George Michael & The End Of The Sports Machine

11:07 pm EST November 16th, 2006 | Sports | 3 Comments

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I grew up watching George Michael, never knowing until I moved to Florida that The Sports Machine was a nationally syndicated show – I mean, he was the local sports guy and that’s it, right? Who knew?

The great thing about George Michael is that even though he’s a total homer (he’s best buddies with Coach Gibbs) he’s still entertaining as hell. Especially last year when he did a show as high as a kite from pain medication after taking a spill off a horse. George Michael, we salute you.

Sports Machine," the syndicated sports highlight show that set the stage for ESPN and other national sports programming, will go off the air after 23 years when host George Michael steps down in March.

Michael, who began the show in 1980 as a late-night local feature on WRC-TV in Washington, also is retiring as the station’s sports director and weeknight sports anchor.

Michael said he made the decision after NBC, which owns WRC, announced significant layoffs and staff cuts.

"I told them, that if I have to lay anyone off, if I have to get rid of any of my staff, then I’m going to take the first bullet," Michael said.

"Sports Machine" became nationally syndicated in 1984. It’s now shown in 194 U.S. markets and 10 foreign countries. Michael has won more than 40 Emmy awards.

I wonder who this makes the #1 sports person at WRC channel 4? The tender Lindsay Czarniak?

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3 Responses to “George Michael & The End Of The Sports Machine”

  1. StarkyLuv says:
    November 17, 2006 at 10:16 am

    Of course it’s syndicated!

    I grew up watching the Sports Machine in Chicago. It came on every Sunday after the local sports show went off. I used to LOVE his Bulls and Bears highlights. He loved those teams, or rather, the players on them.

  2. jimmmm says:
    November 17, 2006 at 11:32 am

    He never shoulda left WHAM! Somewhere, Andrew Ridgley is having a good laugh.

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    August 19, 2007 at 10:10 am

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