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Tiki Barber’s TV Career Not Taking Off
ProFootballTalk.com —
Tiki Barber has become the forgotten man at NBC, quietly phased out of the spotlight. Two years removed from his considerably-hyped arrival as an analyst for NBC’s Sunday night football show and a sidekick role on the “Today” show, the former New York Giants running back has been relegated to on-site reporting duty , according to Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News . With the additions of Rodney Harrison and Tony Dungy to “Football Night in America”, Barber’s time on camera is expected to dwindle even more.“Tiki made some improvement last season, but he still came over as ...
Some Sunday Links
Fang's Bites —
... Perrotta of the Wall Street Journal live blogged the French Open men's final and also had some comments on NBC's broadcast. Newsday's Neil Best celebrates his 5,000th blog post. Neil has a bit more on yesterday's big story that the Yankees and Cablevision will stream games live into the New York market. Richard Sandomir of the New York Times also has more on the Yankees' plans to stream games online. Bob Raissman feels NBC's Tiki Barber is the forgotten man on Football Night in America. Larry Brooks of the New York Post ...
Tiki Barber's Dream Of TV Omnipresence Deferred [Media Meltdowns]
Deadspin —
... will mean even less time for Tiki, who has also seen his smiling crotch-painting and omelet-making appearances on the Today Show dwindle in recent months. One anonymous NBC exec tells the Daily News that Tiki "made some improvement last season, but he still came over as somewhat buttoned-down and elite, as opposed to (Jerome) Bettis, who was an everyman kind of guy." So the easiest way for Tiki to earn more airtime this season? Get fatter and less articulate. Ex-Giant Tiki Barber Is Forgotten Man [NYDN] (Via Truth and Rumors)
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Deep Posts: The Jaunty Unicorn edition
Shutdown Corner —
... • Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News writes about how Tiki
Barber was once the hottest prospect in television, and now, no one really
even notices him. ...
Mixed Martial Arts is the new Jazzercise
read and react —
... Ex Giant Tiki Barber is a forgotten man at NBC [NY Daily News]. As a Giants fan, I can’t tell you how warm and fuzzy this story makes me feel ...
