The reasons NBC Sports Group considered it a coup to pluck Michelle Beadle away from ESPN in May were established well before her new daily program, “The Crossover,’’ premieres on the fledgling NBC Sports Network Monday evening.
Beadle looks the part of a network host but has the sharp wit of a buddy you’d want to hang out with during the big game. Her good-natured needling of her cohost during her three years on ESPN’s “SportsNation” occasionally accomplished the seemingly impossible: It made Colin Cowherd seem like a genuine person rather than a sports-talk antagonist programmed by the most ratings-obsessed ESPN execs.
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I must be in the minority. I don't find Beadle the least bit funny. Unless you are a standup comedian, nobody likes someone who tries to be funny all the time. It's just too much. I will not be watching.
I think you are in the minority. NBC did its homework before bringing her on, as it says. And she has quite a following, in addition to which she has gradually increased her profile across the board. Personally, I love her. I wish there were more like her out there. She's smart, sassy, and very informed.