Pronunciation counts
Jim Nantz, the No. 1 NFL broadcaster for CBS, gets credit for more than being a competent sportscaster.
He nailed the pronunciations of two Western New York communities.
Nantz had a lot to keep him busy during Sunday night’s soul-crushing game against the Kansas City Chiefs, which knocked the Buffalo Bills out of the playoffs.
But in the middle of the game, Nantz took a few moments to recognize high school girls flag football, which has now been recognized as a state championship sport.
In honor of the historic, upcoming season, he said, the Bills “invited varsity flag players from Lackawanna and Cheektowaga high schools to today’s game to represent all of the Western New York girls’ flag teams.” The high school athletes got to play a scrimmage on the field at Highmark Stadium during halftime.
Nantz hesitated briefly before uttering the words “Lackawanna” and “Cheektowaga,” but pronounced both words right.
Stefan Mychajliw, former Erie County comptroller and communications point man for presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, noticed. Now that Ramaswamy has given up his Republican bid for president, Mychajliw was back in Western New York redirecting his communication skills to the Bills. He clipped the video of Nantz and posted it to social media.
He praised Nantz’s pronunciation skills and said, “What’s the over/under on how many times he practiced it?”
A Swift trip to Buffalo
New York’s hottest club Sunday was in the luxury suites at Highmark Stadium, where Taylor Swift held court with her A-team, as they watched the Kansas City Chiefs and Swift’s boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, end the Bills’ Super Bowl hopes.
A bare-chested Jason Kelce may have rivaled Swift for the brightest star in the box, but a few more names and faces packed the suite, including Donna Kelce; Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes; and model and actress Cara Delevingne. Like…
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