Live TV. It can bite you at any time. ESPN had this happen late Saturday night as it was airing the press conference from LSU announcing that coach Les Miles would return after he twisted in the wind over the past few weeks wondering his fate. Here’s how it looked:
It’s never fun for anchors when the satellite fails. They have to vamp and fill until the feed returns or they have to move on.
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Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013.
He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television.
Fang celebrates the four Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.