Better local commentators? Seems easy - Piney and Chote.
from radio to tv isn't always easy, as the subject of this thread shows. john mcbeth was pretty terrible when he went from radio to tv for the rugby.
I don't mind Dewhurst so much. I must say for the All Whites games in the WC I preferred him. The english guys doing the commentary on tv1 didn't bring the same emotion to events for me, particularly the two goals NZ scored. having said that, sky probably could try out some others and see how it works out.
Just finished reading Brendon Telfers book and he makes the same point when TVNZ wanted to flick Keith Quinn (which they did) and replace him with McBeth, he said they have a tendency to speak all the time and tell people what is going on, which clearly you have to do on radio but not as much on TV, as people can SEE for themselves what is going on...
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