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10-11-2014, 12:24 PM
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Another Sign the Apocolypse ....
Is upon us..
Female play-by-play announcer doing the Illinois-Wisconsin game on ESPN2.
Is this a first for a major network ?
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10-11-2014, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by CurtisontheBay
Is upon us..
Female play-by-play announcer doing the Illinois-Wisconsin game on ESPN2.
Is this a first for a major network ?
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There has been a female doing major college football games for years now. Her name is Pam Ward.
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10-11-2014, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by zico20
There has been a female doing major college football games for years now. Her name is Pam Ward.
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I heard they're even giving women the right to vote these days. The world is going crazy.
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11-11-2014, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by zico20
There has been a female doing major college football games for years now. Her name is Pam Ward.
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I did specify "female"
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11-11-2014, 01:54 PM
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There are several women doing play by play of college football games.
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Some day in the not too distant future, horse players will betting on computer generated races over the net. Race tracks will become casinos and shopping centers. And some crooner will be belting out "there used to be a race track here".
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11-11-2014, 02:22 PM
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Doris Burke is another. Worst part is her voice is deeper than the guy calling the game with her... 
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11-11-2014, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by CurtisontheBay
Female play-by-play announcer doing the Illinois-Wisconsin game on ESPN2.
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It really matters to you?
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11-11-2014, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by horses4courses
It really matters to you?
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Not really- inquiring and having a bit of fun.
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11-11-2014, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Tall One
Doris Burke is another. Worst part is her voice is deeper than the guy calling the game with her... |
yeah Doris does play by play of NBA games amongst other stuff. I thought she did well but she gets hammered on twitter each time she calls.
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11-13-2014, 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Robert Goren
There are several women doing play by play of college football games.
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Wish that there were fewer of them. Not keen on women doing play by play or even commentator on men's sports. Women's volleyball, softball, or basketball, okay, sort of, I guess.
Much more accepting of women commentators in horse racing. Really liked the long departed Jan Rushton at NYRA. Jill Byrne knows what she is talking about. Jeannine Edwards has dropped out of racing it would seem, since she works for ABC/ESPN and NBC now does the major races.
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11-13-2014, 08:27 AM
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Doing play by play is one thing, but doing color is another. The color job is usually filled by someone connect to the sport like former player or coach to provide insight and human interest. There have been former players who could do play by play, but not many. The play by play job is best filled by someone trained to do it. I see no reason that woman can't do play by play, although it takes a bit of getting use to. Maybe a woman physical therapist could do color, but that seems to be quite a stretch.
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