Sports reporters gamble? According to a recent survey, 40% of them do, with 5% gambling on the sport that they are covering. Read about it at The Sporting Blog and Sports by Brooks. What else did this survey reveal about sports reporters? We took a look at some other trends in the world of sports journalism.
*61% admit playing XBox 360 or Playstation 3 during a broadcast.
*38% have more than just a man crush on Tom Brady.
*44% wish they could "just be Manny".
*17% cannot pronounce Roethlisberger, hence the nickname "Big Ben".
*81% of football announcers say 'football' at least 3 times per sentence regarding football while at a football game or on a football pregame show.
*41% of baseball announcers wish they had a cooler catch phrase for their home run call.
*54% have recurring nightmares of the telestrator drawing circles on them.
and finally-
*29% think there is an upper midwest media bias.
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