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The Daily OrangeESPN broadcaster Tirico gives insight into sports journalism
By Jesse Caputo
Posted: 9/11/08, 11:48 PM EST Section: News
"I can sit and read a book about media law, or media and culture, but it's not going to teach me what he can teach me," said Arielle Berger, a freshman advertising major. "It's not going to tell me what it's like to be a sportscaster and be in this business."
Tirico spoke about the need to constantly prepare for his next assignment, which right now is ESPN's Monday Night Football game. As part of that preparation, he watches the majority of his broadcast from the last game.
He also plans to put in more than 30 hours of preparation each week before covering a three-hour Monday night game.
"We have so many people here aspiring to do what he does," said Erica Philippone, a senior broadcast journalism major. "To be able to see a success story and someone that came from here is encouraging, especially because so often we're told we're not going to make it."
Tirico said he enjoys broadcast media the most of all the outlets. Sports talk radio has become a negative media, where fans call up and only criticize players, Tirico said.
True to his schooling at SU, Tirico finished his dialogue by utilizing the power of words. He told the crowd, composed of mainly freshmen and sophomores, that the right words are an extremely powerful thing, and he doesn't like to waste them.
"The alumni, to have them come back, give back and to hear them talk, that's what Newhouse is about," said Aneesh Saxena, a junior broadcast journalism and sports management major. "I didn't pay $40,000 for philosophy. I paid for the connections, the alums and what Newhouse brings."
jtcaputo@syr.edu
Tirico spoke about the need to constantly prepare for his next assignment, which right now is ESPN's Monday Night Football game. As part of that preparation, he watches the majority of his broadcast from the last game.
He also plans to put in more than 30 hours of preparation each week before covering a three-hour Monday night game.
"We have so many people here aspiring to do what he does," said Erica Philippone, a senior broadcast journalism major. "To be able to see a success story and someone that came from here is encouraging, especially because so often we're told we're not going to make it."
Tirico said he enjoys broadcast media the most of all the outlets. Sports talk radio has become a negative media, where fans call up and only criticize players, Tirico said.
True to his schooling at SU, Tirico finished his dialogue by utilizing the power of words. He told the crowd, composed of mainly freshmen and sophomores, that the right words are an extremely powerful thing, and he doesn't like to waste them.
"The alumni, to have them come back, give back and to hear them talk, that's what Newhouse is about," said Aneesh Saxena, a junior broadcast journalism and sports management major. "I didn't pay $40,000 for philosophy. I paid for the connections, the alums and what Newhouse brings."
jtcaputo@syr.edu
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