The unscientific survey conducted through paper ballots and online generated more than 2,400 responses. Not everyone answered each question, but the percentages are based on the number of respondents who chose one of the provided answers. Totals each add up to 100 percent, except for question 18, where multiple answers were permitted.
| 1. Who is the best national sports host/personality? | |
| Chris Berman, ESPN | 47.4% |
| Bob Costas, NBC | 32.8% |
| James Brown, Fox | 10.9% |
| Jim Nantz, CBS | 6.5% |
| John Saunders, ABC | 2.4% |
| 2. Who is the best NFL play-by-play announcer? | |
| Al Michaels, ABC | 46.2% |
| Pat Summerall, Fox | 24.3% |
| Dick Enberg, CBS | 10.1% |
| Mike Patrick, ESPN | 7.6% |
| Greg Gumbel, CBS | 7.6% |
| Dick Stockton, Fox | 4.2% |
| 3. Who is the best NFL game analyst? | |
| John Madden, Fox | 56.3% |
| Phil Simms, CBS | 13.1% |
| Dan Fouts, ABC | 10.9% |
| Joe Theismann, ESPN | 10.8% |
| Dan Dierdorf, CBS | 8.9% |
| 4. Do you like Dennis Miller on Monday Night Football? | |
| No | 59.5% |
| Yes | 40.5% |
| 5. What is the best NFL pregame show? | |
| Fox NFL Sunday | 55.8% |
| NFL Sunday Countdown, ESPN | 29.2% |
| The NFL Today, CBS | 10.5% |
| NFL This Morning, Fox Sports Net | 3.6% |
| NFL Preview, CNN | 0.9% |
| 6. Who is the best national sports anchor? | |
| Dan Patrick, ESPN | 62.7% |
| Chris Myers, Fox Sports Net | 17.9% |
| Kenny Mayne, ESPN | 11.4% |
| Fred Hickman, CNN | 4.9% |
| Nick Charles, CNN* | 3.1% |
| 7. Former ESPN, MSNBC and Fox Sports Net personality Keith Olbermann -- now jobless (Olbermann is now filling in for CNN's Jeff Greenfield on Greenfield At Large) -- is ... | |
| Both | 57.1% |
| Boorish and egotistical | 24.4% |
| Witty and insightful | 18.5% |
| 8. On a Sunday night after a Bucs game, what show do you turn to for the recap? | |
| None | 42.3% |
| Sunday Sports Extra on Ch. 8 | 18.8% |
| Sports Connection on Bay News 9 | 15.2% |
| SportsRap on Ch. 28 | 12.3% |
| Sports Sunday on Ch. 13 | 11.4% |
| 9. Who is the best local sports director? | |
| Chris Thomas, Ch. 8 | 48.4% |
| Chip Carter, Ch. 13 | 24.9% |
| Jay Crawford, Ch. 28 | 14.8% |
| Rock Riley, Bay News 9 | 10.1% |
| John Nugent, Ch. 10 | 1.8% |
| 10. Who is the best Rays broadcaster? | |
| Dewayne Staats, TV play-by-play | 32.9% |
| Joe Magrane, TV analyst | 29.3% |
| Paul Olden, radio play-by-play | 29.3% |
| Charlie Slowes, radio play-by-play | 8.5% |
| 11. Who is the best local radio personality? | |
| Chris Thomas, WDAE | 45.6% |
| Scot Brantley, WQYK | 19.3% |
| Steve Duemig, WDAE | 14.3% |
| T.J. Rives, WQYK | 9.4% |
| "Sports Arena" Tina Langley, WQYK | 8.6% |
| Sandy Penner, WDAE | 2.8% |
| 12. Which sports station do you listen to? | |
| WDAE-AM 620 | 36.6% |
| Both | 28.0% |
| Neither | 20.7% |
| WQYK-AM 1010 | 14.7% |
| 13. As a whole, how would you rate the quality of local sports radio? | |
| Good | 32.8% |
| Very good | 31.8% |
| Fair | 15.0% |
| Excellent | 11.6% |
| Poor | 8.8% |
| 14. When you hear Jim Rome's national sports radio show on WDAE, you're ... | |
| Down with the Jungle | 53.8% |
| Dazed and confused | 46.2% |
| 15. Of the regional or local cable shows, which do you prefer: | |
| None | 30.6% |
| Florida Sports Report on FSN | 25.9% |
| Sports Connection on Bay News 9 | 24.3% |
| Florida Sports News on Sunshine | 19.2% |
| 16. Should all major bowls, including the BCS championship game, be played on New Year's Day, or do you like having the title decided on a separate day? | |
| Season should end on New Year's Day | 52.6% |
| Stretch it out -- more chances to party | 47.4% |
| 17. Have you ever bought a sporting event on pay-per-view? | |
| No | 64.4% |
| Yes | 35.6% |
| 18. Most area sports fans check in with the NFL, college football, hockey or baseball from time to time. What else do you enjoy watching? (Check all that apply.) | |
| Golf | 41.2% |
| College basketball | 37.5% |
| NASCAR | 30.1% |
| NBA | 22.5% |
| Tennis | 20.9% |
| Figure skating | 12.9% |
| Major League Soccer | 7.3% |
| 19. Do you watch more TV sports than other programming? | |
| Yes | 62.8% |
| No | 37.2% |
| 20. Does your interest in sports on television heavily influence the equipment you purchase (big screen, satellite dish, HDTV, Ultimate TV, etc.)? | |
| No | 44.8% |
| Yes | 31.2% |
| It would if I had the budget | 24.0% |
| * The survey should not have included Charles, who left CNN in February | |