NPR: What a Sport! A Look at the Yankees, NASCAR and Steroids

What a Sport! A Look at the Yankees, NASCAR and Steroids

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Listen to Alison talk with her personal sports guy, Bill Wolff.

Alison Stewart and Bill Wolff from their NY Times "Vows" appearance, in which Times photographers glued them together for the photo.

The BPP Sports Page makes its debut today!

Because this whole Rough Cuts blog process is all about trying new things -- seeing what works and what should never see the light of day ever again -- we decided to take a personal approach to the big sports news stories of the day. I, like many spouses, live with a sports enthusiast. My sports enthusiast actually turned his life long fandom into a paying job.

He was a producer/on-air talent at ESPN for years. You may remember him as the 'disembodied' voice on ESPN's "Around the Horn" and occasional side kick on Max Kellerman's ESPN radio show.

So listen to what happens when sports, a news anchor and her husband all collide.

Alison Stewart

3:29 PM ET | 05-29-2007 | permalink

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Excellent segment; very nicely done! I admit, I was skeptical about the whole hubby/wifey thing as fodder for a news piece, but Alison and Bill pulled it off perfectly. Informative, informal, funny and engaging. Didn't feel like it was ten minutes long at all. (Not that everything on the show should be funny, but Bill's just got impeccable turn-of-phrase!)

Some of the earlier segments didn't do anything for me, but BPP is really starting to find a voice. I'm glad to see the show evolving, and this piece really stands out. Keep 'em coming!

Sent by Joshua Johnson | 7:07 PM ET | 05-29-2007

Fred & Ginger. Fred & Wilma. Burns & Allen. Bill & Alison. -jk

Sent by Jay Kernis | 1:41 PM ET | 05-31-2007

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