We’ve opined previously on the completely asleep-at-the-wheel nature of the management of ESPN Radio’s local AM 800 affiliate here in San Diego. Minutes of dead air, update-less traffic updates, abrupt mid-segment commercial and station breaks… so much so that we suspect no one back at corporate really has a clue as to what goes on here on the Left Coast. If we suspected before, we’re pretty much convinced now as we can’t imagine anyone at Disney, ESPN’s parent company, would be thrilled to know that AM 800 and Angel baseball (in San Diego?) is sponsored, in part, by Pure Platinum… a gentleman’s club.
UPDATE #1: While were on the subject of trashing the World Wide Leader, we need to express some disappointment with their coverage or lack, thereof, of the Olympic swimming and track and field trials that have been going on this past week and which conclude this weekend. We understand that ABC/ESPN will not be covering the Olympics (NBC has the honors) so there does not exist the cross-platform promotional incentive but the lack of Sports Center/highlight coverage of these two hi-viz Olympic sports borders on journalistic negligence.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Wonder if Mickey gets discounts on his lap dances?
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Wasn't there a broadcast-relationship between ESPN and NBC as recently as last month's U.S. Open at Torrey?
I could swear they had a little "For continuing coverage of the 2008 U.S. Open, please turn to NBC..." So it's not like there's an iron-clad hands-off policy for ESPN for all-things NBC.
Bottom line, you're right: ESPN should be doing more to cover it. I suppose the tape-delayed softball games are at least something.
- Mongo Wondering Where the Line is Drawn
Mongo, true dat - there was, indeed.
ESPN completely discredits themselves with their gross under-coverage of the greatest sporting spectacle on the face of the planet. Particularly one with all the sidebar topical interest of that which is being held in communist China.
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