BOP and caller accuse beat writer of "having an agenda"

[zephyr]

_ Let me qualify a few things. First, I really, really like Josh and think he does an incredible job. And I am not trying to slight him in defense of Jay.

Jay has ZERO OBLIGATION to be objective. His job is to have his opinion and for you to call in and debate it. Will he sometimes break stories yes, but that is not his job. He is a voice of the Cajuns!!!! Of course he will be subjective in favor of the Cajuns. If you were given a forum every afternoon to rant and rave about your place of work, you would probably sensor what you said as well to some degree, because they are the ones feeding your family.

Jay can actually say whatever he wants to say. Do you guys get mad at Foote when he is not objective about the Saints???? The point is, Jay can have whatever opinion he wants to have about Josh. I know that Josh is a big boy and he can handle criticism. Jay has a sports call in show that is powered by opinion. He's had it for awhile, and its not going anywhere anytime soon.

So if you are looking for objectivity, read the newspaper. If you want opinions listen to Jay's show. It happens on sports radio all over the country. Get over it. You are more than welcome to disagree. _

I get mad at Foote because his show is 100% centered on Saints and he continuouslywines like a baby no matter how good or bad they are doing. However, Foot's subjective criticisms have NOTHING to do with this argument as his opinions in no way affect his job or his employers relationship with the Saints. If he wants to say what he does on his show, he is not offending Sean Payton and putting any working relationship he has with Peyton at risk by doing so. Jay would be doing that if he were to outwardly blast the coaches that he has to work closely with. Jay never said anything publicly bad about Baldwin either because he still had his normal duties and responsibilities to work with Baldwin and would have put his ability to do his job at risk had he done so.

[LsuULfan]

_ I get mad at Foote because his show is 100% centered on Saints and he continuouslywines like a baby no matter how good or bad they are doing. However, Foot's subjective criticisms have NOTHING to do with this argument as his opinions in no way affect his job or his employers relationship with the Saints. If he wants to say what he does on his show, he is not offending Sean Payton and putting any working relationship he has with Peyton at risk by doing so. Jay would be doing that if he were to outwardly blast the coaches that he has to work closely with. Jay never said anything publicly bad about Baldwin either because he still had his normal duties and responsibilities to work with Baldwin and would have put his ability to do his job at risk had he done so. _

This has always been the inherent difficulty/conflict of interest with having Jay and Stevie P being both the primary local sports show personalities and being the voice/radio announcers of the Cajuns. They are not in a position-as talk show hosts-to be critical, even if it is warranted, because of their positions on Cajun radio and coaches shows. Just as if Jim Hawthorne had a sports talk show in BR, I would not expect him to be critical because of his other position.

[ManAboutTown]

_ I get mad at Foote because his show is 100% centered on Saints and he continuouslywines like a baby no matter how good or bad they are doing. However, Foot's subjective criticisms have NOTHING to do with this argument as his opinions in no way affect his job or his employers relationship with the Saints. If he wants to say what he does on his show, he is not offending Sean Payton and putting any working relationship he has with Peyton at risk by doing so. Jay would be doing that if he were to outwardly blast the coaches that he has to work closely with. Jay never said anything publicly bad about Baldwin either because he still had his normal duties and responsibilities to work with Baldwin and would have put his ability to do his job at risk had he done so. _

Regardless of all this, he has no business accusing the best REAL journalist we've ever had here of having "an agenda". It's ok for him to call out Josh Parrot, but he can't ask Lee even a semi-difficult and pertinent question after 5 years of running the BB program into near disrepair?! Constantly giving him a pass on missing interviews?! Always painting the fan as ignorant when it comes to the coaching situations around the University?! If it's ok to heap accusations on a guy thats actually DOING his job, then what the hell should he be expected to say to a guy thats NOT?!

[CajunProud]

_ Regardless of all this, he has no business accusing the best REAL journalist we've ever had here of having "an agenda". It's ok for him to call out Josh Parrot, but he can't ask Lee even a semi-difficult and pertinent question after 5 years of running the BB program into near disrepair?! Constantly giving him a pass on missing interviews?! Always painting the fan as ignorant when it comes to the coaching situations around the University?! If it's ok to heap accusations on a guy thats actually DOING his job, then what the hell should he be expected to say to a guy thats NOT?! _

I agree 100%. I understand the dilema Jay is in, and I really don't fault him for that. However, the main problem I have with him is that he is such an A hole to the callers on his show who express a different opinion than his.

