Lee Hacksaw Hamilton to return to NFL broadcasting

Lee Hacksaw Hamilton who currently appears on Sirius XM MLB Homeplate has been hired by Compass Media Networks for football duty.

• "Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton, the longtime radio voice of the San Diego Chargers and a pioneer of sports radio, is back in business.

Hamilton, who was fired by XTRA Sports 1360 in that station's on-air purge in October, has been hired by Compass Media Networks to call national NFL games.

• Westwood One, which has the rights to carry about half the teams in the NFL on a national basis, has a contract with XX Sports 1090.

Sports USA has rights to several other NFL teams and has a contract with XTRA Sports 1360. But Sports USA is said to be on its last legs.

• Compass Media Networks has national contracts with the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, among other teams, and has a contract for games to be carried on L.A.'s powerful KLAC 570.

"I've been pursuing this relentlessly, but it all came together very quickly," said Hamilton, a Rancho Bernardo resident. "It's very exciting. The NFL is my passion. It's nice to have someone value your work."

• Compass has two play-by-play teams. Hamilton will pair with former NFL receiver Curtis Conway.

• The other team will consist of Chris Corrino ---- the longtime voice of the NBA's New Jersey Nets ---- and former NFL offensive lineman Brian Baldinger.

In the last five years, only one NFL play-by-play job ---- for the San Francisco 49ers last year ---- has come open."...

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