Daniel Wilcox on ASN Radio Broadcasts: One Request

Black Saturday · Unread post by **Black Saturday** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:16 pm

This is freaking picky.

I'll bet some of you are comparing this to the Hole broadcasts? Why don't you compare budgets. I'll freaking bet APPs broadcasting/media budget is dwarfed by UNC- Chapel Hill's.

I think the guys in APPs booth past and present have done and do a fine job of painting a picture of APP football...And I have listened to every single game for nearly 20 years.

Why don't you guys call David Jackson and get him to tell you what he has to work with compared to others he's visited.

Unread post by **Yosef** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:58 pm

I may not have started the post, but I couldn't agree more with the OP. I didn't know who it was and it certainly (from me) is not meant to be hurtful but to help improve his career prospects, he needs to have a much more professional choice of verbiage, even beyond the word freaking, than what he has now if he ever wants to be more than a sidekick. If he is just doing it for the season to help us and is not trying to pursue this long term, he's doing a great job, much better than I could do for sure.

People have to be able to swallow constructive criticism without being offended or they are destined for mediocrity. Someone said that he has producers/assistants/etc to help coach him. Maybe true, but just because they should coach him doesn't mean they will.

APPdiesel · Unread post by **APPdiesel** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:26 pm

Yosef wrote:Someone said that he has producers/assistants/etc to help coach him. Maybe true, but just because they should coach him doesn't mean they will.

It takes any media talent time to become a good broadcaster. Nobody, not Musberger, not Marv Albert, not Cotton McKnight walks in on day 1 sounding the way they sound today. Color commentators are there to be the sidekick, to learn from the master, grow, get better, and be the homer that flies from the hip.

Again, this coming from a guy who is in the media...back off Daniel. He's a beloved son of Appalachian State and has only had a few games. If he still totally stinks after a full season (12 attempts) then critique.

WXAPP · Unread post by **WXAPP** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:31 pm

Agreed it takes a while to level the wings... I look at some of my early stuff and cringe....

APPdiesel · Unread post by **APPdiesel** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:37 pm

WXAPP wrote:Agreed it takes a while to level the wings... I look at some of my early stuff and cringe....

I destroyed all of my tapes so there's no evidence of my early terribleness.

APPARJ · Unread post by **APPARJ** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:53 pm

APPdiesel wrote:
WXAPP wrote:Agreed it takes a while to level the wings... I look at some of my early stuff and cringe....
I destroyed all of my tapes so there's no evidence of my early terribleness.

But did you at least avoid using the word "freaking" ?

WXAPP · Unread post by **WXAPP** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:12 pm

Might not have been "freaking"... I can tell you ... I've beaten a few phrases and words to death. You have to learn how to corral the psychobabble and keep it level. Not an easy task when in the heat of live, and often, intense coverage. It's not an easy skill, but one that finds a footing over time...

APPdiesel · Unread post by **APPdiesel** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:16 pm

APPARJ wrote:But did you at least avoid using the word "freaking" ?

Hell no, it's one of my favorite freaking words.

AppGrad78 · Unread post by **AppGrad78** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:32 pm

When pitcher-turned-color announcer Dizzy Dean first uttered "He slud into third base," I'm sure there were a couple of grammarians who protested. But we're all better off for a few sports colloquialisms. Keep up the good work, Daniel.

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WataugaMan · Unread post by **WataugaMan** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:01 am

APPdiesel wrote:
Yosef wrote:Someone said that he has producers/assistants/etc to help coach him. Maybe true, but just because they should coach him doesn't mean they will.
It takes any media talent time to become a good broadcaster. Nobody, not Musberger, not Marv Albert, not Cotton McKnight walks in on day 1 sounding the way they sound today. Color commentators are there to be the sidekick, to learn from the master, grow, get better, and be the homer that flies from the hip.

Again, this coming from a guy who is in the media...back off Daniel. He's a beloved son of Appalachian State and has only had a few games. If he still totally stinks after a full season (12 attempts) then critique.

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Musberger? That fella has been at it for decades and still isn't worth a crap!

appmaj · Unread post by **appmaj** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:04 am

WXAPP wrote:Agreed it takes a while to level the wings... I look at some of my early stuff and cringe....

Same here. I am out of the business now but, it takes time to get into this type of work. I actually appreciate Daniel's perspective. His presentation will continue to evolve.

StumpyCulbreath · Unread post by **StumpyCulbreath** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 10:22 am

I didn't know who he was at first, but I think he's awesome. The best broadcast teams are sometimes the ones that juxtapose styles as someone references earlier to Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese. I appreciate the excitement in his voice.

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