[NU Sports] great, just great

[Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal)]

I get my best stories that way usually, too. When I was in my first year
out of Northwestern, working at the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot, a
sheriff's sergeant schooled me in the way things work -- it being his
view that you caught more flies with honey than vinegar.
 But that's not the way it works for some of my colleagues. And that
includes student journalists ...
 Go Wildcats -- Alan

-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Lamberton [mailto:rstetson at capps-assoc.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 9:11 PM
To: Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal); szeller at comcast.net;
nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] great, just great

Yeah, you're right, it shouldn't matter, its just that the Daily and
WNUR seem to always lead the charge against the coaches.

I know journalists are supposed to question everything, but I get my
best stories when I'm not calling for someone's head on a platter.


rsl

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Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
Computer Applications & Support Associates and Publisher of Purple
Reign, The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All =========== "You have a Republic Madam
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal) 
> [mailto:alan.abrahamson at nbcuni.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 6:50 PM
> To: rstetson at capps-assoc.com; szeller at comcast.net; nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] great, just great
> 
> 
> Coach Roy, you know I have the greatest respect for you. In this 
> instance, I want to say as gently as possible it's not the least bit 
> relevant that the student journalists get a press pass to cover NU 
> events.
>  The student journos know that. 
>  So do the Medill profs. 
>  And so does the Wildcat athletic administration. 
>  - Alan
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com <nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com>
> To: szeller at comcast.net <szeller at comcast.net>; nwu-sports at tssi.com 
> <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Sent: Fri Mar 30 18:18:34 2007
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] great, just great
> 
> Its interesting that the loudest voices in the media calling for Bill 
> Carmody's head are the writers for the Daily [see today's issue] and 
> WNUR.
> 
> They haven't started to lobby for Fitz to fire everyone just yet, but 
> I wonder where the animosity towards our athletic leaders comes from 
> since they get a pass to all the coverage events.
> 
> Even the latest football coverage put McGee in a bad light - he's just

> like anyone else who pleaded out a traffic offense.
> He actually got off easier than my son who also had a reckless driving

> ticket and wound up on the hook [probation] for a year. He still won't

> drive over the Bay Bridge.
> 
> rsl
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
> Computer Applications & Support Associates and Publisher of Purple 
> Reign, The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
> (http://www.purplewildcats.com)
> AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
> ======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All =========== "You have a Republic 
> Madam --
>      If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin 
> ============================================
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
> > [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
> szeller at comcast.net
> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 12:57 PM
> > To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> > Subject: RE: [NU Sports] great, just great
> > 
> > 
> > Given the perception that 83.2% of sportswriters are NU alums, it 
> > makes more sense that our local college football columnist 
> > (non-alum) in the Conta Costa Times bashes NU every chance he gets. 
> > There must be some resentment there!
> > 
> > Sort of like the "Northwestern mafia" in Hollywood on the episode of

> > the TV show "Joey".
> > 
> > Scott Zeller MD
> > Med '86
> > 
> > 
> 
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