BAMANBLAZERFAN
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
What Alabama newspapers are still published seven days per week? How many of such are still there?
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demiveeman
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
(09-14-2017 04:45 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote: (09-14-2017 02:06 PM)Marathon Blazer Wrote: (09-14-2017 10:56 AM)the_blazerman Wrote: Yes, unfortunately.
No telling who we will be stuck with.
I think Torraine was let go during the last pink slip fest.
Torraine is now an assistant to the Bessemer mayor: http://www.birminghamtimes.com/2016/09/b...residents/
Torraine "The Terrible" Norris was fun to beat up. He finally admitted after one brutal beat down that he was told to report on our attendance by his boss.
Yeah, but did he ever ask UAB's head coach about a kickoff return for a touchdown that never happened?
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09-14-2017 04:50 PM |
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busch
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
(09-14-2017 05:03 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote: Doing research on Today in Blazer History, I have read a whole lot of game reports from beat writers. (I'll probably miss some)
Here are my rankings. I am only including News and Post Herald writers. And I realize that Journalism and sports reporting has changed drastically over the years. Now, you don't report the narrative of the game like you did in earlier years. A beat writer is more of a gatherer of quotes, videos and analyzes the game.
1. Wayne Martin - by far my favorite. No one else comes close imho. A true homer. Would not be allowed today. I can read his reports of games in the early 1980's and feel like I was at the game, which I probably was.
2. Steve Irvine - Still the best covering UAB sports today.
3. Drew Champlin - remember how upset we were when Irvine stopped being the beat writer. Drew was a nice surprise.
4. Cary Estes - covered UAB for the Post Herald before the paper went belly up.
5. Roger Shuler. covered UAB for the PH at the beginning. Great beat writer. Never would have thought that Roger Shuler would be the Roger Shuler nutcase today.
6. Adam Rubin - short time coverage, but have no complaints about his coverage.
7. Solomon Crenshaw - blah. No energy in his reports.
8. Torraine Norris - Never should have been in the sports department. Better city beat writer than sports beat writer. I suspect he hated his job as much as the fans hated him.
9. Nick Birdsong - Boom!!!! Dipsydo Dunkaroo. Have to give him high praise on the energy scale, but what a horrible writer. Tried to bring Dick Vitale to the written page and failed misarabley. Yes, I know that last word is spelled wrong. But it's in honor of the Birdsong!!!!!!
Good stuff. Totally agree that Wayne Martin is the best.
Remember Mr. Birdsong gave us this sentence: He scored attempted just he attempted just five shots combined in wins against Southern Miss, Charlotte and Old Dominion before going 9-for-14 against UTEP and UTSA.
The man is legendary.
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dixiehack
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
(09-14-2017 04:34 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote: What Alabama newspapers are still published seven days per week? How many of such are still there?
Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Dothan, Florence, Decatur, Opelika, Gadsden. Anniston and Selma are six days a week.
The page design and copy editing for the Advance Alabama papers (Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville) is done out of New Orleans.
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09-15-2017 01:24 PM |
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blazerfrombirth
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RE: Is Drew Leaving?
(09-14-2017 06:09 PM)busch Wrote: (09-14-2017 05:03 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote: Doing research on Today in Blazer History, I have read a whole lot of game reports from beat writers. (I'll probably miss some)
Here are my rankings. I am only including News and Post Herald writers. And I realize that Journalism and sports reporting has changed drastically over the years. Now, you don't report the narrative of the game like you did in earlier years. A beat writer is more of a gatherer of quotes, videos and analyzes the game.
1. Wayne Martin - by far my favorite. No one else comes close imho. A true homer. Would not be allowed today. I can read his reports of games in the early 1980's and feel like I was at the game, which I probably was.
2. Steve Irvine - Still the best covering UAB sports today.
3. Drew Champlin - remember how upset we were when Irvine stopped being the beat writer. Drew was a nice surprise.
4. Cary Estes - covered UAB for the Post Herald before the paper went belly up.
5. Roger Shuler. covered UAB for the PH at the beginning. Great beat writer. Never would have thought that Roger Shuler would be the Roger Shuler nutcase today.
6. Adam Rubin - short time coverage, but have no complaints about his coverage.
7. Solomon Crenshaw - blah. No energy in his reports.
8. Torraine Norris - Never should have been in the sports department. Better city beat writer than sports beat writer. I suspect he hated his job as much as the fans hated him.
9. Nick Birdsong - Boom!!!! Dipsydo Dunkaroo. Have to give him high praise on the energy scale, but what a horrible writer. Tried to bring Dick Vitale to the written page and failed misarabley. Yes, I know that last word is spelled wrong. But it's in honor of the Birdsong!!!!!!
Good stuff. Totally agree that Wayne Martin is the best.
Remember Mr. Birdsong gave us this sentence: He scored attempted just he attempted just five shots combined in wins against Southern Miss, Charlotte and Old Dominion before going 9-for-14 against UTEP and UTSA.
The man is legendary.
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