Confession time. This Friday night is an anniversary, of sorts. Not an extremely pleasant one. I was anchoring news for the ABC affiliate in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The USA was playing the Soviet Union in Hockey. In the Olympics. The game was actually in the afternoon, USA time. But, ABC delayed it until prime time and we did not announce the score during the 6 pm news. HOWEVER, we taped a 30 second promo for the 10 pm news at 6:30. The darn thing was supposed to air AFTER the hockey match was over. But, ABC changed it’s air schedule because the match was so darn good. Consequently, my update, including the outcome of the game, aired when there was one minute remaining for the viewers! That’s right, yours truly went on the air saying “USA wins! USA wins” when the viewers were glued to their TV’s, with the score tied and a minute to go.
Not smart. Not good. Hundreds of phone calls. Some to the house. It pains me to remember, but this is an excellent post about a marvelous game. I just ruined it for thousands of viewers. Today, Again, I apologize.
USA USA USA…The Miracle On Ice
28 years ago today a bunch of scrappy college players beat the world’s best hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. If you are more than a couple of years under 40 years of age, you [...]
Tags: Hockey, Olympics, Miracle On Ice
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