A few scattered media thoughts while cruising up and down the dial …
· A couple of weeks ago in this space we went over NESN’s plans for broadcasting Red Sox games, which include having Dave O’Brien, Jerry Remy, and Dennis Eckersley call all 60 games from NESN’s Watertown studios. The network’s plans for Bruins broadcasts are now taking shape as the NHL prepares for its return. The NHL hasn’t announced it yet, but regional networks are not expected to be invited to broadcast from hub cities Edmonton and Toronto. That means Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley will also be calling the play-by-play from Watertown on a live feed from Toronto.