The "How the hell did he/she get that gig" thread.

[jibij]

I'll start...

Sal Masekela / X Games

[truth]

I'll start...

Sal Masekela / X Games

Dunno, but he used to date a girl my brother worked for at MPH, he was a hella cool guy back in the day. I think he happened to be in the right place at the right time when X-Games 1 went down.

[girlski0912]

A friend of mine from law school graduated #347 out of 350 students...he never went to class, never studied, was the only person that I knew who actually received an F in a class. He passes the bar and before even passing already has the SWEETEST job in a market that is the 2nd worst in the nation right now. My friend started off making 65K a year, was working maybe 5 hours a day. He was able to roll into work at 8:30 am, take an hour lunch, and then leave at 2:30 to coach rowing. His boss was ok with all of this and my friend felt bad about the pay scale and had to beg his boss for a pay cut that reflected his billable hours.

So yeah, if his classmates who busted ass in law school and are still unemployed knew....they would kill him.

[Crinkle]

When he moved from New York to California 10 years ago, Masekela had hopes of becoming a pro surfer. Instead, a friend got him a job answering phones at TransWorld Snowboarding magazine, and things went well—until he got promoted and had to learn to type. “I could talk, but the talking got in the way of the work part,” Masekela chuckles. After helping produce videos for Transworld, he founded Alpha Numeric, a skate-clothing company; co-hosted Fox Sports’ Board Wild; and scored an MC job on MTV’s Sport and Music Festival. That’s when he caught ESPN’s eye.


For the past five years, Masekela has been the familiar face of the Winter X Games, the annual gathering of skis, boards, bikes, and ’biles that was telecast live for the first time last year—and was watched by some 500,000 households. And though he also covers sports for NPR and ABC (the NBA on Friday nights), and hosts festivals and awards ceremonies, extreme sports are Masekela’s favorite events. “He just has so much passion for our sports. When I get interviewed by anyone else after a contest, I’m like, ‘Where’s Sal?’” says snowboarding gold medalist Tara Dakides.

Masekela plays it down: “I’m just a fan with a big mouth, so the same trait that got me into trouble before has gotten me a good gig.” Even so, he’s not afraid to speak his mind. In 2002, when the X Games added slopestyle and halfpipe skiing, Masekela cried blasphemy. “I thought it would be a crock. The first year was a debacle, and those guys would admit it.” But now that skiers are launching 20 feet out of the pipe, Masekela admits he’s eating his words. “I hate to say it, but they’re the ones who are pushing the snowboarders now. It’s a good thing they aren’t the guys who cut my checks.”

how's that?

[truth]

how's that?

Meh

[powder11]

A friend of mine from law school graduated #347 out of 350 students...he never went to class, never studied, was the only person that I knew who actually received an F in a class. He passes the bar and before even passing already has the SWEETEST job in a market that is the 2nd worst in the nation right now. My friend started off making 65K a year, was working maybe 5 hours a day. He was able to roll into work at 8:30 am, take an hour lunch, and then leave at 2:30 to coach rowing. His boss was ok with all of this and my friend felt bad about the pay scale and had to beg his boss for a pay cut that reflected his billable hours.

So yeah, if his classmates who busted ass in law school and are still unemployed knew....they would kill him.

slackers rule. look at the president. W's Yale and Hahvahd classmates probably feel cheated too. bottom line: Its all about who you know.

[Zeedashbo]

craig "eggs" ehlo aka michael jordans little bitch. is now the color man for the seattle supersonics. total hick idiot. while we have who most peope consider the best announcer in the nba in kevin calabro.

"gee kevin, yer raight"
"jerome james is awwwsome!"

"ray allen is super kevin, yer raight"

[Core Shot]

He's Ok, I guess, but the old man kicks ass!


Hugh Masekela is where the real talent in the family can be found.

[Dexter Rutecki]

Craig Ehlo could beat the shit out of Michael Jordan.

[sftc]

While suturing a laceration on the hand of a 90-year-old man, the doctor
asked his patient how he thought George W. Bush was doing as President.
The old man said, "Ya know, Bush is a post turtle."
Not knowing what the old man meant, the doctor asked him what a "post turtle"
was.
He said, "Did you ever drive down a country road and come across a
fence post with a turtle balanced on top? You know he didn't get there by
himself, he doesn't belong there, he can't get anything done while he's up
there, and you just want to help the poor thing down. That's a post turtle."

[half-fast]

bottom line: Its all about who you know.

bullshit. its how well you work, more importantly how reliable you are. 90% of success is in showing up

[Tippster]

...my friend felt bad about the pay scale and had to beg his boss for a pay cut that reflected his billable hours...

Your friend really IS a moron. Fuck everyone else. Look out for #1 without stepping in #2 is my mantra.

I make nearly 3x as much in salary alone than what my colleagues in smaller TV markets make, and they work MUCH harder than I do. I wish them the best of luck.

The woman who did the sideline commentary for MNF last year was painfully bad, and not all that hot. Musta let the right people play with her boobies.

[Tippster]

Nevermind. I'm an idiot.

[A-wreck]

bullshit. its how well you work, more importantly how reliable you are. 90% of success is in showing up

I believe it was Einstein who said "80% of life, is showing up"

[girlski0912]

Fuck everyone else. Look out for #1 without stepping in #2 is my mantra.

Your mantra rocks.

I actually applaud my friend (and covet his job) because he proved everyone wrong in law school. Grades are arbitrary and the truth is that a majority of the people who are in the top of their law school classes have the practical skill set of a monkey. It is all about selling yourself, putting in the effort that gets the job done and nothing more.

[Steven S. Dallas]

I believe it was Einstein who said "80% of life, is showing up"

I think it was actually Woody Allen, but I can see how you would get them confused.

[ljm]

craig "eggs" ehlo aka michael jordans little bitch. is now the color man for the seattle supersonics. total hick idiot. while we have who most peope consider the best announcer in the nba in kevin calabro.

"gee kevin, yer raight"
"jerome james is awwwsome!"

"ray allen is super kevin, yer raight"

Oh man, good call on that one... I can't stand Craig Ehlo. He's completely retarded. You would think that he'd know something having been in the league a long time, but that's definitely not the case.

[Duker]

Ill never understand how my dad, who was a butchers son from chicago, and who really does not enjoy skiing at all is now the owner of one of the bigger Snowcat Dealerships in the country. He is the worst skier I know.

[A-wreck]

I think it was actually Woody Allen, but I can see how you would get them confused.

They are the same person right?

[Dexter Rutecki]

Oh man, good call on that one... I can't stand Craig Ehlo. He's completely retarded. You would think that he'd know something having been in the league a long time, but that's definitely not the case.

He could still kick Michael Jordan's ass in a fight.


unless Michael began jumping over him like he almost did in that 1988 game 5.

Heh, I guess I hit the wrong size tag there, but it's pretty funny looking this way so I'm leaving it.