It is difficult to provide a fair critique of meet coverage when so much of
the action is being condensed. I caught about half of the Berlin meeting on
Friday evening. I'd give the coverage I saw a B+. However, the effort from
the TV Commentators was A.
Larry Rawson continues to optimize his
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Date: Saturday, September 02, 2000 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: t-and-f: ESPN Coverage
Has anyone been watching? Does anyone care? Did it hurt that three of the
shows were delayed a day or two? Trust me, we're not looking for pats on
the
back if you liked the shows
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Larry Rawson and myself are confused...during the U.S. Trials, this list was
flooded with commentary, both positive and negative, about the coverage by
NBC and PAX, yet there has been virtually NO discussion about ESPN's coverage
of five Golden League meets.
Has
Walt and Larry:
(1) Same day coverage is vastly superior to coverage delayed by a couple of
days. I'll rearrange my schedule to watch a Golden League meet if broadcast
the same day. If delayed by a day, I won't -- just tape it and look at it
at my convenience. Same day, it's easy to avoid
I don't understand why I should lock my eyes on the center of
the track ANYWAY- I'm not that interested in whether it's a blue or red
track,
or Mondo or Tartan or whatever-
I want to see what the ATHLETES are doing ! :-)
Kind of like a photographer saying 'watch the birdie'. I've never
yet,
Can someone please email the remaining tv schedule for the Golden League
meets to be shown on ESPN. Please do not forget to include the time zone
DMC
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