Neil Hartman Explained

Neil Hartman is the Director for the Center for Sports Communication and Social Impact at Rowan University and CEO and Executive Producer for Talow Media Group. He also is the director of Play By Play Camps. He was previously a longtime sports personality and was the primetime anchor for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia since its inception in 1997.^[1] On April 28, 2016, Hartman announced he was leaving Comcast SportsNet. Hartman's career spans over 35 years. Before joining CSN, Hartman was sports anchor and reporter for KYW-TV as well as WPHL-TV.

Hartman is best known for instigating Allen Iverson's famous "Practice" rant in May 2002^{[2] [3]}

Awards

He received four Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards and the Philadelphia Magazine "Best of Philly" Sports Talk Show Award while working for 1210 AM.^[4] Hartman was honored by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association as the state's Sportscaster of the Year in 2000.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: 2020-08-09 . The rise and demise of Comcast SportsNet as told by those who worked there and loved it best . en . 2021-10-13.
2. News: Hofmann . Rich . 'We talking about practice, man!': An oral history of Allen Iverson's epic rant . en . 2021-10-13.
3. News: Devlin . Pat . 18 Years Later: The Chaos Behind the Scenes of Allen Iverson's 'Practice' News Conference . en-US . 2021-10-13.
4. Web site: Meet the Director . 2021-10-13 . ccca.rowan.edu . en.
5. Web site: Neil Hartman . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141216234008/http://www.aedgonline.com/about-us/our-team/neil-hartman . 16 December 2014 . Alternative Energy Development Group.