European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday january 11, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 23it s anchors away at can sports Byro Staggenborg ,. Staff writer imagine tank Mcnamara on video that show can sports Anchor Nick Charles describes can sports lat night and sports tonight the 30-minute, sports news program the Cable network produces. A. A what you see is the result of a lot of hours of just talking sports with each other a Charles said by phone last week from in no a Atlanta Complex. A a it a not like we re rehearsing or Charles other half is Fred Hickman who co anchors sports tonight. It it. Sports lat night is anchored by Hannah Stortv an effervescent hostess and Vince Cellini. The four share the airwaves with Tom Steiner Earl Wright and a Host of other on air personalities. And what personalities they Are. Hickman provides a unique personality to the show. And a few hot foots. A the sports department is one of the departments they done to bring Tours through and with Good reason a he said by phone. A we have fun most of the Day just doing crazy things. I like to give hot foots kind of like Bert Blyleven major league Pitcher. We have a genuine affection for each other. That craziness carries Over to the adds Charles a what you re seeing is just a Bunch of people who care about each other. We bring out the Best in each sports lat night and sports tonight augment the networks five minute time Slot on the regular newscasts. An to viewers get the shows at 6 30 . Throughout the week and at 7 . And 11 30 . On sundays. A half hour of in no a craziness comes Over via satellite at 640 . Tuesday through Friday. George Michael a sports machine is shown at 6 40 mondays. While Michael takes the Purist approach in his delivery the satellites the limit for can. There Swright a Don Pardo clone on acid. 1 he a my kind of Guy a Hickman said. A i Call him the human a Rocky horror picture i enjoy watching him. He genuinely Nice Guy. Its amazing to me a in a Good Way to see the following he can is not without its detractors most of whom charge that the network is nothing More than a narrated highlight reel with no meat. Hickman loves it. A the thing is if people Are criticizing the show we must be doing something right a the 34-year-old Cedar rapids Iowa native said. A a can sports has changed the face of How people watch sports broadcasting. Its not All blood and guts and contract fights. We try to Tell a Story. Its extremely difficult to cram a basketball game into 40 seconds. What we try to do is give the fans the flavor of the game. What a neat is to see some Guy dead asleep during a basketball game. We can to show every a i hate to minimize the issues Quot Charles said. A a in a love to have an hour Long show so we can get into some issues. Id like to open our bureaus for a Call in show or something like that. Sports is about opinion and everyone has a valid one.�?�. About the shows chemistry Charles Saidy a we try to be .a. A . A. _ a the military audience in Japan and Europe has caught on to the show. A round table snack bar converter us Rry melt a wlm so r it jul Tfir it the Rev sports show / station in Kaiserslautern Germany gave the show generally High Marks. A a in a very flattered a Charles said. A i get a real kick out of providing a link Hack Home to these Guys. My heart goes out to the Guys who do Hickman a tie to the military runs deep. His father and brother were career soldiers. Two of his nephews still Wear the camouflage Green duds. One is stationed at fort Belvoir va., while the other Eric Boone rotated out of Baum older Germany about six months ago. A a Charles in his 11th year at can served in the National guard in the late 1960s. He took part in the guards reactionary Force at the 1968 democratic convention. A in a real proud to have been part of the military. I was in the infantry the whole thing a Charles said. There a no mistaking Charles for a military Man these Days. His Long hair shows no evidence of him reciting an oath anytime soon. A never since that first Buzz Cut in Basic training at fort Leonard Wood Missouri i said that a it i will never have Short hair again a he said. Hickman a co Host on a weekly pro basketball show is storm. Hickman gives her More credit than her critics do. A a Ftp a going to be Tough for any woman to establish herself in this business to Joe six pack. Hannah does a credible a Hickman said. Charles agreed. A a it a difficult being a woman in a sports department. Its a societal thing a he said. A traditionally most women weren to encouraged to go into sports reporting. But what Hannah shows is that anyone can become a student of the game. Hey in a still a student of the game. In a always working on my weaknesses. I always want to know More next year than i did this year. A sports fails Are very smart these Days. The Only pressure we have is to get it right. Do it right. Get it right and get it All. I Wake up in the mornings and say a what is out there that the sports fans need to know despite the varied personalities in the sports department Hickman said there a not a lot of ego conflict in Here at no or. Hickman or or. Charles or a or. Well maybe from the interns. We be got to train those Guys. Its a 6 person it a the labor of love a in no a vice president of sports Bill Macphail said. Macphail is the brother of former american league president Lee Macphail. A we have really Good morale in the department. The people we have doing the show obviously love sports. We re not As big As esp. They re an entire sports devote 24 hours a Day to sports. News is the big thing Here a he said. A i really mean this sincerely a Hickman said of his sometimes captive military audience. A we really do have a great audience in the military. Not just the ones playing in the big Sandbox in the Mideast but those in Alaska or anywhere where they re away from Home. In a just proud to give them a service. A part of playoffs on an to and radio saturday 6 30 . Dolphins at Bills 10 00 . Redskins at 49ers sunday 6 30 . Bears at giants 10 00 . Bengals at raiders in Jar Mckyer Corners Brash markets amps Miami apr after angering teammates and the Kansas City. Chiefs last week with his Brash banter Miami Cor Herb Ackim Mckyer is at it again. During a pause in preparations for the Dolphin so playoff game saturday at Buffalo Mckyer said he fantasizes about making an a in your face interception against the san Francisco 49ers in bowl. Mckyer also said he a surprised the two time world champions returned to the playoffs this season without him. The 49crs traded Mckyer to Miami last june. A notice when i left they re still in the playoffs a Mckyer said. A a in a kind of surprised at that. Man they just stepped in and did no to miss a beat a we done to need no Tim Mckyer around a Mckyer chortled then Shook his head. Quot a Man i done to know Why i said that. Its going to be in headlines Mckyer made headlines last week when he referred to Kansas City a secondary As in response the chiefs and several dolphins said Mckyer should zip his lip. A the Speaks too much is his problem Miami quarterback Dan Marino said. Marino then burned the chiefs1, secondary with two fourth Quarter touchdown passes in a 17-16 Victory that advanced Miami to saturdays second round game. Mckyer indicated wednesday that the comments by Marino and other dolphins surprised him. A never since in be been playing football it s always been All for one and one for All. You always stick behind your teammate not matter what a he said. to happen is kind of like. His features froze in an expression of Shock. Mckyer began chattering As soon As he arrived in Miami. During training Camp he said the dolphins Talent compared favourably with san Francisco a. To lion bolstered by improved cornerback play from Mckyer and first year starter . Brown the team rolled to a 124 season and its first playoff berth since 1985. Some dolphins support Mckyer a chatty manner. A the s brought a new attitude to the team cocky attitude a Brown said. Quot some players think he a controversial but i think a sort of freshness has come to the team. A somebody that a outspoken and not scared to stale their
