Comcast SportsNet Drops Bob Cousy From Celtics Telecasts

[Mark Watson]

  Bob Cousy won't be back on Comcast SportsNet's Boston Celtics telecasts 
this season, thus ending Cousy's 34 years of involvement in Celtics TV 
broadcasts. For the past 9 years Cousy had only be working ten games a 
season as part of a "consultant contract" with the team. The Worcester 
Telegram reports that Cousy was informed of his dismissal via a phone call 
from a low level Comcast SportsNet executive.

  Link to the Teelgram article:
http://www.telegram.com/article/20081010/NEWS/810100411/1116/NEWSREWIND

 The article also reports that Tom Heinsohn will only be working home games 
this season to avoid extended time away from his ill wife.

Mark Watson