So you think coaches aren’t paranoid lunatics who like to throw their weight around whenever they want and that the media that covers them doesn’t bend over for them whenever asked? Have you heard the story of Renee Gork, a radio personality with KAKS-FM in northwest Arkansas?
It appears Renee made the mistake of wearing a Florida Gators hat to a news conference Saturday for Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino. After answering a question from Gork, Petrino informed her he wouldn’t answer anymore questions until she removed the hat. Gork happens to be a Florida grad and said she grabbed the hat to wear because it was raining when she left home.
Monday, she used Twitter to announce she’d been fired by the sports station she worked for, which by the way, goes by the nickname “The Hog”. The station's general manager, Dan Storrs, who’ll never be confused with someone who stands up for his principles, confirmed the firing with The Associated Press, saying, "This radio station is Hog Sports Radio. We are very biased. We support the Razorbacks 100 percent."
What are you saying Dan? You fired someone for wearing a college hat?
Gork tweeted that she’d hoped to apologize for the mistake on the air Monday but was canned instead. She actually thought she needed to apologize? To whom? Petrino? This guy walked out on the Atlanta Falcons without so much as a goodbye. He doesn’t deserve an apology and there was nothing to apologize for.
Gork probably made about $20,000 a year, if that, in her job. Maybe Petrino will volunteer to pay her salary until she finds a new job, presumably in another state. Why should the rest of us be forced to pay unemployment for someone who was fired because a pretentious millionaire football coach got his panties in a wad because someone wore a Florida hat.
Petrino, KAKS and Arkansas fans who complained about Gork deserve each other. Gork deserves much better.
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