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Article: Anchors take a lot of static Competence doesn't guarantee security
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 15, 1994
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CopyrightCopyright 1994 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The trouble with on-air television work is that when you get
fired, even strangers know about it. Channel 7 sportscaster Eric
Clemons, whose contract will not be renewed when his three-year deal
ends this month, has been forced to publicly philosophize about his
misery.
"In most businesses, people who go through this would wonder about
their competence. But TV is different. I tell myself there were
other reasons -- style, salary . . .," says Clemons, for whom this is
not a new experience. Before joining Channel 7, he was let go at
ESPN.
Channel 7 news boss Joel Cheatwood praises Clemons, naturally,
when asked why he pulled the plug. "He is a quality person and a
quality sportscaster, but ...