Monthly Archives: October 2011

Play by Play or Bandleader?

October 23, 2011 at 12:51 pm

When it comes to play by play announcing there are two issues to consider..who’s your audience and more importantly, how seriously do you want to be considered?…The worst label an announcer can get tagged with is being known as a “homer”, someone who never criticizes the home team, someone who doesn’t “tell it like it […]

By fshorr | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (17)

Why Can’t a Woman Be More Like a Man?

October 16, 2011 at 9:32 am

With all due respects to Rex Harrison in “My Fair Lady” , when it comes to sports journalism , why would she want to be?…Women offer a unique perspective and are just as qualified… But it certainly hasn’t always been a smooth road…Ask Barbara Borin, Alice Cook  and Lisa Olson, to name a few, about […]

By fshorr | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (18)

Everyone’s a Critic

October 10, 2011 at 9:49 am

“Who gets to watch the watchers?”…indeed George (Cain), who?….Is that the lone reason sports media critics exist?…so that someone can watch (and comment) on those who cover the games?…I’m not sure….Why, as sports fans, do we need to read(listen to) someone tells us what we just saw?…we have our own opinion(s)…isn’t that good enough? Boston […]

By fshorr | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (16)

Today’s Athlete…Tomorrow’s Journalist?

October 3, 2011 at 10:32 am

It can be totally unnerving and often times not very enlightening but being in a locker room is the only way to build the relationships you need to be a successful sports journalist…Taking pot shots from afar isn’t just bad reporting, it’s unfair to those you are covering… Let’s be honest, when you walk into […]

By fshorr | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (17)