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Ouch. I hope this never happens in Dallas...
WVBT pulls plug on skins season, to show Eagles-cowboys instead
Posted to: Bob Molinaro Sports
http://hamptonroads.com/2009/12/wvbt-pulls-plug-skins-season-show-eaglescowboys-instead
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Bob Molinaro
Virginian-Pilot sports columnist
The Virginian-Pilot
© December 31, 2009
In a move that reflects the nature of the Washington Commanders' season, WVBT Fox 43 had decided not to air Sunday's scheduled 4:15 p.m. game between the Skins and San Diego Chargers and instead televise the crucial NFC East clash between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.
This is the first time in memory that the Commanders have been pre-empted on TV in Hampton Roads. Bruce Rader, sports director at Fox 43, said he suggested the change when Fox switched the Eagles-Cowboys game from 1 p.m. to 4:15.
At the Old Dominion men's basketball game Wednesday night, Rader explained his reasoning.
"Honestly," he said, "the Commanders are just unwatchable."
After receiving the OK from Fox to alter the schedule, Rader introduced the idea of a Commanders blackout on his early evening Wednesday broadcast and said he would have more to say about it during WVBT's 10 p.m. newscast. He asked viewers to let him know what they thought of the idea.
"I received 50 e-mails in five minutes," Rader said. "That's the most e-mails I've gotten on any story since the invention of the Internet."
By 8:20 Wednesday night, Rader said his Blackberry had been lit up with almost 150 e-mails. As he trolled through the messages, he was asked how many objected to his sacking of the 4-11 Commanders.
"About five," he said.
Among the complainers, two or three accused Rader of trying to accommodate a relatively few local Cowboys fans at the expense of Commanders die-hards.
That's not the case, insisted Rader, who added that the unusual scheduling decision is intended to provide the best entertainment for a general sports audience.
Here is another one - Richmond, VA:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/02/richmond-fox-affiliate-passes-on-Commanders-game/
WVBT pulls plug on skins season, to show Eagles-cowboys instead
Posted to: Bob Molinaro Sports
http://hamptonroads.com/2009/12/wvbt-pulls-plug-skins-season-show-eaglescowboys-instead
myvid = "169800";mypath = "/simpleview"; if (Drupal.jsEnabled) { $(document).ready(function(){ $("#thumbnails").load(mypath, {vid: myvid},Lightbox.initList); }); }
Bob Molinaro
Virginian-Pilot sports columnist
The Virginian-Pilot
© December 31, 2009
In a move that reflects the nature of the Washington Commanders' season, WVBT Fox 43 had decided not to air Sunday's scheduled 4:15 p.m. game between the Skins and San Diego Chargers and instead televise the crucial NFC East clash between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.
This is the first time in memory that the Commanders have been pre-empted on TV in Hampton Roads. Bruce Rader, sports director at Fox 43, said he suggested the change when Fox switched the Eagles-Cowboys game from 1 p.m. to 4:15.
At the Old Dominion men's basketball game Wednesday night, Rader explained his reasoning.
"Honestly," he said, "the Commanders are just unwatchable."
After receiving the OK from Fox to alter the schedule, Rader introduced the idea of a Commanders blackout on his early evening Wednesday broadcast and said he would have more to say about it during WVBT's 10 p.m. newscast. He asked viewers to let him know what they thought of the idea.
"I received 50 e-mails in five minutes," Rader said. "That's the most e-mails I've gotten on any story since the invention of the Internet."
By 8:20 Wednesday night, Rader said his Blackberry had been lit up with almost 150 e-mails. As he trolled through the messages, he was asked how many objected to his sacking of the 4-11 Commanders.
"About five," he said.
Among the complainers, two or three accused Rader of trying to accommodate a relatively few local Cowboys fans at the expense of Commanders die-hards.
That's not the case, insisted Rader, who added that the unusual scheduling decision is intended to provide the best entertainment for a general sports audience.
Here is another one - Richmond, VA:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/02/richmond-fox-affiliate-passes-on-Commanders-game/
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