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Ok. I don’t know if any of our other shows got around to talking about this today, but I know the morning show really and truly meant to discuss it but played Chimpanzee riding on a Segway instead.
Meet Nicole Jacobsen. She is the Editor in Chief of SMU’s newspaper, Daily Campus. Well, Nicole went to the Ticket basketball game, and hated it. She wrote and opinion piece taking shots at the Ticket broadcasters and seems to have missed the point of the game entirely, which was FUN.
I sent Nicole the following email:
Nicole,
I appreciate you writing about the game, but I think you have the wrong idea. The whole event was a tongue-in-cheek goof intended to entertain our listeners and raise money for the girls’ basketball trip to Florida. We are not out to harm anyone nor did we do it because we are “thinking [we] are just so amazing.” It was a fun night for our broadcasters, a fun night for our listeners, and a fun night for the girls. Just ask them. They are probably still smiling.
gordon keith
She wrote back:
Hi Gordon -
I’m sure the game was in good fun, and the article was simply my opinion. Also, it said on the Ticket’s Website, admission was free so we were unaware the game was raising money for the team. I’m sorry if I offended you guys in my article, and maybe I did come across a little harsh, but it was after all, an opinion article.
Nicole Jacobsen, Editor in Chief, SMU Daily Campus
We did raise money for the girls through donations at the free event and on our website. Now here is the unpopular part. I feel bad for this girl. She is a college student testing the waters of opinion writing and probably doesn’t deserve the coal-raking she is getting. Hell, I used to write stuff for the Daily Campus. I know it wouldn’t survive much scrutiny. Maybe we should lay off of her and let her mull it over without getting bludgeoned with the same negative review 250 times.
Your call. I just kinda feel bad for her when I read all those comments. Humans were not designed to grow up online and outloud with the whole world able to look over the shoulder and make comments. And yes, I know the counter arguments here. But still, maybe cut her some slack…
Ratings for Dallas Sportsradio
Report card time
Men 25-54 M-F- DRIVE TO DRIVE 6a-7p
Jan Share/Rank Feb Share/Rank
Ticket 6.2 (#2) 6.8 (#1)
ESPN 4.2 (#4) 3.4 (#7)
Fan 1.3 (#29) 1.5 (#18)
Men 25-54 M-F- MUSERS 6a-10a
Jan Feb
Ticket 7.5 (#1) 8.0 (#1)
ESPN 5.1 (#4) 4.1 (#6)
Fan 1.4 (#23) 2.5 (#12)
Men 25-54 M-F- NORM 10a-Noon
Jan Feb
Ticket 4.7 (#5) 6.6 (#3)
ESPN 3.6 (#6) 2.2 (#16)
Fan 1.4 (#18) 1.6 (#21)
Men 25-54 M-F- BAD RADIO Noon-3p
Jan Feb
Ticket 5.1 (#4) 5.4 (#3)
ESPN 2.9 (#12) 2.8 (#12)
Fan 1.4 (#24) 1.6 (#23)
Men 25-54 M-F- HARDLINE 3p-7p
Jan Feb
Ticket 6.3 (#2) 6.6 (#1)
ESPN 4.6 (#4) 3.6 (#5)
Fan 1.3 (#21) 1.4 (#18)
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