The Emmy Award-winning Michael Kay, whose voice has been synonymous with the YES Network since its launch in 2002, has signed a multi-year extension with the network to remain its lead New York Yankees play-by-play voice. Kay has earned 19 Emmy nominations and 3 Emmy wins while at YES.A fixture on the New York sports media scene for more than 25 years, Kay will also continue hosting YES' Emmy-winning CenterStage show, its YESterdays series and other shows and specials on the network. CenterStage was also named "Best Regional Show or Series" (sports or otherwise) by the trade publication CableFAX Daily last week.
"The Yankees are probably the signature franchise in all of sports, and to have the opportunity to continue to live a boyhood dream and be behind the mic in the first year of the new Yankee Stadium is humbling," said Kay. "I could not be happier about being a part of the YES Network for the foreseeable future."I don't mind Kay. He's not great, and I think he talks too much during games, but overall he does a good job.
He's not my favorite by any means, but he's a bit better than those horrible radio announcers who are absolutely atrocious. I will not utter their names for fear of losing my recently consumed lunch....
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Greeeat - more years of cheap John Sterling imitations.
ReplyDeleteHe's at his best setting up the analysts, has a great sense of humor, and is a terrific interviewer.
As a play-by-play guy? Well noboy's going to forget the Scooter, Jerry Coleman, Mel Allen or Bill White. Heck I'd take Frank Messer over this guy.
He is what he is - a newspaper guy posing as a sportscaster. Maybe a few months at the CSB might help...
My brother and I make fun of him all the time......but it's good to have him back.
ReplyDeleteSingleton, Kitty, and Leiter are great. Kay, not so much.
ReplyDeleteAgreed.
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