What’s Needed In This Economic Climate? Ownage!!!
Univ. of Connecticut head basketball coach got into a heated exchange with a freelance reporter Ken Krayeske. Calhoun was upset with the line of questioning, which seemed to imply that he was contributing to the economic crisis by being Connecticut’s highest paid state employee with an annual salary of $1.6 million.
What ensued is a classic coach/reporter battle that makes the sports media one of the most exciting places to practice journalism. Regardless of what side you come down on, you have to appreciate the spectacle that comes from two human beings trying to assassinate each other’s character in a very public setting.
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Journalism is a pretty exciting field as it is but when you add the testosterone & egos that fuel sports to the mix its like adding gasoline to a nuclear bomb!
Calhoun definitely went for the jugular early on but insulting the reporter only got the reporter more amped!
Sean
February 24, 2009 at 7:33 pm