Flashes of Panic

Reading this critique of Monday’s telecast, which includes the line, “The announcers managed to stay quiet as the winners’ national anthems were played,” I was reminded of a favorite moment from Monday’s work. That would be when the request came back to the press room from the TV truck, as the men’s winner became apparent:

“Does anyone over there know how long the Ethiopian national anthem is?”

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