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Sportscasting ethics skew in major league broadcasts
A Washington Star-News piece by Mike Roberts surveys sportscasters as salespeople, noting owners and networks largely dominate hiring and pressure, with leaders like Roone Arledge and Pete Rozelle denying heavy influence while figures such as Whitfield and Moore discuss pressure to protect teams and promote attendance, despite calls for journalistic integrity.
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Mike Roberts
Washington Star-News
Washington
Star- News
Federal Communications Commission
National Association of Broadcasters’ Code
William Ray
F.c.c.’S
Shelby Whitfield
Whitfield
Washington Senators
Bob Short
Vine Scully
Los Angeles Dodgers
Monte Moore
Charles Finley
Roone Arledge
A. B. C. Sports
National Basketball Association
N. B
Pete Rozelle
Johnson
Ed McMahon
Warren Magnusen
Tom Dawson
Dawson
Bowie Kuhn
Oakland A’s
Red Barber
New York Yankees
Barber