I'd rather Turf cut right back on his weekday stuff if it means he can stay on Off The Bench
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If you are the rights holder for the BBL, I would assume you’d cover a game from start to finish.
Imagine my surprise, when SEN (plus Macquarie) decided to pull the plug this morning with Sydney Thunder needing 7 runs from the final over in favour of 5 minutes of commercials and straight into normal programming at 1am.
Macquarie did the same with commercials, then the news, then Talksport.
After flicking around the dial for 20 minutes trying to find out the result, I eventually gave up.
The match may have been running behind time, but having covered the first 39 overs, I think it’s vital to cover the most important over.
Imagine my surprise, when SEN (plus Macquarie) decided to pull the plug this morning with Sydney Thunder needing 7 runs from the final over in favour of 5 minutes of commercials and straight into normal programming at 1am.
Macquarie did the same with commercials, then the news, then Talksport.
After flicking around the dial for 20 minutes trying to find out the result, I eventually gave up.
The match may have been running behind time, but having covered the first 39 overs, I think it’s vital to cover the most important over.
Ha ha. I didn't know that. I wondered what happened. I just assumed I missed the end of the game.
I was watering the garden, as ya do at 1am . I got distracted by something and turned the sound down on the radio for a minute when an ad was on, and when I turned it back up, I thought, "oh, it's finished; that was quick. They must've got the last runs immediately".
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That's pretty poor. In fact thats just s**t. Either do it properly or dont do it at all
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Watering the garden is quite enjoyable I find.Ha ha. I didn't know that. I wondered what happened. I just assumed I missed the end of the game.
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s'pose. he'd be down my list of unlikeables. starting with maher and lyon.
looks like he is not returning to his saturday spot. pick-a-ring and the fat man. ugh!
That advertisement break would have been pre-programmed to occur at that time, but it’s sloppy for whomever was in the studio not to pick it up and revert back to the cricket.
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i heard dwayne russell on 3AW tonight. I thought he was SENer
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Maybe in Adelaide only?
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Seems odd that he's working for competing stations.
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WHATELEY broadcasting for Atlanta (I assume) the Superbowl city.
Caught a little bit the other day of Maher hosting breakfast with Watson the other day.
Dare I say, they were actually both OK listening. Granted it’s a low bar, but Maher works better with a competent co-host. Seems to stop him just rambling out loud quite as much.
Dare I say, they were actually both OK listening. Granted it’s a low bar, but Maher works better with a competent co-host. Seems to stop him just rambling out loud quite as much.
He works for Crocmedia is my guess.
They produce Sportsday or whatever it is called on 3AngloWhite
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Gerard received some praise even from the yanks on his Super Bowl call last year.
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2019/1/29/18202553/gerard-whateley-australian-broadcaster-super-bowl
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2019/1/29/18202553/gerard-whateley-australian-broadcaster-super-bowl
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Terrific article.
Whateley as a caller/jounro/host/researcher combo is streets ahead of the rest!
Contrast with lyon and watson. Although they were funny this morning in that an SEN female journo asked an american caller/commentator/colour commentator if colour commentators in general talk too much. lol
then watson and lyon asked each other if anyone in footy suffers from that. both did not provide names
Does anyone know why the Perth BBL games have stopped being covered by the local radio guys over there? I reckon Karl Langdon did the first few games, but now it's usually Tom Morris and Pickers calling it off the telly in Melbourne
I would thought it was a money thing?
Anyway. If Whateley modelled his American football commentary off Kevin Harlan, then no wonder it was good.
Anyway. If Whateley modelled his American football commentary off Kevin Harlan, then no wonder it was good.
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guessing they're trying to cut some production values/$$$ seeing BBL isn't quite as good this year and probably didn't pick up the sponsorship dollars they highballed in a pre-production haze before the actual season kicked in.
i think I’m still a chance to win big in Maccas monopoly that SEN keep flogging during their BBL coverage. Is it important to my chances of winning that they disclaim in the ad that the competition ends on Oct 18 2018?
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Are you talking about SEN?
Because I'm not sure he's quite on McAveney's level yet, he's literally commentated on pretty much every major sport in every major sporting occassion.
Swimming, Running, Football, Horse Racing etc.
Flicked on SEN for the first time this year, and there's Terry Wallace predicting his top 4 - Dees, Pies, Tigers, West Coast.
'...but there's still plenty to play out.'
On that pearl of wisdom, might check back late Feb.
'...but there's still plenty to play out.'
On that pearl of wisdom, might check back late Feb.
