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Sports radio and podcasts make up a huge part of my day. When I’m in my car I’m listening to WEEI, which is Boston sports radio, on my walks to class I listen to ESPN radio. Sports Radio is one of the main ways that I stay up today in the sports world. Friday February 26th I listened to Pardon The Interruption on ESPN Radio. This is a show that I normally listen to or watch because it keeps me up to date on all sports, teams, players, and has interesting personalities. The target audience for this show is primarily 18-50 year old, male sport fans. It also mixes in a little bit of pop culture, which can attract the causal sport fan as well as the die-hard sport fan.
I don’t really find there to be a bias on this show. They cover the hot
Mascots are beloved figure heads for sports teams everywhere almost every sport team has a mascot of some kind; that said, sometimes instead of bring people together it can cause a rift between two cultures. Such as Washington’s D.C.’s football team the “Redskins” often the word redskin was a derogatory word used against the Native Americans and while it may seem as though paying homage to the Native American community the overall stereotyped actions of the fans themselves as well as the sugarcoating of the previously racial slur has done little to bring the two cultures together and instead created a larger disconnect between white and Native American. The name Redskin should be retired and replaced so that rather
... life of their favorite players. I will broadcast the best performance moments of the team to engage the fans in the non game day activities.
NFL teams are practicing lightly so far this year, training camp is multiple weeks away, and the first preseason game isn't going to be played for months. The new defense has not been completely installed yet and neither has the new offense. We do not know whether the special teams unit will be as effective as it has been the past several seasons because Chip Kelly's practice schedule is no longer in place to provide extra reps and the overall depth chart isn't even being considered at this point because players are currently sporting shorts and t-shirts on the field.
In my 8 or so years of playing football I’ve often heard coaches liken the job of the linemen to that of a soldier fighting in a trench, pushing, attacking, and struggling for every inch of the battlefield that is the line of scrimmage. Of course, the job of a lineman is far less dramatic and glorious than that description makes it out to be, most of our job is just keeping the defense at bay so the quarterback and the rest of the backfield has time to get a play off. Unfortunately for us offensive linemen, the defense has a much larger bag of tricks when it comes to the actual clash, they can grab, pull, or simply spin by while the O-line is relegated mostly to pushing with shoulder and hand. This can make things difficult if, for instance
While 2011 ESPN Films Presents documentary The Fab Five (initially part of Volume I of the “30 for 30” series but instead becoming the first release of their offshoot project), is not officially a “30 for 30”, its production and release functioned in much of the same way. Similar to 2009 “30 for 30” The U which aired after ESPN’s Heisman presentation (and became their most viewed documentary) and 2010’s Pony Exce$$ (which took The U’s spot) that premiered on the last day of the college football regular season, The Fab Five was presented two days before the start of March Madness and became the channel’s most watched documentary. Although Bill Simmons and Connor Schell “steadfastly assert that 30 for 30 is a historical and creative endeavor that is unmotivated by ratings or revenues”, it’s clear that The Fab Five and ESPN documentaries that preceded it were “very deliberately scheduled to capitalize on and enhance ESPN’s other programming”, and even utilized the “flow” of other channels for their own gain (as CBS and Turner Sports hold the TV rights for March Madness).
“Steroids are any type of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones most of which have specific physiological action” (Dictionary.com). When our bodies are still developing, the effects of steroids can be dangerous and can also be permanent (“Above”). Steroids are made out of substances such as nandrolone, stanozolol, testosterone, fluoxymestrone, and oxandrolone. Sometimes people say when you can’t pronounce something, you probably shouldn’t use it. In the 1940’s testosterone began to be widely used in competitive sports, but the dangers of loading up on testosterone were not yet clear (“History”). Instead of using steroids for a bad reason, there is a medicinal purpose. Cortisteroids can treat arthritis, asthma, lupus and multiple sclerosis, eczema and rashes, and some types of cancer (“Steroids: Medline”). Also, steroids can be used to treat anemia, to improve weight loss due to severe illness, and to treat osteoporosis. Steroids can only be sold to you by a pharmacist f...
For the first time, I watched PBS News Hour on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. The immediate breaking news headlines addressed: Trump defending immigration bill and fight against the judges, public protesting against possible immigration bill, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (Democrat for Massachusetts) speech. Throughout the whole news hour there was never any breaks for commercials. It was a straight hour of information and worldwide news. Throughout the show, there were two fairly long interviews. The first being with the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan where the news anchor drilled him with questions about Trump and his actions. The news anchor multiple times argued against him, making it somewhat eligible to see her viewpoint. Another interview
Overall this presentation was very short and I do not believe it to be 10 minutes worth of content. Not including the introduction slides, there is only 6 slides worth of substance with each slide only having a sentence of detail. I cannot possibly see one talk about each slide for over a minute on average to create a 10 minute presentation. Display wise: it comes across as dull. Each slide looks the same with the same backdrop and same centered image with simple black Calibri font on white background.
I have watched the Super Bowl on air, as this feels more real and reminds me of the Super Bowl games I used to watch with my family. Just thinking about the event makes me feel homesick and makes me remember about all the fun moments I spent with my family watching it. Watching the show on air provides the opportunity to experience it as a whole, ranging from the fact that we sit through commercials waiting for the game to start. I believe it’s sa...
Are high school sports beneficial or not for students? I personally believe if a student is in a high school sport they’re forced to prioritize between school and their sport, and at a young age I believe the student would decide to use his time to improve in his sport instead of school. Which in the long run would affect his academics, unless they decide to stay up late and work on their homework to keep up with both school and their sport. But, even like that in time the lack of sleep would catch up to them, and cause them to do even worse in both academics, and sports. High school sports are like the lotto in my opinion, many play but only a few get rewarded for their work. Therefore, high school sports cause more negativity than positivity.
Sport and the Media The growth of television as a significant cultural form during the 1960s put the relationship between sport and the media on the public agenda. In late 1969, the US magazine Sports Illustrated drew attention to the ways in which television was transforming sport. In effect, sport in the television age was a 'whole new game'. The growing economic and cultural significance of television for sport gradually became a pertinent issue in countries around the world.
KWOD 106.5, and 107.9 The End. I e-mailed both stations to get their opinions on what
Larry Fitzgerald once said“This is a commitment. Do not give up because it’s hard. Do it because you want it.” Football is a commitment. You stick to what you’ve started. This isn’t an easy sport to play but it’s fun. That’s why it’s my favorite sport. Playing football is an amazing hobby.
Media is the main means of mass communications to society. As the “Information Age” advances, technology has influenced sources of communication and information, using social networks, newspapers, television, magazines, etc. Mass media advertising technique can be very manipulating and persuading to intrigue it’s viewers, mainly controlled by major businesses such as Walt Disney Companies, news corporations, Time Warner, CBS corporations, and Viacom ("Media Influence on Society,2009). The advertisements are used to lure people into buying items, advertise the latest trends, and how to become accepted by society. These forms of mass media captivate many people where violence is portrayed to be okay, how to be accepted by society, and how the “American dream” should be. An average American spends more time using mass media than doing any other activity while awake (Average Person Spends More Time Using Media than Anything Else, 2005). With the amount of Americans who have access to these forms of communication, many people begin to confuse fiction to reality.
Understanding of mass communication without attention to sport coverage is practically impossible. Through the mass media, millions and even billions of viewers, listeners and readers are brought into the experience of a great sports performance. The emotional power of sports performance enchanted by slow-motion video and musical sound track, can take you to breath away or bring tears to you eyes.