Report: Travis Demers assumes Trail Blazers TV Play-by-Play duties... for now
The Trail Blazers have finally found their new television play-by-play voice, and they didn't have to look very far to find him. According to Joe Freeman of the Oregonian, the Trail Blazers will lean on radio voice Travis Demers to assume play-by-play duties for the TV broadcast this season. The move, hopefully, puts an end to a rocky month of October for Portland. It was on October 1st that the Trail Blazers announced they had hired young up and coming broadcaster Braiden Be
Chris Burkhardt
Oct 142 min read
Time for a preseason overraction
One preseason game down, three to go! The regular season is just a little more than a week away, and we're here to talk about how we feel. Keith and Dave take to the mic to breakdown what they saw vs Golden State and look forward to the regular season, on this episode of The Trailcasters. Enjoy!
Rose City Central
Oct 101 min read
An Open Letter to Adam Silver: Portland Did Its Part. Now Help Fix Dundon’s Mess.
Hi Adam, Parasocial relationships are weird, so I’ll just talk to you like a person, not a distant power broker. I grew up in the Portland area loving the Trail Blazers. Tom Dundon’s ownership group is driving a wedge between our city and our team, and I’m asking you to help fix it. This letter draws on the reporting linked below, especially Jason Quick’s “Tom Dundon’s Blazers can’t avoid drama. Instead, it’s all about Dundon.” If you can, subscribe to The Athletic and read
David Myers
Oct 45 min read
Blazers part ways with new TV Play-by-Play broadcaster hours after announcing hire
Braiden Bell's time behind the mic for the Portland Trail Blazers ended before it ever had a chance to truly begin. On Thursday afternoon the team announced the hire of Bell. A young up and comer tasked with replacing the legendary Kevin Calabro. The announcement was met with excitement. Bell was seen engaging with fans on social media and was looking forward to his start in PDX. Then, it all came crashing down. Hours after the hire was announced, the plug was pulled. Local n
Chris Burkhardt
Oct 12 min read
Trail Blazers Announce Braiden Bell as New TV Play-by-Play Broadcaster
The Trail Blazers have found their new television play-by-play voice. The team announced early Thursday that Braiden Bell has been tabbed to take over for the legendary Kevin Calabro on the mic. Bell, a graduate of Arizona State’s famed Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, comes to Portland after a stint as the lead play-by-play voice for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and the G-League’s Valley Suns. In the teams press release, President of Basketball Op
Chris Burkhardt
Oct 12 min read
