gtal98
07-17-2008, 08:47 AM
Bob Papa, the radio play-by-play voice of the New York Giants for the past 13 seasons, will replace Bryant Gumbel as the announcer for the NFL Network's eight Thursday night games.
Papa will team with Cris Collinsworth to do the games, which had been handled by Gumbel for the first two seasons of live games on the NFL's television outlet. Gumbel, primarily a studio anchor over his long and diverse career, stepped down after last season after mostly unfavorable critical reviews.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d809541fd&template=with-video&confirm=true
I've heard Papa as a host on Sirius NFL radio, and I don't know if he'll be a great announcer or not, but at least he doesn't have an annoying voice like Gumbel.
Papa will team with Cris Collinsworth to do the games, which had been handled by Gumbel for the first two seasons of live games on the NFL's television outlet. Gumbel, primarily a studio anchor over his long and diverse career, stepped down after last season after mostly unfavorable critical reviews.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d809541fd&template=with-video&confirm=true
I've heard Papa as a host on Sirius NFL radio, and I don't know if he'll be a great announcer or not, but at least he doesn't have an annoying voice like Gumbel.