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12-14-2008, 02:16 PM
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Bob Griffith
Did KSLA fire the most prolific sport newcaster in ArkLATEX history. Say it aint so.
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12-14-2008, 06:05 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Louisiana
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Does it really matter? Bob and Ed both should have been gone years ago.
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12-16-2008, 03:57 PM
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Location: Plano, TX
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I lived in Shreveport in the 1980s and liked Bob. He stopped at our office a few times, and seemed like a pleasant guy. Yes, I am sure that he is now considered an antique and not like the younger sports reporters, but his reporting style and knowledge when I watched him was fine and enjoyable.
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12-16-2008, 09:46 PM
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The Chief of Grief
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Location: On the Texican Border
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowboybootnut
I lived in Shreveport in the 1980s and liked Bob. He stopped at our office a few times, and seemed like a pleasant guy. Yes, I am sure that he is now considered an antique and not like the younger sports reporters, but his reporting style and knowledge when I watched him was fine and enjoyable.
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Yeah, I think the age factor is what got ol' Bob. Stations everywhere like the younger anchors for obvious reasons. I think Bob has a busy life outside of KSLA tho'. He speaks to a lot of different groups needing a speaker and is well traveled in addition to his sports knowledge. Ed (Duranczyk) was also the senior weatherman for the area and once you get to be a certain age you're out. In addition, both were probably at the top of their salary range which meant to fire and hire (or retain) cheaper.  |
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03-26-2009, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by hdwell
Yeah, I think the age factor is what got ol' Bob. Stations everywhere like the younger anchors for obvious reasons. I think Bob has a busy life outside of KSLA tho'. He speaks to a lot of different groups needing a speaker and is well traveled in addition to his sports knowledge. Ed (Duranczyk) was also the senior weatherman for the area and once you get to be a certain age you're out. In addition, both were probably at the top of their salary range which meant to fire and hire (or retain) cheaper. |
The young guys just can't hold their jock strap. Definitely the passing of a era . I will miss the storytelling |
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03-26-2009, 10:49 PM
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Location: Haynesville, La.-Pangburn, Ar.
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Originally Posted by imaterry78259
The young guys just can't hold their jock strap. Definitely the passing of a era . I will miss the storytelling
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I've seen him at several Haynesville football games and talked to him one time. He retired a while back and a nice looking lady took over. It wasn't long, she was gone and he was back. |
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07-18-2009, 09:06 PM
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Bob's okay but I knew guys who worked at KSLA back in the day and let's just say that Bob was always very focused on Bob.
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