ESPN’s president of content Burke Magnus called the network’s decision not to air a pregame moment of silence and the national anthem at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 2 an “enormous mistake.”

New York Post

New York

United States

ESPN got backlash it deserved for ignoring Sugar Bowl national anthem: Sage Steele

Former ESPNer Sage Steele believed it was a “blatant decision” by the network to skip the national anthem during the Sugar Bowl broadcast a day after a terrorist attack occurred in New Orleans.

Ad Fontes Media

All Sides

Media Bias/Fact Check

Murdoch family

Classic ESPN Show Is Getting Canceled (1:15) On Jan. 2, ESPN didn't show the national anthem for the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. That decision infuriated college football fans around the country, and with good reason.The Sugar Bowl was postponed by a day due to a terrorist attack in the French Quarter. Many viewers wanted to hear "The Star-Spangled Banner" after stomaching such awful news in New Orleans. Unfortunately, only those in attendance he…

The Spun

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County

California

ESPN Executive Shows True Character With National Anthem Admission

ESPN executive Burke Magnus admitted the decision to not show the national anthem for the Sugar Bowl was an "enormous mistake."

ESPN executive admits not showing national anthem for Sugar Bowl was 'enormous mistake'

ESPN drew widespread criticism earlier this month for not carrying the national anthem ahead of the Sugar Bowl, which was postponed a day following a deadly terrorist attack on the game's host city of New Orleans. The network also ignored the pre-game moment of silence for the terror victims and the subsequent chants of "U-S-A."ESPN publicly acknowledged the incident for the first time on Wednesday, when vice president Burke Magnus was asked abo…

Outkick

Nashville

Davidson County

Tennessee

ESPN Exec Burke Magnus Calls Not Showing National Anthem In New Orleans A 'Horrible Error'

During the rescheduled Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2 following the terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, ESPN faced harsh criticism for not broadcasting the pregame national anthem performed by Samyra. While ESPN later aired the full moment of silence and anthem performance on a postgame edition of SportsCenter, the company’s president of content Burke Magnus offered a deep apology this week in an interview. Appearing on The Sports Media Pod…

Awful Announcing

Burke Magnus: ESPN not airing national anthem before Sugar Bowl was ‘enormous mistake’

Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account – free of charge. 
By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News’ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Former ESPN broadcaster Sage Steele said the network deserved to be crushed for failing to show the national ant…

cybernistas.com

Ex-ESPN star Sage Steele says company deserved to be 'crushed' for failing to show anthem before Sugar Bowl

Former ESPN star Sage Steele ripped her former employer over the decision to not show the national anthem before the Sugar Bowl in wake of the New Orleans terror attack.  The post Ex-ESPN star Sage Steele says company deserved to be ‘crushed’ for failing to show anthem before Sugar Bowl first appeared on WFIN Local News.

1330 & 95.5 WFIN

Ex-ESPN star Sage Steele says company deserved to be ‘crushed’ for failing to show anthem before Sugar Bowl

ESPN got backlash it deserved for ignoring Sugar Bowl anthem: Sage Steele 
Breaking News

hive.news

ESPN Vice President Burke Magnus addressed the backlash against his company for failing to broadcast the national anthem ahead of the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2, one day after the New Orleans terror truck attack that killed 14 people. Magnus called the failure to broadcast the national anthem an “enormous mistake,” blaming employees who were working in the Bristol, Connecticut, office at the time. “There’s a group of people in Bristol who just made an…

1010 WCSI

ESPN VP admits not airing national anthem before Sugar Bowl after terror attack was an ‘enormous mistake’

ESPN VP Admits Error in Not Airing National Anthem Before Sugar Bowl ESPN Vice President Burke Magnus recently addressed the controversy surrounding the network’s decision not to broadcast the national anthem before the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2 in the wake of a terror attack in New Orleans. Magnus acknowledged that failing to air the […]

ESPN exec admits not airing national anthem before Sugar Bowl was ‘enormous mistake’

Coverage Details

Bias Distribution

Ownership

Similar News Topics

Similar News Topics