Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Pitches for Howard Bryant and Jemele Hill

Column pitch for Bryant:

I think it would be cool to see Howard write a column on concussions and their impact on sports today. This issue has been in the news a lot lately as we get more information on the effects of concussions and cases of CTE. We've seen it in the media and even in movies. We continue to see people retire at young ages for concussion or other injury troubles. The instances of concussions remain consistent in society, so I think it is important that it continues to be talked about and I think Howard would do a great job contributing to that conversation. I think it would be really interesting to see his thoughts on the issue and what is views are on the subject. Howard is very well respected in his writing, so I am sure he could put together a compelling piece to talk about an issue that still needs more attention in our society.

Show Topic Idea for Jemele:

I think a really cool segment idea for a show that Jemele does would be a debate/discussion on the greatest players of a specific sport or even at a specific position in a sport. I know from personal experience I can get into hours long debates on ranking who truly is the best at a certain position or in a sport in general. It would be really cool to see people on TV debating about it. You see this to a certain extent on TV and similar debates have ensued, but I don't think it has fully been explored. It would be really cool for younger fans to hear about guys who played before their time and their impact on the game. The show could even dedicate a certain segment to this idea over a certain amount of time. I am sure people would love to tune in to see what the "experts" think and see if their rankings differ from the people they hear debating on TV. I know as a fan of sports I would love to see this happen.

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