What They’re Saying, May 30, 2008

May 30, 2008 | Comments Off

Some of the sports media columnists are out with new pieces today. Here’s what they are writing about… Bob Wolfley at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes about NBC’s upcoming coverage of the French Open. On to New York where Neil Best at Newsday has the story of CBS delving into the world of Mixed Martial [...]

May

28

You Can’t Say That on the Radio

May 28, 2008 | Comments Off

You gotta love sports radio hosts who think they can use their bully pulpit to spew whatever they want. Well, they can’t. Here is a story out of Pittsburgh where 1250 ESPN Radio host Mark Madden was fired this week for comments he made during last Wednesday’s show. Apparently Madden opened his show with a reaction to [...]

May

17

While I’m Away

May 17, 2008 | Comments Off

I enjoy writing for this blog and I wish I could contribute more. But I hope you all understand that I do not get paid for this endeavor and my work and family life take precedence. These priorities will keep me away for about a week or so as my family and I take [...]

May

16

What They’re Saying, May 16, 2008

May 16, 2008 | Comments Off

The sports media columnists are at it again. Here are some of what they are writing today… Le Anne Schreiber has her latest Ombudsman report on the workings at ESPN… Plenty of local media notes today. David Barron at the Houston Chronicle has some local sports radio fodder. Bob Wolfley at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [...]

May

16

The Herald’s John Tomase Responds

May 16, 2008 | Comments Off

Another chapter in the erroneous report that the Patriots videotaped the Rams walkthrough at Super Bowl XXXVI came about today from the Boston Herald beat writer who penned the story, John Tomase. In my post earlier this week I questioned the reality that some reporters rush to judgement on stories in this 24/7 news cycle [...]

keep looking »