Ah the good old days...(aren't I too young for this?)
What happened to ESPN?
I remember waking up to get ready for high school in the early to mid ‘90s, and having my routine of shit, shower, and cereal broken up nicely by the wit and smarm of then ESPN Sports Center anchor, Craig Kilborn. Perhaps on Tuesday I’d awakened by the subtle and effective humor of the seasoned tag-team of Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick. At the very least, I could rely on a good ‘cast from Charlie Steiner and Mike Tirico. Roy Firestone and Dick Schapp were there to provide a mature and guided take on the sports issues of the day, and “catch” phrases were not strung together like a messy magazine-cut ransom note. The “reality” shows on TV were still only on MTV, and no-talent hacks who didn’t deserve to sit with real journalists were like me; sitting at home and enjoying professionals do what they did best: inform and entertain. These were times when ESPN was fast on the rise, but it wasn’t so aware of its pop-culture significance that it had become a parody of itself.
Instead, today, I get to wait patiently for Kenny Mayne to show up and lend his sardonic voice to a special segment about combative college mascots or perhaps an in-depth report on Olympic curling. Those are the high points. They arrive about once every two months.
For every minute of
I don’t blame Olbermann or Kilborn or Steiner for leaving. I can’t say that I’d be revved up to live in
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olbermann is back ... on the radio. tune into the dan patrick show tomorrow. (I listen to the DPS a lot.)
Thanks for the info! Much obliged :-)
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