CNN’s Andy Scholes said Tuesday he was “not entirely surprised” by news Tiger Woods was involved in a car accident, leading to backlash online. Scholes has since apologized.
Asked by anchor Brianna Keilar for his response, the sports reporter said, “Stunned, I guess, but not entirely surprised by what we’re seeing here. Tiger, back in 2017, was found by police pulled over to the side of the road, asleep in his car. He had said he had taken a lot of painkillers at that time because we all know Tiger has undergone a lot of surgeries over the years and painkillers have become a part of his life.”
The single-car crash is under investigation, but L.A. Country Sheriff Alex Villanueva told reporters Tuesday afternoon that Woods was conscious and showed “no evidence of impairment” when he was pulled from the wreckage. The golfer underwent surgery Tuesday for “serious” injuries to both his legs,...
Asked by anchor Brianna Keilar for his response, the sports reporter said, “Stunned, I guess, but not entirely surprised by what we’re seeing here. Tiger, back in 2017, was found by police pulled over to the side of the road, asleep in his car. He had said he had taken a lot of painkillers at that time because we all know Tiger has undergone a lot of surgeries over the years and painkillers have become a part of his life.”
The single-car crash is under investigation, but L.A. Country Sheriff Alex Villanueva told reporters Tuesday afternoon that Woods was conscious and showed “no evidence of impairment” when he was pulled from the wreckage. The golfer underwent surgery Tuesday for “serious” injuries to both his legs,...
- 2/23/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
As news broke that Tiger Woods was injured in a serious vehicle crash in Los Angeles, cable news networks quickly shifted to nonstop coverage, breaking away from what looked like a day devoted to D.C. politics.
The networks scrambled to book sports reporters and commentators who could talk about the accident, his health history and his impact on the sport. The extent of the coverage reflected Woods’ status as one of the greatest golfers — and athletes — of all time.
“This is a tough guy, a very strong guy…He knows what it takes to endure a significant amount of pain,” sportscaster Jim Gray said on Fox News which, like other networks, provided updates on his condition along with overhead helicopter shots of the neighborhood where the crash occurred, Rancho Palos Verdes, along with shots of the accident scene.
Such breaking news moments often are a bit of an exercise...
The networks scrambled to book sports reporters and commentators who could talk about the accident, his health history and his impact on the sport. The extent of the coverage reflected Woods’ status as one of the greatest golfers — and athletes — of all time.
“This is a tough guy, a very strong guy…He knows what it takes to endure a significant amount of pain,” sportscaster Jim Gray said on Fox News which, like other networks, provided updates on his condition along with overhead helicopter shots of the neighborhood where the crash occurred, Rancho Palos Verdes, along with shots of the accident scene.
Such breaking news moments often are a bit of an exercise...
- 2/23/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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