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re: SVP about to have a big announcement.
Posted on 5/15/12 at 5:26 pm to Jimbeaux
Posted on 5/15/12 at 5:26 pm to Jimbeaux
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Don't you remember the clashes he had with Gifford and Dandy Don in the MNF booth?
I was born in 1983. Have read a lot about Cosell and have also heard my dad talk about him compared to today's sports journalist.
You do realize 90 percent of Van Pelt's job is reading a teleprompter and sticking to whatever script/talking points his producers give him, right?
Posted on 5/15/12 at 5:33 pm to Rohan2Reed
Who are your top 5 radio guys?
You like mad dog radio? Really? Some mick goons yelling into a microphone about Boston & NY sports all day? That's good radio?![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/Iconconfused.gif)
You like mad dog radio? Really? Some mick goons yelling into a microphone about Boston & NY sports all day? That's good radio?
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Posted on 5/15/12 at 5:38 pm to Rohan2Reed
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You do realize 90 percent of Van Pelt's job is reading a teleprompter and sticking to whatever script/talking points his producers give him, right?
yeah, all those teleprompters in the radio studio.
Posted on 5/15/12 at 5:47 pm to Rohan2Reed
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You do realize 90 percent of Van Pelt's job is reading a teleprompter and sticking to whatever script/talking points his producers give him, right?
No, not really. I don't listen to Scott Van Pelt too often, but when I do, he seems to provide off the cuff intelligent discussion of sports topics.
I'm not really a fan boy of SVP. It was just humorous to me that we are using Howard Cosell as the paradigm of excellence in sports broadcasting.
Like I said, Cosell was very entertaining, and the man was no dummy, but his ego was bigger than any modern day sports fan could possibly fathom.
You really need to watch some clips of him, and not just his late career, man crush, interviews with Ali. Let me see if I can find some that are more representative.
Here's one where Cosell is analyzing the Sugar Ray Leoanrd v. Tommy Hearns fight:
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It's actually a pretty good analysis, minus the quirky techno graphics of the period. But please notice Cosell's entertaining style of presentation, and his unerring confidence in his opinions. He was like that every time he was on the air, whether it was the Ali/Frasier fight, or Olympic ping pong.
This post was edited on 5/15/12 at 6:06 pm
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