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more about #donohlmeyer more comments → Chris Hanson's Axe: Comedy comes from a hint of truth combined with a helping of hyperbole, mixed with a dash of pain and a smidge of humiliation. He lifted that right f... more » Phintastic: • "ESPN execs playing around" • "ESPN's Steve Phillips has a 'Fatal Attraction' of his own" • "Everybody loves a nut" Isn't the first and third... more » Lionel Osbourne: Don Ohlmeyer? Guy is a world-class Quisling. more » MattinglysSideburns: "When those whose trust you seek to maintain encounter behavior that is out of character, some form of explanation may be required." Ohlmeyer then ad... more » AzureTexan: ". . . given full throat . . . " In the future, this might be a phrase that ESPN ombudsmen should avoid. more » MarkKelsosMigraine: Comedy comes from a hint of truth combined with a helping of hyperbole, mixed with a dash of pain and a smidge of humiliation. I'm pretty sure Lenny ... more » Hit Bull Win Steak: My Ombudsmen has a second name it's O-H-L-M-E-Y-E-R more » Tracy Ham and Eggs: Way too many words about the coverage of something that turned out to be a non story? He will fit right in at ESPN more » MarkKelsosMigraine: And also like a bad graduation speech, he takes way too long to get to the point. I logged off when he started rambling about "sunscreen." more » Chris Hanson's Axe: I'd rather read Dash's take on Leighton Meester's foot-dragging. more » Artie Fufkin: Big Ben was accused of raping a girl!?!? Why didn't I hear about this earlier? more » Steve U: This whole Ohlmeyer as ombudsman thing just seems like a Flask of bullshit to me. more » MarkKelsosMigraine: It forces them to manufacture a motive. And it ultimately forces them to question your credibility. Geez, every Tom, Dick and Harry with a law degree... more » TheStarterWife: So does the Ombudsman have to recuse himself when discussing ESPN's coverage of OJ Simpson? more » Blast it, Biggs: If you are watching this, it means I am dead and the space pirates have the Orb... more » -
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ESPN Ombudsman Report: 2,800 Words, "Horndoggery" Not Among Them
"Honesty with your audience is not a self-serving cop-out, and it's not an apology....It's a form of respect. When those whose trust you seek to maintain encounter behavior that is out of character, some form of explanation may be required." -
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Don Ohlmeyer Addresses Roethlisberger Story, Learns What "Ombudsman" Means
Former NBC executive Don Ohlmeyer actually opened his first ESPN ombudsman column by reciting the definition of "ombudsman" from the dictionary. And also like a bad graduation speech, he takes way too long to get to the point. More » -
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Actively Consuming ESPN Would Probably Help The ESPN Ombudsman
With the latest news that ESPN is well on its way to world domination, it would make sense if the man with the expressed authority to critique ESPN inhaled its media as voraciously as the rest of its core demographic. More » -
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ESPN Ombudsperson Of Significant Interest: Don Ohlmeyer
The quest to replace ESPN's Le Anne Schreiber as the WWL's ombudsperson might be near completion if stars align: Venerable sports producer and consummate BSD Don Ohlmeyer is rumored to be the lead candidate for the position, sourcepersons say. More »
