> But Keith Jackson (they guy Gifford replaced on MNF) > was one of the all time great play by play announcers, > not Frank.
My recollection is that Roone wanted Gifford on MNF from Day One, but Frank was under contract to CBS through 1970. So ABC went with Jackson the first year, and then replaced him with Gifford as soon as they could. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
