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Whitlock out at Fox Sports

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Regan MacNeil, Jun 1, 2020.

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  1. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member


     
    Regan MacNeil, Jun 1, 2020
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    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Regan MacNeil, Jun 1, 2020
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  3. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Surprising. Nobody kissed more ass and played to a fox audience like Whitlock the last few years.
     
    JC, Jun 1, 2020
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  4. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Odd that the normally omnipresent Whitlock is in the void. Particularly now. Nobody can say he ever picked his spots - seemed to be a regular presence on all of Fox's tv and radio shows. Got to be awkward when all of those "good friends" never mention him again on air. Did he get another deal elsewhere and he has a noncompete? Fox should have known he was fooling around when he started losing weight.
     
    DanOregon, Jun 1, 2020
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  5. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    TheSportsPredictor, Jun 1, 2020
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  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    MileHigh, Jun 1, 2020
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  7. Sports Barf

    Sports Barf Well-Known Member

    “Whitlock, 53, is believed to be looking into starting his own direct-to-consumer business, according to sources.”

    HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA good luck with that
     
    Sports Barf, Jun 1, 2020
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  8. tonygunk

    tonygunk Member

    Next stop: Breitbart
     
    tonygunk, Jun 1, 2020
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  9. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    We're seeing a thinning out, I believe, in the FOX/ESPN sports reporting ranks for fewer (or simply cheaper) replacements.

    Information specialists have value. Woj, Schefter, Glazer. They get scoops. That's the value now. Who is first with confirmed big information.

    This happened to Pam Oliver a few years ago. She did a strong job of getting information on FOX, pre-Twitter. Then her value decreased as Twitter got more scoops. Then FOX simply replaced her with younger and, in some cases, cheaper. Sideline reporters who aren't constantly breaking stories now need another skill set -- anchoring/hosting pre-game shows. Maria Taylor and Laura Rutledge are making that jump. Erin Andrews couldn't anchor worth a damn -- she was fortunate in her timing in the business but even her value is declining as she doesn't break stories. She is just another person asking the coach two questions at halftime.
     
    exmediahack, Jun 1, 2020
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  10. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    Maria Taylor doesn’t strike me as much of a host. (But neither does Samantha Ponder).

    Sage Steele had more anchoring talent. Wrong politics though.
     
    Alma, Jun 1, 2020
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  11. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    Not right now because she's not very interesting, funny nor opinionated. But the WWL is, clearly, hitching a wagon to her. She'll get a lot of "at-bats" on studio shows. That'll probably be her next move because, if ESPN won't let her anchor a lot, someone else (FOX, whomever gets the SEC package, etc.) will.

    As for Sage, she's excellent at playing NBA host "traffic cop".
     
    exmediahack, Jun 2, 2020
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  12. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    I always wondered where Jeanne Zelasko went.
     
    3_Octave_Fart, Jun 2, 2020
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