A Reporter With No Class Chases A Coach With No Job
You've heard by now that Billy Gillispie didn't have the people skills to deal with the huge PR job that's required of the Kentucky basketball coach.
If you read our link to John Clay's story in The Lexington Herald-Leader, you're also aware that he is shy to a fault.
Oh, and at times, he can be abrasive with the media, too.
All those things played a role in him not being a good "fit" at Kentucky.
The video below is of Gillispie literally trying to run away from a Lexington reporter and camera crew after his dismissal.
Personally, I think Alan Cutler of WLEX-TV, deserved some abrasiveness for the stunt you're about to watch.
Gillispie had just lost one helluva a job. In front of all America.
Someone with a heart (or a brain) might have realized that that experience could be painful, embarrassing, infuriating, or all of the above for the man going through the dismissal.
So if a man in that position wants to be left alone, someone with a conscience might actually give him his space. But that's not what happened yesterday in Lexington.
And that's just wrong.
Gillispie did not commit a crime. He lost his job.
There was no reason whatsoever for Mr. Cutler to play the role of Tommy Lee Jones trying to track down Harrison Ford.
But, here we have another media vulture -- someone who gives the rest of us a bad name -- chasing Gillispie through dark hallways at full gallop.
Pathetic.
And having worked in newsrooms, I can tell you that the WLEX newsroom probably loved every second of this. At least until folks started responding to it.
Judging from the comments elsewhere on the net, I believe Mr. Cutler will now face a little scrutiny for his behavior. Of course, it won't compare to the scrutiny Gillispie has received.
With this action, Mr. Cutler has single-handedly created a national image that will now be attached to the entire Kentucky fanbase and administration.
You can bet that 99% of America will see this video and feel that Gillispie is much better off having escaped the madhouse that is Kentucky basketball.
And if UK fans don't like that, they've got the guy doing the chasing in this video to blame.
Mr. Cutler might be able to "run all day" with Gillispie, but I doubt he'll be able to run away from this episode anytime soon.
There are times that I'm ashamed to be in the media. This is one of them.
Mr. Cutler owes Gillispie an apology.
Everyone makes mistakes. Mr. Cutler made one here. He needs to admit it.
(That goes for Mr. Cutler's running mate, Mark Hebert of WHAS-TV in Louisville, too.)
If you read our link to John Clay's story in The Lexington Herald-Leader, you're also aware that he is shy to a fault.
Oh, and at times, he can be abrasive with the media, too.
All those things played a role in him not being a good "fit" at Kentucky.
The video below is of Gillispie literally trying to run away from a Lexington reporter and camera crew after his dismissal.
Personally, I think Alan Cutler of WLEX-TV, deserved some abrasiveness for the stunt you're about to watch.
Gillispie had just lost one helluva a job. In front of all America.
Someone with a heart (or a brain) might have realized that that experience could be painful, embarrassing, infuriating, or all of the above for the man going through the dismissal.
So if a man in that position wants to be left alone, someone with a conscience might actually give him his space. But that's not what happened yesterday in Lexington.
And that's just wrong.
Gillispie did not commit a crime. He lost his job.
There was no reason whatsoever for Mr. Cutler to play the role of Tommy Lee Jones trying to track down Harrison Ford.
But, here we have another media vulture -- someone who gives the rest of us a bad name -- chasing Gillispie through dark hallways at full gallop.
Pathetic.
And having worked in newsrooms, I can tell you that the WLEX newsroom probably loved every second of this. At least until folks started responding to it.
Judging from the comments elsewhere on the net, I believe Mr. Cutler will now face a little scrutiny for his behavior. Of course, it won't compare to the scrutiny Gillispie has received.
With this action, Mr. Cutler has single-handedly created a national image that will now be attached to the entire Kentucky fanbase and administration.
You can bet that 99% of America will see this video and feel that Gillispie is much better off having escaped the madhouse that is Kentucky basketball.
And if UK fans don't like that, they've got the guy doing the chasing in this video to blame.
Mr. Cutler might be able to "run all day" with Gillispie, but I doubt he'll be able to run away from this episode anytime soon.
There are times that I'm ashamed to be in the media. This is one of them.
Mr. Cutler owes Gillispie an apology.
Everyone makes mistakes. Mr. Cutler made one here. He needs to admit it.
(That goes for Mr. Cutler's running mate, Mark Hebert of WHAS-TV in Louisville, too.)
