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Transcript: Commentary: Professional sports draft picks
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- NPR Morning Edition
- Article date:
- April 20, 2005
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STEVE INSKEEP
Morning Edition (NPR)
04-20-2005
Commentary: Professional sports draft picks
Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon
STEVE INSKEEP, host:
Now imagine how it might sound if commentator Frank Deford was a top draft choice.
(Soundbite of crowd cheering)
Unidentified Man #1: With its first pick, obtained in a trade with the "Howard Stern Show," National Public Radio selects Frank Deford of WSHU.
(Soundbite of crowd booing)
Unidentified Man #2: Well, that's a strange pick for NPR. Other networks have Deford listed as no better than late first round, maybe early second. John Feinstein and Christine Brennan are still on the board, but why would NPR even waste a pick on a ...