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Archive for August 24th, 2010
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24 August 2010What’s in a name when it’s all about a soundbyte
24 August 2010The veteran sports writer Nirmal Shekar in The Hindu:
A well known sportsman told me four or five years ago that a young television reporter chased him for half an hour after a practice session for an ‘interview.’ Finally, she got lucky and the sportsman obliged.
“OK, shoot,” he said.
“No sir, just give me a quote,” said the reporter, sticking the microphone perilously close to his lips.
The clever young man said something trite and insignificant but did manage to put a smile on the reporter’s face.
The parting shot from the reporter: “Sir, can I please have your name?”
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