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From this very desk in the coming weeks and months, we'll be filling you in on the pulse of sporting activity, not only around the country, but around the world, as well. miller: they didn't have the money to go out and buy baseball games or nfl games. what they did do was they took all the leftovers out there. i'm joe boyle, and i'll be handling the play-by-play for tonight's game between the badgers and the blue demons. that gave birth to arguably the greatest media success story of all time. at its best, cable television could provide a refreshing relief from the trend toward bigness, towar...

Jackson: and this game is under way on abc. ohlmeyer: frank was there to do play-by-play. don was there to do replays and provide some humor to the telecast. and howard was there to be the straw that stirred the drink. let's hear it! come on! let's go! let's go! bianculli: the pairing of howard cosell with don meredith is a classic sitcom odd-couple kind of pairing. miller: you couldn't help but be swept up by what those guys were saying. the booth itself was almost like a variety show. we have our extra here with us this evening. i've called it a traveling freak show, and it really was kind o...

Part of thursday. >> why? because monday night is nfl football night. that's why. >> monday night football got its start on september 21st, 1970, with the cleveland browns hosting the new york jets. >> welcome to abc's monday night primetime national football league television series. >> and this game is under way on abc. >> frank was there to do play-by-play. don was there to do replays and provide some humor to the telecast. and howard was there to be the straw that stirred the drink. >> come on! let's go! let's go! >> the pairing of howard cosell with don meredith is a classic sitcom odd co...

By the eurovision song contest. i was sat around at my brother's — brother being a truck driver, by the way — we were watching eurovision. hejokingly said, "let's do something like this for the truckers." and i remember saying, "do you know, it's a cracking idea, but would they come?" and he said, "colin, i'd go and my pals would all go. and i think it would be a great idea." truckfest was born. it was, of course, a time before social media and mobile phones. we got hold of some cb radios, parked in a lay—by and started talking to the truckers. and really that was the way we got the very...

And i think it would be a great idea." it was, of course, a time before social media and mobile phones. we got hold of some cb radios, parked in a lay—by and started talking to the truckers. and really that was the way we got the very, very first one together. the east of england showground in peterborough has hosted truckfest ever since. plans, though, have been submitted to redevelop this site, so truckfest is saying goodbye. other smaller events are held each year across england and scotland. the main truckfest will move to lincolnshire. try and get them looking their best. as alan knows,...