In the midst of the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVII, the Louisiana Superdome got hit with an electrical blackout forcing a delay in the game of 35 minutes. CBS scrambled into delay mode with sideline reporters Steve Tasker and Solomon Wilcots before tossing it to the Super Bowl Today crew of James Brown, Bill Cowher, Dan Marino and Shannon Sharpe. Boomer Esiason was in the Dial Global Radio booth unable to make it down to the field.
They filled as best as they could, but Shannon Sharpe made some very strange statements.
Speaking of statements, CBS has released this one from spokesperson extraordinaire Jennifer Sabatelle regarding the blackout which knocked out power to the broadcast booth where Jim Nantz and Phil Simms were working.
STATEMENT FROM CBS SPORTS ON POWER OUTAGE DURING SUPER BOWL XLVII to be attributed to JENNIFER SABATELLE, Vice President, Communications, CBS Sports
“Immediately after the power failure in the Superdome, we lost numerous cameras and some audio powered by sources in the Superdome. We utilized CBS’s back-up power and at no time did we leave the air. During the interruption, CBS Sports’ Steve Tasker, Solomon Wilcots and our studio team reported on the situation as a breaking news story, providing updates and reports while full power was being restored to the dome including our sets and broadcast booth. All commercial commitments during the broadcast are being honored.”
There you have it.
