On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]>wrote:
> Veteran football and basketball play-by-player Ron Franklin and > reporter Jeannine Edwards, assigned to a lesser bowl game on telly and > a later BCS bowl on radio, were at a production meeting for the > telecast game with fellow b'casters and staff when Edwards tried to > jump into a conversation about the wife of one of the other men... > Franklin's choice of words for his colleague didn't sit well with her, > so he called her something a little more pointed... he was replaced > for the radio game... > > USA TODAY: http://goo.gl/1advw > It is a little bit complicated, but I am not sure I agree with Bob's summary above, at least as a summary of the description in the USA Today article. Edwards did not jump into a conversation about the other guy's wife, she was talking to him about his wife getting elected mayor to a city out here by the Bay, and Franklin is the one who tried to jump in, with the condescending tude towards Edwards. He first addressed her as "sweet baby", and when she called him on it, he changed it to "asshole". She worked the game with him without incident, and after a third colleague (not Edwards) reported the behavior, ESPN replaced him for the next game. Here is the excerpt from the article: "Edwards says she was talking with Gilmore about his wife being elected mayor of Alameda, California. After a few minutes, she said Franklin joined in the conversation and said, "Listen to me sweet baby, let me tell you something . . . " with a condescending tone. Edwards says she told Franklin not to address her like that. To which Franklin said, according to Edwards: "OK, then listen to me a-hole." She says she told Franklin she didn't appreciate his attitude -- and asked why he was stooping to such levels. Florida Sate head coach *Jimbo Fisher*then arrived and they proceeded with the meeting. Edwards and Franklin both worked the game. Afterwards, a colleague reported the incident to ESPN management, she said." -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
