St Louis University Radio

[kwv001]

I just came across this and haven't seen it discussed here.

St. Louis radio announcer feuds with referee live on air (VIDEO)

Is this a case of "rabbit ears", or appropriate? Not knowing what transpired leading up to this, i think it is hard to say, but i have a hard time imagining any situation where i would engage in a dialog with a member of the working media.

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[JRutledge]

What does he mean by "Trying to get into our broadcast."

How would an official get in their broadcast?

Peace

[Adam]

Announcer probably said something asinine and got pissy when the ref called him on it.

[26 Year Gap]

No video. Maybe it was a stupid foul and the announcer doesn't know the difference. Maybe there was something brewing between the players, the official put a stop to it, and the announcer didn't know the difference. Maybe the school he broadcasts for was getting beat fairly badly, and the soouncer didn;t know the difference. I don't think I would interact with the announcer, but perhaps he said something off air to the official. Not enough information.

[JugglingReferee]

I saw this story elsewhere. From what I gathered, the radio announcer commented that the call was "weak" or along those lines. The (calling) official hear the comment and addressed the announcer.

I'd like to know what would have to happen for such a person to receive a warning.

[26 Year Gap]

I would also like to see some of those morons try to officiate a game. I would be willing to bet that most officials would do far better at announcing than announcers would fare as officials.

[stiffler3492]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

I would also like to see some of those morons try to officiate a game. I would be willing to bet that most officials would do far better at announcing than announcers would fare as officials.

Hey be nice. Some of us morons actually know the rules.

I take pride in my rules knowledge when I call a game. Obviously that comment should not have been made, but the official should ignore it. We ignore parents/fans no problem. Why should an ignorant broadcaster be any different?

And announcing isn't easy, either. It's the same as officiating in that it takes lots of reps to get good at.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

The comment from the announcer was "a cheap foul."

There was an announcer in our area who was once broadcasting a game his son was playing in. He was seated at the scorer's table, and at one point stood up, put his hand over his mic, and yelled something at the officials. One of the officials went over to the table and let him know that one more reaction like that from where he was seated would result in his mic being disconnected and he would be dismissed from the gym. The official also reminded him that if that occurred, he wouldn't even be able to hear the rest of the game on the radio.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by stiffler3492

Hey be nice. Some of us morons actually know the rules.

I take pride in my rules knowledge when I call a game. Obviously that comment should not have been made, but the official should ignore it. We ignore parents/fans no problem. Why should an ignorant broadcaster be any different?

And announcing isn't easy, either. It's the same as officiating in that it takes lots of reps to get good at.

I have a friend who can only do 3 man due to knee replacements. He broadcasts games when he isn't working on the floor. He does a great job, but he has a lot of insight, that most do not have or even want to pursue.

That said, the official should not have even acknowledged his presence unless there is table interference occurring.