September 19, 2010 at 11:18 am
Pronounce it “Glou-ces-ter” or “Pea-BODY” and the phone will ring!…If you’re lucky it won’t be your News Director (if he/she knows the difference)….Confuse Doug with Darren or Billy or Billy Jr. and your editor will stare at you with daggers!..The point being, you’re not supposed to know everything about your new hometown but as a […]
September 10, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Here’s a novel idea dot.com journalists, “let’s get it right!”…we’ve already established that the internet is a faster way to disseminate information but how about making sure it’s accurate as well?… The job of a sports journalist is infinitely harder now, the days (and nights) are longer, “feeding the beast” is all consuming and then […]
April 14, 2010 at 9:25 am
It’s one of the least favorite calls you can get…The News Director says, “Can I talk to you, we want you to do a story”…rut roh! – red lights flash, you kick into defense mode…you know this can’t be good…who got arrested?…who’s getting divorced?…it’s never good, it just isn’t…But, if you want to last more […]
March 25, 2010 at 12:50 pm
So Tiger’s going to meet the media at the Masters huh?…well, just what media is that…the hand picked select few who can obtain credentials from the PGA that’s who…If you’ve ever been through that process, you know we’re not talking TMZ or the National Enquirer here…and that brings us to the central issue – access…that’s […]
February 8, 2010 at 12:44 pm
The reporter/producer in me still can’t watch a game without taking notes…thanks Nando and Uncle Roy…so five pages later here are some random thoughts… Mistakes are always key, buy hey, i couldn’t wait to lambaste sean payton for winning the coin toss and not deferring to the second half…maybe he knew all along he was […]
