a letter to the ombudsman.

Mr. Solomon,

As a regular viewer of the WWL, I also happen to be a fan of yours, particularly for the way you smacked down everyone's least favorite crackhead alum of the U. for his Tony Romo comments (even though there was so much more you could have critiqued) and for your unheeded call for calm when everyone got revved up over T.O.'s faux-suicide attempt. However, I'm writing today to address a problem with ESPN's coverage that I believe desperately needs to be brought to your attention.

While watching last night's Ohio State-Wisconsin college basketball game, many of us noticed the unwillingness or inability to put one of the network's best assets on display as often as possible. When sideline reporter Erin Andrews was called upon to do one of her pieces, more often than not, viewers were treated simply to voice-overs over the game action, save one point in the second half where the camera was on her the whole time and when she interviewed OSU alum Michael Redd. I don't need to tell you that this is a highly questionable decision by the producers of the telecast.

This ought to be brought to the attention of the higher-ups at ESPN; Andrews is, as I mentioned before, one of the network's best and brightest, and she ought to be rewarded with the proper face time. We have to take the pleasure we can get out of broadcasts of college sports, especially when it seems ESPN would prefer to dilute Ms. Andrews' work by saddling her with a crew that includes either Dick Vitale or Paul Maguire.

Sincerely,

- C.

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