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1. Berman being abusive to the staff, seen in the video posted here last week,

2. Olbermann was reportedly so rude to Suzy Kolber when they were paired that she would sob in the ladies room after their program. Personally, I’d rather be a drunk aging QB who wants to kiss Suzy than a jerk who makes her cry. (Speaking of Olbermann, John Kincade, who co-hosts an afternoon sports talk show here in Atlanta, and does the Sunday early morning program on ESPN Radio, has added his voice to those who have declared that to know Keith is not to love him.)

3. Harold Reynolds was suddenly pulled from “Baseball Tonight” the middle of last season because of sexual harassment–and you know management must have known there was something to it; after all, it’s far easier to replace interns and technical staff than on-air talent.

Imagine being the HR Director at that place…

http://www.newsmeat.com/sports_political_donations/Chris_Berman.php

He’s your typical Liberal Idiot…….a Hypocrite and above the “peasants” law

He is taking “productivity enhancments”

Whoever “ampex2000″ is, they’re obviously not Chris Berman’s friend.

Definetly not. But Berman should know better than to run his mouth like that knowing full well the tape is rolling.

So What ! There sure are a whole lot worse things and PEOPLE coming to the US from Canada.

countywolf on February 11, 2008 at 8:36 PM

So what? Well, it’s because of aholes who smuggle stupid things that the customs agents loose the ability to catch larger items. Maybe if a high profile guy gets caught, it sends a message to millions. Don’t do it. Getting caught will esentially be the end of your life as you know it. You’ll likely loose your job, your spouse, your home and your freedom.

Just don’t ever say it’s not a big deal, because if you get caught, you’ll know that it is a very big deal — a life changing event. It will be with you, and will have an effect on your life that is similar in scale to the birth of a child.

Berman is a prick. And he sucks at golf also.

roninacreage on February 11, 2008 at 9:10 PM

Correct on both counts. He played in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am this past weekend and he is horrible. They listed him as an 18 handicap, but he looked like a 24 or worse. I think he tries to play “Natural Golf,” which is supposed to be an easier way to swing the club, but it sure ain’t working for him. On one hole he hit yet another pull hook that got to about three feet off the ground. They zoomed in close and he was pissed and muttering to himself. If he wasn’t on national TV and in front of professional golfers, I bet there would have been clubs flying in every direction and swear words bellowing in the air. I pity the caddie.

Needless to say, Fred Flintstone’s team didn’t make the cut.

Thanks for the tip.

Oogie. Creepy.

Granted, I’m just as ham-handed as everyone else.

here’s the transcript:

http://www.bustedcoverage.com/?page_id=2352

Can we expect more Berman-related videos?

I think I have maybe 2 more

Has ESPN threatened you for posting the videos?

No

Have you been holding the Berman vids since 2000? If so, why?

I saw the one that someone released that was a huge hit. I thought I was given the only copy years ago. At that point I said what the heck let’s see how many hits can we get with the other ones. After all few see what some of these announcers are like and this is a perfect representation of what Chris is really like!

Any other ESPN on-air talent that we should be aware of acting like this on the set?

None that I know of. He really is the worse.

The vids were dropped right before the Super Bowl. Coincidence?

I think the first release probably was from someone going through old tapes and realized they had a GEM. I just think it was either accidental timming (sic) or Chris pissed someone off.

What is your opinion of Berman?

I use to be in broadcasting and in all my years there have been a few who were similar. However, I think Chris is probably in the top 3 as being the biggest pain to work with.

You say Chris is in the Top 3 biggest pains to work with in the industry. Who are the other two on that list?

I’d rather not say as that would narrow it down to who I might be. Sorry.

Do you still have a working relationship with the broadcasting industry?

Yes I do, However I’m not involved as much now with field remotes as I once was as I have a different job position now.

Berman is famous for being a ladies man. Any stories we should be aware of that would give us more understanding of Berman’s prowess?

No, sorry on that also. I did observe on a few occasions that he would try to make a subtle passes at women, like the one posted about how the “WINE maven makes a pass.” But I know if he did not have his high profile job he would have NO shot at all at any women. He doesn’t show up early or on time for rehearsals and gets very testy. It really make you sick to watch him at work as some announcers or very promt (sic) and very polite. He actually spends more time trying to hit on women then he spends rehearsing for air.

You say you’re involved with the broadcasting industry? Sports?

Rather not say.

We’ve heard what you thought of working with Berman. Did your coworkers feel the same way about him?

Yes they did. Everyone kind of goes with it. But we all know who the real pricks are. Those who are nice everybody goes out of their way for.

From the videos we see a single night of Berman. Are we to believe this was a common theme with Berman while you were around the situation.

There were 2 nights I believe. Maybe on the video you watched it was just one night. I never noticed much of a difference at other times. I was given this tape as I was not there for those broadcasts. However he usually was sarcastic and not someone you preferred to work with as there are so many really nice announcers out there.