NBC Sports to Use a “Janet Jackson Button”
As a result of the recent “language malfunction” by Dale Earnhardt Jr at Talladega, NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol has announced they will start airing their NASCAR TV coverage utilizing a 5 second delay.
“We’re disappointed for our viewers to have to do this, but the delay provides a level of protection against anything inappropriate going out over the air,’‘ NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol said Thursday.
So… I have a question. Now that the drivers and crew members have a free pass, so to speak, will the remaining 2004 NBC broadcasts contain more “bleeps” than a Jerry Springer show?
UPDATE: FoxSports has provided the top five “inappropriate & live TV moments in stock car history.” I whole heartedly endorse this statement: “Legendary mechanic Smokey Yunick couldn’t say good morning without every child for two square miles having to put on ear muffs.” My favorite is number four on the list:
Rusty Wallace had dominated all day long at Martinsville, then city hall struck him down. NASCAR officials ruled that Rusty had jumped a restart with less than 20 laps remaining in the race, bringing out the black flag and costing him the lead.Wallace responded by describing the ruling as “a bunch of shit” during a post-race radio interview. He was promptly slapped with a $5,000 fine, which he paid to Bill France Junior personally at Charlotte the following week… in pennies. Then, after making sure that all cameras and tape recorders were rolling, Rusty proclaimed, “Let this be a lesson to you all. Never say shit on TV.”
You gotta love Rusty, faced with a fine he gets in the last word.