[zephyr]

_ Regardless of all this, he has no business accusing the best REAL journalist we've ever had here of having "an agenda". It's ok for him to call out Josh Parrot, but he can't ask Lee even a semi-difficult and pertinent question after 5 years of running the BB program into near disrepair?! Constantly giving him a pass on missing interviews?! Always painting the fan as ignorant when it comes to the coaching situations around the University?! If it's ok to heap accusations on a guy thats actually DOING his job, then what the hell should he be expected to say to a guy thats NOT?! _

Look, I completely understand the criticisms that Jay does receive, especially on his radio show. I know Jay outside of his show and I know him to be a completely different person. I also get agitated at his responses to many callers who don't necessarily deserve the reaction they sometimes get. I have no idea as to what was said and how it was said on his show as I didn't listen. I see your point and I certainly won't argue it as it seems to have a solid foundation. What I will say is that I do believe that Josh made a big deal over nothing with the kicked chair and closed practice points. Those are all too common in the world of college sports and I have NO problem with coach Lee wanting to provide an environment for his team to practice with less disruptions or showing a little emotion after a bad loss. We'd be blasting him if he showed no emotion and claiming that he has quit on this team and university. I think that Josh made a big deal over those issues because they were in direct response to either a poorly timed question or his frustrations that he couldn't get access to do stories and satisfy a deadline. Again, I see both sides and agree that Josh has been a welcomed and refreshing change to supply the cajun fans with coverage that we've missed for years. I just think there are two sides to every story.

[SlappyCajun]

I listen to Jay sometimes. His show is no different than alot of other sports talk shows. If you don't think hosts berate people that have a different opinion than them, then you are listening to too much Stevie P. Stevie looks for the bright side of everything.

Just because you don't share his opinion, doesn't mean he can't be a jerk to a caller who has a different opinion. I've heard sports talk guys basically call people idiots on shows for having different opions. The thing that irks me about Jay, more than him disagreeing with opposing opinions is the fact that some issues cannot even be talked about. But, it is his show, he gets ratings, and he can do whatever he wants. The biggest problem is there is no alternative.

Finally, the chair kicking incident is one thing, whever a coach blows up at a press conerence it is always on the news and should be reported. Closing practices happens all over the country. I know coaches who do not open 1 practice year round, all year. That IMO is completely a non story and was just Coach trying to do the best thing for his program, in his own mind.

[ManAboutTown]

_ Look, I completely understand the criticisms that Jay does receive, especially on his radio show. I know Jay outside of his show and I know him to be a completely different person. I also get agitated at his responses to many callers who don't necessarily deserve the reaction they sometimes get. I have no idea as to what was said and how it was said on his show as I didn't listen. I see your point and I certainly won't argue it as it seems to have a solid foundation. What I will say is that I do believe that Josh made a big deal over nothing with the kicked chair and closed practice points. Those are all too common in the world of college sports and I have NO problem with coach Lee wanting to provide an environment for his team to practice with less disruptions or showing a little emotion after a bad loss. We'd be blasting him if he showed no emotion and claiming that he has quit on this team and university. I think that Josh made a big deal over those issues because they were in direct response to either a poorly timed question or his frustrations that he couldn't get access to do stories and satisfy a deadline. Again, I see both sides and agree that Josh has been a welcomed and refreshing change to supply the cajun fans with coverage that we've missed for years. I just think there are two sides to every story. _

There are two sides to every story. But Parrot didn't get on the radio and try to compromise the integrity of Jay's profession. I listen to the show pretty much daily. I don't necessary like Jay, nor do I dislike the guy. I appreciate what he does for the University; but in a time a major unstability, and a push for the future, Josh Parrot is an asset. Hell, any good reporter that puts pressure on a hapless Administration is. So for his methods to be thrown under the bus in that fasion, where Jay knows many die hards listen in to get info (because it is one of only few provided to do so), he should have used descretion (you know, the descretion he uses for the coaches he 'works closely with') and kept his mouth shut.

