CBS broadcast celebrates ‘Bill Walton Day’ during UCLA-Ohio State game
"I think Bill's love for the game, and his gift of gab and love of people, all of those things combined to make him an ideal broadcaster."
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Dave Pasch is still chasing ‘a whole new way of broadcasting’
Michelle Beadle on lesson from Bill Walton’s death: ‘I really need to live more’
"It's weird that our brains work that way, where we attach it to someone we barely know, maybe we've met a few times."
Bill Walton honored ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals
"We are proud to call him one of the greatest Celtics to ever live."
How Bill Walton made Dave Pasch a better broadcaster
"I think if I didn't embrace it, I probably wouldn't have lasted."
Bill Walton praised for serving as role model for people with stutters
"He is a pillar for both basketball players and people with stutters."
Roxy Bernstein shares how breakfast with Bill Walton became a Maui tradition for his kids
"The lasting impact he's gonna have on my life is just incredible."
Jason Benetti recalls short, strange trip with Bill Walton
"It's like an entire month of entertainment for some people. And he squeezed it into one trip."
Bill Walton honored by Dead & Company at concert
Dead & Company showed numerous images of Walton in attendance at past Grateful Dead concerts.
Awful Announcing Podcast: The Bill Walton Tribute Show with Jason Benetti, Roxy Bernstein, and Dave Pasch
Skip Bayless recalls helping Bill Walton jumpstart his broadcast career
"Out of the blue, I got a call from Bill Walton."
Dan Le Batard doubts another broadcaster will be allowed to have as much personality as Bill Walton
"You do understand that no one's allowed to be that anymore, right?"
‘Inside the NBA’ crew pays tribute to Bill Walton
"The world was not as good a place as it was yesterday, because we lost Bill Walton."
Mike Breen shares touching story about Bill Walton’s relationship with his father
"By the end of the three days, Bill wasn't my friend, he was my father's friend."
Bill Walton did commentary his way, forever and always
Mike Greenberg’s Bill Walton tribute features hilarious anecdote, profound message
"The lesson you learn from Bill Walton is, that this is not a dress rehearsal, we get one shot at this thing."
Boston radio host disrespects Bill Walton as a ‘phony hippie’ after death
"Just go ahead; he's dead. I didn't kill him."
Scott Van Pelt remembers Bill Walton with heartfelt eulogy: ‘An intergalactic force of nature’
"And now, anywhere there is light, I'll just chalk that up to Bill Walton bounding through the cosmos."
The very best of Bill Walton, the greatest announcer in the history of western civilization
Nick Wright on Bill Walton: ‘He may have been a better broadcaster than he was a player’
"When I was a little kid, Bill Walton is who I wanted to be."
Stephen A. Smith on passing of Bill Walton: ‘I lost a friend today’
"I loved him a lot. He was a really good man."
Jay Bilas, Dave Pasch share tributes to ‘generous soul’ Bill Walton
Jay Bilas and Dave Pasch share heartfelt tributes, remembering Bill Walton not only as a broadcasting legend but also as a kind and generous friend.
Sports world celebrates life of legendary Bill Walton
NBA legend and ESPN analyst Bill Walton dead at 71
"Bill Walton was truly one of a kind."