First, it was Kelly Tilghman. Now, we are talking about Dana Jacobson. Public comments marked as “inappropriate” seem to be a new trend among news anchors. The difference is that Kelly Tilghman’s joke was harshly punished and I think it wasn’t that big of a deal. However, ESPN’s Dana Jacobson really made a fool of herself.
It seems it happened during one of those famous roasts for ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike, where public figures go to the podium and tell their impressions on the guests of honor and all that. I guess the party must’ve been really good because Jacobson went right there to the podium carrying a bottle of vodka, and then started a weird rude rambling speech (probably kinda drunk) that included a lot of insults and awful comments against the guys of Notre Dame. Let’s remember Notre Dame’s coach Charlie Weis was there. She had to be finally pulled off the podium by Jeff Ross.
Jacobson has apologized publicly to Notre Dame, to the audience and to poor guys Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic, who were obviously embarrased by the situation. She says her actions don’t represent at all who she is, and that her comments about Notre Dame were “foolish and insensitive”. But even though she apologized, Dana has been suspended after all. The Sports News world is being shaken by controversy everywhere, since Golfweek magazine just fired editor Dave Seanor for approving the infamous mag cover with the swinging noose, to illustrate the Tilghman scandal. Really, these golfers are some serious oversensitive thing.
Well, it’s obvious that if you want to be a Sports anchor or even a writer, you need to have more than just your talent: you have to be politically correct or else these guys are going to tear you off in a million pieces.
Source: Chicago Tribune
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