ESPN’s E:60, The Sporting Life with Jeremy Schaap Win Edward R. Murrow Awards
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ESPN has won two 2012 National Edward R. Murrow Awards, honoring excellence in electronic journalism, it was announced this week by the Radio Television Digital News Association.
E:60 won the Outstanding Sports Reporting award in the Television Network category for “Angel in the Outfield”, the story of Christina-Taylor Green, a nine-year old Little League baseball player who was shot and killed in January, 2011, in Tucson, Arizona, at the same event at which U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was seriously wounded.
ESPN Radio’s The Sporting Life with Jeremy Schaap won the Audio Sports Reporting award in the Radio Network/Syndication Service category for the E:60 feature “Hero”, the story of boxer Francisco “Paco” Rodriguez, who died in Philadelphia in 2009 from injuries suffered in the ring. The lives of four women from the Philadelphia area were prolonged by his family’s decision to donate his organs.
The Edward R. Murrow Awards are often called the most prestigious in electronic journalism. The awards will be presented at the RTDNA Awards Dinner in New York on October 8.
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Title IX: Coaching Conundrum
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 9 a.m. ET, ESPN)
This week will mark the 40th anniversary of Title IX, which helped open the door wider for women in academics and athletics. But while women have made great strides in sports in general, the same cannot be said about women in coaching. The growing popularity of women’s college basketball, for example, has helped more men find their way into the coaching ranks. Kelly Naqi explores what’s behind this coaching conundrum.
“I personally felt really, really hurt by that (Virginia Tech) situation, in that a women’s basketball coach was replaced by the men’s DOB (Director of Men’s Basketball)? The only thing is, you hope it doesn’t work, which is sad because you’re always rooting for the kids to do well.” — Tara Vandeveer, Hall-of-Fame coach who won two national championships at Stanford
“We have a ways to go. I’m, speaking to female coaches: ‘Be a better basketball coach. Study, learn, take advantage of the opportunity that you might have to beat Curt Miller for this job.’” — Sherri Coale, Oklahoma women’s basketball head coach, advising women coaches on how to stand out against the likes of Curt Miller, who was named Indiana women’s coach in March
NBA’s Thunder Rallying Point for Oklahoma City
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 9 a.m., ESPN)
For the first time since relocating to Oklahoma City, the Thunder is playing for the NBA title. The team’s run continues to inspire a city still healing from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Tom Friend reports on this special bond between team and city.