0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/13/2008
Doing paperwork is not fun and I have to get out of the office before 3 p.m. as Foxboro will get crowded with tailgaters for tonight’s Jets-Patriots game. I’ll give you some links today. Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN’s Ombudsman has a new article out this month and she focuses on Lou Holtz’s Hitler comments during […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/12/2008
I’ll give you some more stuff tonight. First, a quick update on Broadview Networks. Well, the repairman showed up at my office at noon today and proceeded to fix the problem. It took 2.5 hours to get everything up and working again. Of course at the end, he handed a bill which totaled $375 when […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/15/2008
I have to head to a jobsite soon so I’ll provide as many links that I can before I have to leave. ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber says some ESPN personalities have learned a hard lesson about crossing the line of good taste. She cites the Jemele Hill and Bonnie Bernstein incidents as examples. This […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/12/2008
In her latest column, ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber comes out against the Alleged Worldwide Leader for its extended and bloated SportsCenter specials, especially the coverage of Spygate. Because the coverage of the release of the tapes was so long, Schreiber says there was little to no new information and it was Trey Wingo, Cris […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/18/2008
I’m dragging today and not in the mood to blog, but blog I will because I serve you. So it’s time to give you some links. Let’s start off with ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber who says in reviewing ten days of SportsCenter, she was actually pleased to see fewer gimmicks and more highlights. The […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/12/2008
I’ll give you a few links tonight. First, ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber looks at Monday Night Football and feels the reduction of roles for sideline reporters Michelle Tafoya and Suzy Kolber are the least of its problems. Newsday’s Neil Best is back blogging after taking the weekend off. He writes about NBC adding Oxygen […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/15/2008
Let’s do some links now. One of my employees who just doesn’t shut up has now left so I can do some work in peace. From the New York Times, Richard Sandomir writes about the precautions TV production crews have to take in the cold weather during NFL playoff games. Bob Raissman of the New […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/12/2007
Time for some links today. Michael Hiestand of USA Today reports that DirecTV will show NFL Network games on its blimps in towns that don’t get the channel which is most of the country! The Orbitcast satellite radio blog says ESPN is expanding its programming on Sirius which will include SportsCenter and other TV programming. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/11/2007
Once again, ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber has done some fantastic work in critiquing the Alleged Worldwide Leader in her latest column. This month, she goes after the rush to judgment especially ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd in the coverage of the Sean Taylor story. In addition, she reviews the coverage of the Barry Bonds indictments […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/13/2007
We have some links for you on this Tuesday. First, from Awful Announcing via Sports by Brooks, we get the call from Bob Lamey of the Colts Radio Network totally blowing the call of the missed FG attempt by Adam Vinitieri during Sunday night’s Colts-Chargers game. Oops. Thanks to Boston Sports Media Watch for the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/24/2007
Here’s a brief update for you. Gregg Easterbrook is not making friends out in the blogosphere. I like his Tuesday Morning Quarterback column, but it’s getting hard to defend him especially when he makes totally inane comments and tries to present them as facts. Earlier this month, ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber correctly took Easterbrook […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/13/2007
Late for links, but let’s get to them without any further delay. Starting on Friday with USA Today, Michael Hiestand and Michael McCarthy debate what ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber discussed in her column this week. Susan Bickelhaupt of the Boston Globe talks with Fox’ Joe Buck. Neil Best of Newsday in his Friday column […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/11/2007
I figured I would give you an update before closing the blog for the night. First, Jim Carlisle of the Ventura County Star came over to inform me that he’s fixed his link to the video of Versus’ Rod Thulin making the wrong call in the Stanford-USC upset last Saturday. You can actually head over […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/10/2007
Let’s start this update with ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber’s latest piece which has come out today. Already the blogosphere is busy dissecting it. Schreiber goes after ESPN.com Page 2 columnist Gregg Easterbrook for what she feels is slanted reporting of rumor as fact in the Bill Belichick Cameragate scandal. In addition, she says viewers […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/29/2007
Going into the links for you tonight. I’ve been out all day, but I’m getting ready to watch some baseball, college football and boxing. Starting with baseball, TBS.com has relaunched its MLB section and it looks much better than last week. Sports Media Watch has the schedules and times for the Division, Championship and World […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
As I celebrate the Red Sox winning the American League East, Friday night was truly a great night of baseball. The Chicago Cubs clinched the National League Central, but they had to wait until Milwaukee lost to San Diego to celebrate. The Arizona Diamondbacks clinched a playoff spot, but didn’t find out until manager Bob […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/8/2007
You might be wondering why I’m thanking Chris Pursell. He’s the Deputy Editor of TV Week and has just recently started a blog on the sports media. I’ve linked to him since he began his “Pressbox” blog and he has linked to this site in his latest entry defending the right of Tiki Barber to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/9/2007
Let’s give you a few links tonight. First from the Watch This! blog, Jim Williams in the San Francisco Examiner says the Bonds 756th home run was a big hit in the ratings in the City by the Bay. William Houston of the Toronto Globe and Mail has praise for both FSN’s Duane Kuiper and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/9/2007
ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber has her latest column. She praises the NBA team of Mike Breen, Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy. However, she criticizes the Sunday Night and Monday Night Baseball crews for not paying attention to the game action. Now some of that has to do with ESPN itself plugging programs or […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/17/2007
A few things for you today. First, I went to my favorite bar in Seekonk, MA to find it had been sold and taken over by new management. Now, I had heard this was a possibility, but two weeks ago, the old owner had told me that the new liquor license for the potential buyer […]
