Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Erin Andrews is a girl
I didn’t know ESPN had it’s own unprofessionally dressed, flirty sports babe/sidelines reporter. I don’t think I’ve watched an ESPN Sunday Night baseball game all year and I think that’s her regular gig. Evidently, I’m one of the few people around that wasn’t aware of her.
One of the many people aware of who Erin Andrews is and what she does is columnist Mike Nadel. In a recent column he wrote:
Erin Andrews, the ESPN “it” babe who clearly isn’t afraid to flaunt it, sauntered around the visiting clubhouse, flitting from one Cubs player to another. Her skimpy outfit — designed to accentuate her, um, positives — had players leering at her. Some made lewd comments under their breath. Others giggled like 12-year-olds.
I imagine being a female reporter in a male dominated field is hard enough without having to guess if your skirt is short enough or if you have any unsightly panty lines.
It seems she’s dressing to attract male attention and that’s too bad. She might actually be good at what she does, but if she continues to dress in a certain way, that’s what she will be known for.
A very similar problem once plagued Chris Berman. Word has it early in his career he would often wear assless leather chaps and nipple clamps while walking the sidelines of sporting events. He quickly realized that if he continued flaunting his sex appeal for the sake of getting a story, people would only look at him as a boy-toy and not a respected sports journalist.
Mike Nadel: Blonde bombshell can’t distract red-hot Cubs [Norwich Bulletin]
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