The closed practice ordeal is debatable, I agree. But by no means did he make an outlandesh attempt to paint Lee in a bad light. Furthermore, the kicked chair WAS an issue. For a coach that preaches integrity, honesty, doing it the right way, yatta yatta yatta to act like that was news. Period. If you listen to the Presser, JP, again, did not go out of his way to ask the question; on the contrary, the question was segwayed by a previous question. The guy is employeed to bring news to the fans - The Coach is employeed to bring results to the fans, and OBLIGATED to the Press. Lee was out of line, Josh reported it, Jay interjected unnecessary comments; and he did it on a platform in which he knew he would be heard. Come to think about it, isn't that what he's accusing Parrot of?

[Double Oh]

_ There are two sides to every story. But Parrot didn't get on the radio and try to compromise the integrity of Jay's profession. I listen to the show pretty much daily. I don't necessary like Jay, nor do I dislike the guy. I appreciate what he does for the University; but in a time a major unstability, and a push for the future, Josh Parrot is an asset. Hell, any good reporter that puts pressure on a hapless Administration is. So for his methods to be thrown under the bus in that fasion, where Jay knows many die hards listen in to get info (because it is one of only few provided to do so), he should have used descretion (you know, the descretion he uses for the coaches he 'works closely with') and kept his mouth shut.

The closed practice ordeal is debatable, I agree. But by no means did he make an outlandesh attempt to paint Lee in a bad light. Furthermore, the kicked chair WAS an issue. For a coach that preaches integrity, honesty, doing it the right way, yatta yatta yatta to act like that was news. Period. If you listen to the Presser, JP, again, did not go out of his way to ask the question; on the contrary, the question was segwayed by a previous question. The guy is employeed to bring news to the fans - The Coach is employeed to bring results to the fans, and OBLIGATED to the Press. Lee was out of line, Josh reported it, Jay interjected unnecessary comments; and he did it on a platform in which he knew he would be heard. Come to think about it, isn't that what he's accusing Parrot of? _

Yall let me know what jay says on his show today. Someone ask him if he likes get in the middle of other peoples agenda? That should be interesting.

[Tripple Threat]

_ igeaux.mobi
He meant that JP is out to get Robert Lee. Which to me sounds like 'you embarrassed my friend by doing your job and calling him out, so now i'll use my platform to take up for said friend.' I mean, the guy knew how many calls were exchanged between josh and lee the night of for cryin out loud. He dam sure didn't get that info from Josh. _

I do believe we have a winner. "Jay Walker" has made a friendship and hates to see Coach Lee get called out publicly. Everything that occurs involving UL basketball and their coaches is open material for coverage. I know what "Jay Walker" is thinking...The morons on the forum are all speculating and they don't have the facts. He knows what he's doing...He's now brought more attention to the basketball fiasco and in his own indirect way, is bringing more attention to the coaching problems without pointing any fingers. No blame on his part and he still has his friendship. It makes since to me...Basketball is "Jay Walker" 's favorite sport (it hurts him to see them flounder), Coach Lee is his friend and he wants the best for him, the team is not inspired and needs new inspiration (they've given up on their current coach), and a change needs to be made. How does this change without hurting anyone's feelings and getting things back "to normal"? Tell your friend it's time to step down...indirectly... (however you'd like to tell him) and ride the bench so that he can provide for his family and look for more work. It's a tough situation. "Jay Walker" 's agenda is to protect his "friend". Now...stop stirring sh_t publicly and let the reporters report.

"Jay Walker",

What is Josh Parrot's agenda? I want to stop speculating. Rather than tell me, maybe you should talk to Josh Parrott.

Sincerely,

"Traffic Violator"

[ZuluCajun]

I listen to Bird's Eye View occasionally while driving. I also am an advertiser with Regent Broadcasting at times.
I do think Jay needs to respect the view of his callers more and realize that the show is about his listeners opinions just as much as it is his.

One day i was listening and a young man called in to ask a good question, he asked, Have you ever seen a basketball team with a 2 point lead, with 2 min. left in the game, go into a STALL game? Quite frankly, i thought it was a good question, and a very bad decision by Coach Lee. Well, Jay basically told the caller that he didn't know what he was talking about, and the Coaches did. I found that to be disrespectfull to the young man. Most people who call in to your show deserve respect for participating, a typical human response that is not practiced on this show. by the way, The Cajuns lost that game after leading the entire game.

There is no score board to keep track of who's right or wrong, Opinions are and should be respected. Any ill will is not good for Regent, or UL Athletics. Jay is a pretty good old boy "for a Yankee" and this is said in jest, but his radio personality is quite different from the one we see in person. If he would just take the word " I" off of his name tag, he would be fine.