Show Sports Editorial I 1 Babe Strikes Out With it Callers I I fi By L Lance ce ONeil O'Neil- Sports Columnist The votes are being eing cast The public is speaking The truth i is clear The biggest problem with sports today is not the baseball strike not the National Hockey League lockout or orthe the possibility of the National Basketball Association being locked out the problem is the self proclaimed Fabulous Sports Babe And she is BIG Every day on Sports Radio AM Utah radio is held hostage for two hours to a large woman with an even larger mouth She slams callers cuts them off in sen mid sen tence and gives the Salt Lake area as much respect much respect as Rush Limbaugh gives the Clinton administration none Last week David Locke of Locked on Sports the local sports show that immediately follows follows follows fol- fol lows the Babe began a sabotage campaign against her Heres Here's s how howit it works Callers from froni Salt Lake falsify information dur during ng screening b by bythe bythe the Babes Babe's staff to get on the air of the nati national nal show The falsification is just about names and d location of where they are calling from such as calling themselves Bill from B f- f falo If the they get on the air the caller p proceeds ds to ask k a legitimate question about professional or col collegiate sports ports and d converse with the Babe Before the caller hangs up however he or she says Hey Lockeman Lockem letting all the fans inthe in inthe inthe the area know the caller is anti- anti Babe Sure it would be easier just to to write Chris Tunis the man an in charge of programming at Sports R Radio di a and get the Babe off the theair theair theair air but what fun would that be Besides who w would uld take her place I would readily volunteer being a sports fan and a com com- m broadcast journal journalism sm n major ajor but unfortunately the Babe has has' two things g going in for her that I dont donL The Babe is a female sports personality personal ty which is a novelty I strongly believe that if her show was hosted by just another man inan he would be off the a air r quicker than the Babe could suck down downan an entire chocolate cake She is rude mean unfair r an and obnoxious us But just another man would be gone The B Babe be has another thing I dont don't With the power of nationwide television at her fingers the Babe has the best interviews interviews interviews inter inter- views in broadcasting So give the Babe a call at 1 SAY BABE and let her know what you think But remember two things Dont Don't tell her youre you're from Utah or you wont won't get on and then let us know where youre you're really from Hey Lod Lockeman eman |