Local Media Covering the Big 12 Title Game

[kingcy]

Does anyone know what local media will be in Dallas to cover ISU in the title game? Keith Murphy said on his show today they will not be there to cover the game. I didn't know if the other stations would be in the same boat. WOI and Directv are fighting so the game may not even be on Dirctv locally. I want to support and watch the stations that do their job and cover ISU.

 

[CYdTracked]

Dish and Nexstar which owns WHOTV is currently fighting so it's blacked out on Dish right now but there is no reason why every local TV, Radio, and newsprint outlet in central Iowa does not have at least 1 person on the ground in Dallas for this game. Pretty sure they would all send someone if Iowa was in the Big 10 Championship game so it is BS that the biggest game in the history of the land grant university in Iowa is not getting in person coverage.

 

[CloneJD]

WHO tv isn’t sending anyone down? That’s pathetic.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

WHO tv isn’t sending anyone down? That’s pathetic.

My assumption is there wont be any players or coaches made available to the media so no need to send a reporter.

 

[RClone]

You just shake your head ... and smile knowing just how pathetic our Iowa media truly is...sad.

 

[CloneJD]

My assumption is there wont be any players or coaches made available to the media so no need to send a reporter.

Hasn’t stopped them sending the kid with the good hair to JTS or kinnick.

 

[kingcy]

My assumption is there wont be any players or coaches made available to the media so no need to send a reporter.

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Besides the fact that it is the biggest game in school history.

 

[CYdTracked]

They send someone to Big12 media days or to KC for the Big 12 BB Tournament even in years we suck so why would they not have someone on the ground to cover the biggest game in the program history?

 

[jcisuclones]

If Iowa was in the Big 10 CCG, you know Sears would be there

 

[StPaulCyclone]

They send someone to Big12 media days or to KC for the Big 12 BB Tournament even in years we suck so why would they not have someone on the ground to cover the biggest game in the program history?

COVID?

 

[MNCYWX]

I don't think many of you realize how stringent policies have become because of COVID, both events and stations.

You can't do anything face to face anyways, so no need to send someone live. Unnecessary cost to an industry that has been hit hard with loss of advertising.

 

[kingcy]

I don't think many of you realize how stringent policies have become because of COVID.

You can't do anything face to face anyways, so no need to send someone live. Unnecessary cost to an industry that has been hit hard with loss of advertising.

They blamed it on Covid. For something like this though you have to find a way to make it work. Cost has never been a factor when it comes to coving Iowa in bowl games.

 

[MNCYWX]

They blamed it on Covid. For something like this though you have to find a way to make it work. Cost has never been a factor when it comes to coving Iowa in bowl games.

Well... Are they lying?

Does it seriously make a difference to hear someone stand at the stadium to talk about it vs someone in the studio saying the exact same thing? The only thing is you get to see the sparkly Jerry World. Players won't be able to talk, coaches. No one. Everything is remote. What's the point?

 

[CloneJD]

I don't think many of you realize how stringent policies have become because of COVID, both events and stations.

You can't do anything face to face anyways, so no need to send someone live. Unnecessary cost to an industry that has been hit hard with loss of advertising.

I had a stream of political ads on tv for a year so i don’t buy the poor man theory. What is ironic is keith Murphy hammers local media for canceling local content (e.g. kggo morning show).

 

[MNCYWX]

I had a stream of political ads on tv for a year so i don’t buy the poor man theory. What is ironic is keith Murphy hammers local media for canceling local content (e.g. kggo morning show).

It was a lifeboat no doubt... Really a timely boost in revenue. No clue on how DSM is doing... my shop is operating in the red. I worry about the viability of my station in the long term.

 

[kingcy]

Well... Are they lying?

Does it seriously make a difference to hear someone stand at the stadium to talk about it vs someone in the studio saying the exact same thing? The only thing is you get to see the sparkly Jerry World. Players won't be able to talk, coaches. No one. Everything is remote. What's the point?

It probably doesn't make a difference in the end. I am sure they can find some stories to do while they are there though.

 

[Gunnerclone]

I don’t care because I wouldn’t watch anyway. Everything would be taped old news anyway.

 

[nfrine]

Maybe KCCI will send Beau....

 

[Gunnerclone]

I flew thanksgiving, I don't know about how overblown this flu has been on the soyboy media side. The world is collapsing to china and people are letting it happen, and it's pretty sad. If you are not homeless from being dumb from this covid hype in a few years, you'll look back and regret how scared and stupid you were.

This seems unnecessarily aggressive to me based on the post it quoted.

 

[carvers4math]

It is the Hawkeye channel, of course they are not.

Probably doing a tribute to KF overcoming his racism again during the game.

Have not missed the WHO blackout on Dish one bit. Digital antenna gets Sunday night football and ND games fine. That is the sum total of all that I watch on WHO.