In defense of Patrick Broadwater (Go Away, Rick Jeanneret, Letters to Artvoice, issue v10n38) maybe Rick Jeanneret should retire. Anyone who is incapable or unwilling to to his/her job to the fullest should not hold the position. This is not an indictment of Rick’s talent. He is a Hall of Fame broadcaster. This we all know, but his infantile demands on working just home games is arrogance at best and laziness at worst. It must be a tough life on the road, huh, Rick? It’s such a bitch to board a charter flight with a comfortable seat waiting, then get bussed to the Four Seasons, call a game for a living (for hundreds of thousands a year), then fly home. Meanwhile, here on planet Earth, the rest of us mortals wish we had it so good. The final straw is Rick shunned a trip to Europe to call the games from Buffalo! Yeah, Rick, free trips to Europe are such a bitch. Eventually, the vapid, droning stylings of Kevin Sylvester will take over for good and that will be a blight on broadcasters everywhere. My vote is for Dan Dunleavy of the FAN590, who has done a few Sabres games on the radio. As for you, Rick…grow a pair.

> Rodger Finerty, Buffalo

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