I recall both instances:
Ted Koppel grilled Al Capanis on April 6, 1987 during
Nightline. Ken Burns brought it up during the 1994 PBS documentary series. Once Al brought up the comments about the then lack of black managers, he was fired from the Dodgers less than 48 hours later. He died in June 1998.
As for Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, he rose through the ranks in gambling circles for upwards of three decades before joining the then #1 pregame show from CBS on
The NFL Today beginning in the show's second season in 1976.
I was too young to remember the early years when he popularized the betting lines leading up to kickoff, but Wikipedia highlighted that, "He had conflicts with Brent Musburger (whom he once punched in the face at a bar when the show anchor insulted his intelligence) and Phyllis George (may she RIP, whom he once brought to tears before a show by making a comment about her husband, leading to Jimmy taping his segments with Musburger in advance so that he and George were not on the set at the same time).
The Greek was fired in January 1988, a few days after Walter Payton played his last game with the Chicago Bears when he made several insensitive remarks about the black athlete being superior to WRC TV reporter Ed Hotaling. I can still recall being stunned after watching that news report gain national headlines.
He then tried to sue CBS in 1991 for age discrimination, defamation, and breach of contract. After losing that case, his health began to deteriorate suffering from diabetes. He died in April 1996 of a heart attack fittingly enough in Las Vegas.
Again, they were both on camera interviews.
We are strawing away from the main topic on seeing or hearing anyone on a "hot mic" where they least expect it and the cameras are still on during a commercial break.
Not to sound harsh, but let's get with the (virtual) program
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newsguy wrote:
Thigh High wrote:
Who here is old enough to recall this issue causing the removal of LA Dodgers exec Al Campanis and CBS NFL commentator Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder ?