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Don't you dare step into this booth woman!!!

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by flexmaster33, Sep 12, 2011.

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  1. Point of Order

    Point of Order Active Member

    Who watches football? Men. What do men want to look at? Pretty women. Do men want to listen to women talk throughout a football game? No.
     
    Point of Order, Sep 13, 2011
    #37
  2. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    As someone who is in sports broadcasting, I can say with some authority that there are a ton of terrific opportunities for women. The market for them is excellent. What I've seen change -- for the better -- is that those doing the hiring have evolved from salivating attractive women to employing women who know sports.

    And there are a lot of them.

    Play-by-play, though, is a hard one for me to answer. NBC tried it with Gayle Sierens in 1987, and, 24 years later, she's still the only one. And, TV/radio stations on both sides of the border are struggling to find the next generation of play-by-play people.

    The only question I'd ask is: how many women who want sports jobs want them as play-by-play voices? Or, are they going after anchor/sideline jobs?
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Sep 13, 2011
    #38
  3. JimmyHoward33

    JimmyHoward33 Well-Known Member

    Here's the thing, you don't just land a play by play job at NBC out of college. You need to climb the ladder through local, perhaps radio....so if you want to attack hiring it has to start small. No national telecast is going to hand the show over to a rookie. What women are working as play by play people that are ready to make the leap? Crickets?
     
    JimmyHoward33, Sep 13, 2011
    #39
  4. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    The board's been shut down for less than this!
     
    dooley_womack1, Sep 13, 2011
    #40
  5. Turtle Wexler

    Turtle Wexler Member

    I know that when I got the call from ESPN, I was in a dressing room at Kohl's and didn't answer. I would have called right back, but it was a good sale and I had a coupon.
     
    Turtle Wexler, Sep 13, 2011
    #41
  6. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Dressing room? I was in the shoe department. Didn't hear the ringer over the hysterical giggling of the women around me.
     
    imjustagirl, Sep 13, 2011
    #42
  7. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    Oh, who are you kidding?? You gals don't even like sports, and you sure don't want to spend your life reporting on it!

    But just for giggles, we'll send a telegram when this episode of Mad Men is over, just be patient there, little ladies. Some coffee when you get a chance, dear.
     
    21, Sep 13, 2011
    #43
  8. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    I can't. My boyfriend wants a massage.
     
    imjustagirl, Sep 14, 2011
    #44
  9. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Does he have expectations for the massage?
     
    dooley_womack1, Sep 14, 2011
    #45
  10. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    And I never knew Wexler was a female
     
    dooley_womack1, Sep 14, 2011
    #46
  11. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    Don't make us have a Westing Gamejack right here.
     
    21, Sep 14, 2011
    #47
  12. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Cool by me, since I have no idea what that means
     
    dooley_womack1, Sep 14, 2011
    #48
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