24 Feb 09 06:25, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:


 RW>> I noticed that he wasn't very bright, since he talked over the
 RW>> 'wired' music on the loud speaker system all day. At times you
 RW>> couldn't tell who was who.

 RN> That's what drives me crazy about the football announcers of today.
 RN> They spend a lot of time having a bull session at our expense and
 RN> occasionaly mention the game they should be calling.  I think they
 RN> are being paid by the word.  In addition, some have three guys
 RN> calling the game (even more bull sessions) and others have the
 RN> marginal two.  In the old days, one was sufficient, along with a
 RN> spotter.  Usually, the announcer had to do his own spotting, but with
 RN> the influx of large cash into the NFL, those days are forever gone.

There's a trick to getting good announcer coverage of TV games. If the
game is also being played on radio and you can tune it in, turn down the
volume on the TV and listen to the game on radio while you watch it on
your silent TV. When the TV station breaks for their thousand ads, you can
still hear about the game via the radio.

                R\%/itt


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