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Sports Media Journal: Morning Journal- November 5, 2009
Sportress of Blogitude: NASCAR Doesn’t Like It When Broadcasters Don’t Lie About Boring Race
The Sporting Blog: NASCAR Would Prefer Viewers Not Be Told Their Races Are Boring
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@Fieldof33 http://tinyurl.com/yd2bgqf Like article says, very odd for a league to criticize their broadcast partner. 13 days ago |
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NASCAR blames ABC for boring race at Talladega. The real problem is that NASCAR has taken the race out of racing. http://tinyurl.com/yd2bgqf 14 days ago |
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Clearly Ramsey Poston moonlighted as Baghdad Bob. http://bit.ly/3BsJ5Q 15 days ago |
Morning Journal- November 5, 2009
Sports Media Journal —
... … Michael Hiestand at USA Today looks at NASCAR’s displeasure with ABC’s coverage of last weekend race at Talladega… Mike McCarthy at USA Today reports that ESPN may be interested in ...
NASCAR Doesn’t Like It When Broadcasters Don’t Lie About Boring Race
Sportress of Blogitude —
outside_living_room_close NASCAR spokesman took ABC/ESPN to task in a blog post on nascar.com regarding its lackadaisical coverage of the Sprint Cup race at Talladega on Sunday. Poston claims that the announcers didn’t hesitate to make their opinions known that they believed the race was boring. Usually, TV sports analysts go to great pains to avoid even hinting what they’re showing is boring. But Poston suggested ESPN/ABC analysts, including Dale Jarrett, “certainly weren’t happy with the race and felt compelled to remind viewers of that virtually every lap. … And along the ...
NASCAR Would Prefer Viewers Not Be Told Their Races Are Boring
The Sporting Blog —
... Which is what NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston complains happened during Sunday's ESPN/ABC broadcast of the Sprint Cup race at Talladega. In a blog post on NASCAR's web site, Poston carped that the network's analysts certainly weren't happy with the race and felt compelled to remind viewers of that virtually every lap. Along, the way, ABC missed a lot of good racing. ...
Another Friday Megalinks Edition
Fang's Bites —
Time once again to provide the Friday megalinks. Lots of links to get to. Don't forget to check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for your sports and primetime viewing. To the links. National A few stories from USA Today. Michael Hiestand speculates on a combined Comcast/NBC Sports juggernaut. Hiestand says a NASCAR spokesman took ESPN/ABC to task for its production of last week's race. Michael McCarthy writes that if the NCAA opts out of its current contract with CBS, then ESPN would be happy ...
