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Paige boxing commentator1/26/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a seminar discussion course leading to a fairly vibrant discussion going on about the American convention of truth, the subject of objective truth in media reporting, the questions of, ‘Where did our agreed-upon conventions go? And is it important to get them back for the sake of democracy?’ I teach one course that I invented and created from the ground up titled, “Evolution of Storytelling in American Electronic News Media.” It is a 100-year history beginning with Morse code of radio transmissions all the way to the current environment in which a 17-year-old girl with a cell phone can hit record on her camera and create one of the largest news stories in the world (the George Floyd murder). That’s a fancy way of saying I don’t have a Ph.D. I am a professor of the practice in the Department of Communications. You’re living and teaching now in North Carolina. In a conversation minutes after learning Lopez had COVID, Lampley expressed high hopes for the young champion, enthusiasm for the future of the fight game and sounded revitalized for his return to the microphone. During his absence, he has returned home to teach at the University of North Carolina while parting ways with HBO, embracing new media while holding tight to the journalistic standards that defined his career. Lopez’s positive COVID-19 result last Tuesday moved the bout to August 14, when Lampley, 72, is expected to call the action alongside former welterweight champion Shawn Porter.Īs lead broadcaster for HBO’s World Championship Boxing for 30 years, Lampley became the sport’s prominent voice during an era that included the reigns of Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr. ![]()
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