Editing Chris Berman (section)

===Reception===
Many have enjoyed Berman's approach over the years, and he has won various awards. A 1990 ''Sports Illustrated'' feature article cited traits that struck a chord with his TV audience: playfulness, humor, and a [[Fred Flintstone]]-like persona. The nicknames were called a key to his success. His genuine love of sports was also noted.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lidz|first1=Franz|title=Yabba-Dabba-Doo!|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1990/03/26/yabbadabbadoo|access-date=December 7, 2022|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=March 26, 1990}}</ref>

However, he has also drawn a good deal of criticism. Over time, his style came to rub quite a few viewers the wrong way.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joining the anti-Berman bandwagon|url=https://www.pilotonline.com/sports/columns/article_f582807d-3469-5eda-b50b-588b30b8f031.html?outputType=amp|access-date=December 7, 2022|work=The Virginian-Pilot|date=September 27, 2010}}</ref> His detractors find him overly bombastic - and worse, unfunny. A "blowhard...tossing out corny clichés" was one description.<ref>{{cite news|title=Blowhard Berman at his worst in homer derby|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/blowhard-berman-at-his-worst-in-homer-derby/|access-date=December 7, 2022|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=July 14, 2011}}</ref> Columnist [[Phil Mushnick]] viewed his "clown act" as forced, self-serving, and stale.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mushnick|first1=Phil|title=It's a Shtick Up! Berman's Act Steals from Game|url=https://nypost.com/2004/10/10/its-a-shtick-up-bermans-act-steals-from-game/|access-date=December 7, 2022|work=New York Post|date=October 10, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mushnick|first1=Phil|title=Open and Shut|url=https://nypost.com/2007/06/18/open-and-shut/|access-date=December 7, 2022|work=New York Post|date=June 18, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mushnick|first1=Phil|title=Why hasn't ESPN told Chris Berman people can't stand him?|url=https://nypost.com/2016/07/15/why-hasnt-espn-told-chris-berman-people-cant-stand-him/|access-date=December 7, 2022|work=New York Post|date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> "Schtick" is another label that has been applied.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Korman|first1=Chris|title=Former co-stars surprise Chris Berman during emotional 'Countdown' sendoff|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2017/01/22/former-costars-surprise-chris-berman-during-emotional-countdown-sendoff/96926050/|access-date=December 7, 2022|work=USA Today|date=January 22, 2017}}</ref> A ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' article from 2017 noted that the reasons for his appeal were also what made him eventually grow tiresome.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Grierson|first1=Tim|title=Chris Berman Is What Makes You Fall in Love With Sports—And Then You Have to Outgrow Him|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/chris-berman/chris-berman-is-what-makes-you-fall-in-love-with-s/|access-date=December 7, 2022|work=USA Today|date=February 13, 2017}}</ref>