbs hand a Greg Gumbel former redskins coach Joe Gibbs Mike Ditka and will Mcdonough will join him in the studio. Abc its the same old threesome a Ai Michaels Dan Dierdorf and Frank Gifford in the Booth with Lynn Swann on the sidelines As the network celebrates the 25ih anniversary of monday night games. And  it be Nice if somewhere along the Way the network paid tribute to Howard Cosell the Man responsible for so much of the show s Success Pat Summerall part of the sly new Fox Abc also will have a studio operation at halftime hosted by Brent Musburger. Peter King a widely re spec Ted pro football reporter for sports illustrated will contribute interviews analysis and insider re a ports. 7 a .7 7-7. 7 int this Turner Cable outlet has a schedule of nine sunday night games starting today. Esp then takes Over the second half of the sunday night schedule. Int again teams Gaty Bender and Pat Haden in the Booth. Bob Neal will Host pregame halftime and pos game shows from the studio. The major addition Here will be Lawrence Taylor the former giants linebacker in his first year out of the game. Esp Joe Theismann and Mike Patrick will continue As the main men in the Booth for Espnes sunday night coverage. They be developed into one of the games finest pairings. 1 former Steeles quarterback Mark Malone will work the sidelines. As usual esp Wilt devote hour upon hour to nil related studio shows including its highly regarded game Day show sundays hosted by Chris Berman with Theismann Tom Jackson and insider Chris Mortensen making major contributions. Esp also has hired Lesley Visser from lbs to handle features Greg Garber remains one of the Cable networks Best nil reporters. Hell be used on several nil shows As will Espnes marquee new. Hire former giants quarterback Phil Simms. Won Der if hell get to discuss the salary Cap on at with Paul Tagliabue his favorite commissioner the Only bad news in Espnes nil coverage downtown Julie  Back for More silly fluff stuff. But that a show Biz baby. Just ask lbs. A Leonard Shapiro Page 6 sunday september 4, 1994