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77 Square is the definitive arts, culture and entertainment guide for Madison, Wis., and the surrounding area.
Mike Lucas
November 25
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Behind the Mike: Nostalgia trumps reality in Big Ten, Jackson says
Jim Jackson doesn't have many warm memories of the University of Wisconsin Field House. Fond ones, yes. more >>
Mike Lucas
November 19
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Behind the Mike: Once hesitant, North is making the most of a second career in broadcasting
Andy North initially wanted nothing to do with ESPN when the cable sports network began measuring his interest in transitioning from a golfer to a golf announcer. more >>
Mike Lucas
November 12
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Behind the Mike: Dad's communication skills made an impact on Dave Revsine
You might expect Big Ten Network studio host Dave Revsine to be a little biased about Madison. After all, he was educated here. Kind of. more >>
Mike Lucas
November 6
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Behind the Mike: Davis knows about seasons turned sour
The disgruntled University of Michigan football booster spotted Charles Davis in the Detroit airport and immediately made the connection -- recognizing that Davis is a television color analyst for the Big Ten Network. more >>
Mike Lucas
October 29
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Behind the Mike: Davis' wish? For Bucks to buck losing ways
Ted Davis knows his limitations -- what he can and can't control -- as the radio play-by-play voice of a limited basketball product, the Milwaukee Bucks. Above all, Davis knows that he can't allow his call to reflect the losing: 50 or more losses in three of the last four NBA seasons. more >>
Mike Lucas
October 22
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Behind the Mike: State native Pasch-ionnate about his job
As a youngster growing up in Wisconsin -- a Cheesehead from Madison -- Dave Pasch got exposed to the "house announcers" from the Milwaukee Brewers and the Green Bay Packers. And he enjoyed every minute that he spent listening to the radio play-by-play voices of Bob Uecker and Pat Hughes with the Brewers and Jim Irwin with the Packers. more >>
Mike Lucas
October 15
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Behind the Mike: Meet the new Jay, same as the old Jay
After a 16-month hiatus from local television, Jay Wilson had no qualms about getting back up on the bicycle again. Especially since he had spent 27 years as a sports anchor before his self-imposed interlude. And particularly because he had worked 120 events over the past year for the Big Ten Network and "When We Were Young" productions. more >>
Mike Lucas
October 8
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Behind the Mike: The ever-analytical Jack Ham
Nearly 40 years after he first set foot in Camp Randall Stadium as a starting linebacker on the Penn State football team, Jack Ham still has an analytical recall of what went right and wrong for the Nittany Lions against the underdog Wisconsin Badgers, who were still chasing their first victory under first-year head coach John Jardine. more >>
Mike Lucas
October 1
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Behind the Mike: The Buckeyes' 'Voice of Reason'
Take it from an outsider who has covered Big Ten football for more than two decades in Ohio as a Cleveland sportswriter-turned-Columbus broadcaster: Camp Randall Stadium rocks. "The best road atmosphere in the Big Ten, bar none," Bruce Hooley said. more >>
Mike Lucas
September 24
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Behind the Mike: Powell knows how to 'Caray' a broadcast
Jim Powell heard voices throughout his youth -- the voices of Ernie Johnson Sr., Pete Van Wieren and Skip Caray, the voices of the Atlanta Braves. To this day, they still resonate for Powell, the radio play-by-play voice of the Milwaukee Brewers more >>