News & notes

Another night, another win for the Albany Empire. The undefeated Empire overcame a one point halftime deficit to beat Atlantic City, 54-35, on Saturday night. The Empire return home to Times Union Center on June 1, but there's going to be some competition at the box office this week.

That's because Saturday also means a sectional doubleheader at Bruno Stadium, as the Class C & A titles will be decided. The Class C game is set for 4 pm, with the A title game to follow at 7.
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Former WRGB sports anchor Budd Mishkin spent the last several years with NY1 (now Spectrum NY1), and also forged a career as a singer-songwriter and an actor. His resume includes appearances on USA Network's Mr. Robot, and, currently, he's moved to radio, reading headlines for CBS News on weekend overnights (and some weeknights) between midnight & 5 am. Budd was with WRGB in the early 90's before heading to New York.
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One of Budd's successors, Joe Tessitore, is defining what it means to be a company man for ABC/ESPN.

Two years ago, Tessitore co-anchored ABC's failed attempt to revive the 70's cult favorite, Battle of The Network Stars. Last year, he was promoted from college football play-by-play to take over Monday Night Football, and that was big news around here.

Next month, Tessitore teams with Fox's Rob Riggle (Fox NFL Sunday) to host the comedy game, Holey Moley, a bizarre miniature golf competition, which boasts NBA star Stephen Curry as one of the executive producers. Fittingly, it airs on the same night that Battle did, on Thursdays. Well, it gives the dude something to do before NFL season starts.