Thursday, February 19, 2009

Best sports in Charlotte?

The Charlotte Observer put out its list of the top five Charlotte sportscasters of all time.

Strangely - only one is currently doing the sports in Charlotte still.

5. Mike Solarte, News 14: The best thing going right now. Solarte does a 30-minute sports show almost daily -- and effectively -- like an N.C. “SportsCenter.”

4. Chuck Howard, WCNC: Came in from Buffalo and was a local whiz kid. He was polished and knowledgeable and broke a lot of news. He was major network good.

3. Jim Thacker, WBTV: I remember him as much for calling ACC basketball with Billy Packer as I do the local sports, but he was awful good at both.

2. Paul Cameron, WBTV: Fair and balanced, Cameron came across like your favorite uncle. His “Football Friday Night” high school show is one of the best local TV creations of all time.

1. Harold Johnson, WSOC: He was once as a big a celebrity locally as many of the people he interviewed. His “Big Guy” persona was ESPN before there was ESPN.


Solarte is still on 14, Howard is now on the SPEED Channel, Cameron is now a newscaster for the late news on WBTV.

I don't mean any disrespect to the guys on the list, but really?

I have to say, Delano Little should be on this list without a doubt. Almost everyone in the area under the age of 30 grew up with Delano hosting Football Friday Night. When I think sports, I think Delano.

What do you guys think? Anyone missing from the list?

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