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SoCal NASCAR Fans Watch Malibu Burning Instead of Burning Rubber

Oct 21, 2007 – 2:27 PM
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So ... in case you haven't heard, Malibu, Calif. is on fire. In fact, some of Malibu is burning to the ground. Pepperdine University has been evacuated as have numerous residences. No fatalities have been reported, but the historic Castle Kashan has been lost ... and the fire jumped and is now burning on both sides of the Pacific Coast Highway.

We were warned by meteorologists for days that the Santa Ana winds were coming to wreak havoc in Southern California. So, while tragic, the raging fires came as no surprise.

SoCal NASCAR fans received no advance warning, however, that we would not be watching NASCAR because KABC-TV would preempt the race for breaking news coverage. Hard to be mad at KABC for that ... but ...

It's not hard to be mad at ESPN and NASCAR for being content to screw the fans instead of having a contingency plan in place. The second-largest television market is being denied access to the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway. And ESPN couldn't care less ... their official response: contact the station.

Why would ESPN not preempt Pro-Bowling on ESPN? or "The Blitz" talk show on ESPN2? Re-programming certainly seems justified for a preempted Chase race! Or, here's an idea, how about putting some programming on ESPNA or ESPN2A which are currently showing NOTHING!

Once again, I have to thank ESPN ... thanks for nothing.
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