Joe Hass, Nov 26th 2018: > > It's interesting to note that the ABC broadcasts will be "an added focus > on the personalities and backstories of the draft picks and the overall > spectacle of the draft, including live musical acts" per the article per > the press release. So it's not like they're just simulcasting TWWL: this > crap will be so full of human interest they'll be legally required to show > Ryan Seacrest once per half hour.* > > * Not legally required. > > > Maybe not Seacrest, but there will be an "Idol" connection: Luke Bryan, one of their judges, and Bobby Bones, the country-radio host and AI mentor, will appear the first night, with Bones also part of night 2.
https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2019/04/american-idol-judge-luke-bryan-and-mentor-bobby-bones-are-abcs-top-draft-picks-appearing-on-abcs-first-prime-time-coverage-ever-of-the-nfl-draft-on-the-2/ (link; hat-tip Awful Announcing at https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/abc-nfl-draft-luke-bryan-bobby-bones.html (link)) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
