"Luke Kuechly is now the up-and-coming broadcasting star that people like.When they look at Tony Romo and they put him on the bench for a while, they replace him with J.J.
Watt," Le Batard said on his podcast."[Rob Gronkowski] has a job, even though Gronk is a notoriously bad talker.
I just wonder if you guys notice that the sport is disproportionately black, and the broadcasters that get hired are disproportionately white, and it’s on purpose.I’m asking the question.
It’s to make it palatable to the broadest section of people."He continued, asking his co-hosts and listeners to, at least, notice the whiteness on air."I’m just asking if you guys notice that all of the up-and-coming people are always the white guys.There aren’t that many white stars in football.
There are plenty of black stars.Why are the white ones the only ones who get the broadcasting jobs?… I’m just wondering whether people notice.
It’s always J.J.Watt.
It’s always Luke Kuechly.As if there aren’t a bunch of Jonathan Vilmas out there that are available."Dan LeBatard arrives at Shaq's Fun House at Mana Wynwood Convention Center in Miami, Fla., on Jan.
31, 2020.(Getty Images)JEMELE HILL POSTS MISLEADING STUDY TO SUGGEST THERE ARE TOO MANY 'WHITE MEN' IN SPORTS MEDIAImagine hosting a sports show and choosing that as your topic on Sept.
1, just days before the start of the college football season and a week before the NFL season.For background, Le Batard has spent much of the past year complaining about the number of white people he sees on television.More on that later.Not only is Le Batard pandering, but his gripe is also invalid.
He cherry-picked a few media hires while ignoring many others.Le Batard pointed to the promotions of Kuechly and Watt.Notice how he ignored ESPN adding Jason McCourty to Monday Night Countdown, the pregame show that will serve as bumper programming for the Super Bowl this season.
He also neglected to mention that McCourty’s brother, Devin, is...