Fox’s Brady announcement – a surprise considering he was an active player with no announcing experience – came shortly after ESPN poached Aikman and long-time broadcast partner Joe Buck from the network.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2023/02/06/brady-says-he-wont-join-foxs-nfl-broadcasts-until-2024-despite-reported-375-million-deal/

“I think Brady’s a guy who if he’s in, he’s all-in, so he’s not going to be showing up day of games like Joe Buck and Aikman do sometimes, he’s going to be there early if he’s going to do it.”

Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/sports/2023/05/07/tom-brady-fox-contract-broadcasting-nfl/

Joe Buck admits not calling Super Bowl LVII was a little “weird,” via The Michael Kay Show pic.

Source: https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/joe-buck-not-super-bowl-was-weird.html

Joe Buck and Troy Aikman refused to say Taylor Swift’s name during ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” telecast.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/10/03/joe-buck-and-troy-aikman-avoided-taylor-swift-at-all-costs-on-espn/

With Wertheim being a notable media observer himself (see his previous SI feature on Joe Buck and Troy Aikman), it seemed worthwhile to ask him what path he sees for local sportscasts.

Source: https://awfulannouncing.com/si/jon-wertheim-talks-si-piece-on-local-sports-anchors.html