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7. Can't tell you what went thru my mind when I was watching that damned bicycle race and read on

Reply to Bragi (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 04:35 PM

Jul 2012

my computer that the swim match was over, and that Serena had talked to Michelle after her tennis match. I thought the same thing you did - who the Hell is making decisions on this stuff at NBC. I worked at ABC for 34 yrs and the Olympic Committee should find a way to get them to do the Olympics again. Nobody does it better. On a braggart note, I won an Emmy for the 1984 L.A. Olympics, but, before anybody gets excited about that, EVERYBODY working on the Olympics won an Emmy. Still it's a big thing to my family so....ABC would have started the morning with anything but that stupid bicycle race. lol

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Spoiler Alert: NBC Olympics partying like it's 1976 [View all] Bragi Jul 2012 OP

Huh? the Soccer game was on live on NBC Sports Channel itsrobert Jul 2012 #1

Noted, I only get NBC network Bragi Jul 2012 #2

Please could you tell me laundry_queen Jul 2012 #9

I get NBC, MSNBC, CNBC...what are the call letters for the sports channel? nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #6

NBCSN itsrobert Jul 2012 #14

Thanks! I found it. I now have several channels of the Olympics, all showing different things. :) Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #22

I found NBC Sports. The call letters are NBCS (duh!). I just tuned...the soccer game just finished. Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #15

Come on, grown men riding bicycles. How can you not want to watch that? Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #3

HaHa-I've always said that professional golf is a surefire coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #5

I like those bike shorts. And muscle-y legs. All in all, a good watch. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #10

I'm more of a women's volleyball guy myself Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #12

i'm on comcast here in tennesse and nbc is broadcasting olympics on at least four different channels spanone Jul 2012 #4

Then I withdraw my criticism Bragi Jul 2012 #11

Can't tell you what went thru my mind when I was watching that damned bicycle race and read on Booster Jul 2012 #7

I'm glad to see that we think alike Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2012 #13

IMO, ABC also brought out the humanity of the games much better, which to me is a big deal because Booster Jul 2012 #20

No offense intended to ABC sports Bragi Jul 2012 #16

Oh, Lord. No offense taken. All those yrs in tv I thought winning an Emmy was a big deal until I Booster Jul 2012 #19

In 1976, ABC had the contract for broadcasting the Olympics Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2012 #8

We've had satellites since oh... nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #17

NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports. All with independent programming . Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #18

I think Bravo carried the tennis matches today. GreatCaesarsGhost Jul 2012 #21