Colorado Media Newsroom
July 25th, 2014, 03:58 PM
From The Denver Post:
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Didja hear the one about Drew Soicher’s on-air misstep?
Ba-dum-dum! Drew Soicher got the jokey TV rhythm right (sounds like a vaudeville gag) but the content uncomfortably wrong. It instantly blew up on social media.
“So much talk about Alzheimer’s at Broncos training camp, I keep checking my roster to see if that’s a new player on the team.”
Sometimes TV anchors rely on years of zingy writing without regard to the particulars of what they’re talking about. In this case, 9News’ sportsguy Soicher erred on the side of tastelessness.
On Wednesday, the Denver Broncos announced that Pat Bowlen had resigned control of the team, acknowledging he’s dealing with Alzheimer’s disease.
9News sports producer Reno Boyd said the gaffe was “a misunderstanding.” Soicher was not available to elaborate.
More... (http://blogs.denverpost.com/ostrow/2014/07/25/drew-soicher-crosses-line-broncos-alzheimer-joke/19540/)
instagram.com/p/q4m1qCysbe
Didja hear the one about Drew Soicher’s on-air misstep?
Ba-dum-dum! Drew Soicher got the jokey TV rhythm right (sounds like a vaudeville gag) but the content uncomfortably wrong. It instantly blew up on social media.
“So much talk about Alzheimer’s at Broncos training camp, I keep checking my roster to see if that’s a new player on the team.”
Sometimes TV anchors rely on years of zingy writing without regard to the particulars of what they’re talking about. In this case, 9News’ sportsguy Soicher erred on the side of tastelessness.
On Wednesday, the Denver Broncos announced that Pat Bowlen had resigned control of the team, acknowledging he’s dealing with Alzheimer’s disease.
9News sports producer Reno Boyd said the gaffe was “a misunderstanding.” Soicher was not available to elaborate.
More... (http://blogs.denverpost.com/ostrow/2014/07/25/drew-soicher-crosses-line-broncos-alzheimer-joke/19540/)