Longtime sports radio host and play-by-play commentator Brooks Melchior started Sports by Brooks in 2001 to share, analyze and sometimes break news from all corners of the sports media world. Sports by Brooks had a voice and a following, drawing millions of readers to a site that helped form the tone of the sports blogosphere.
By 2013, however, both the site and his Twitter feed went silent until … five years later, he tweeted a clip from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory on Sept. 26, 2018. Then, finally, SportsbyBrooks.com returned this past February with the first of what has become a regular posting schedule.