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Thursday, October 11, 1973
University Daily Kansan
Voice of 'Hawks Defends Broadcast Bias
Kansaan Photo by DAVE REGIER
Jerry Bailey—observation and emotion
Staff Prognosticators Favor Kansas by 21
The Kansas state predictors remained on the winning side in last week's predictions, picking five of seven games correctly. The prognosticators were stumped only by Missouri's victory over Southern Methodist University. Oklahoma State's upset loss to Texas Tech
For the season, the Kansas predictors are 18-4, an 818 winning percentage.
In this week's picks, two Big Eight teams are predicted to lose, Nebraska is favored over Missouri, and the Kansas Jayhawks are favored over K-State.
This weeks' picks are:
Oklahoma State is ice this weekend.
This weeks' kick are:
Iowa St. 27, Brigham Young 15
Iowa State is not the team it was last year,
but even this watered-down version is
enough to beat out-manned BYU. Again,
the Big Eight shows its superiority over non-
conference foes.
Colorado 25, Air Force 16
The Buffs are beginning to put their total
game together but the rivalry between these two teams is a fierce one.
Nehraska 23 Missouri 16
By YAEL ABOUHALKAH Keman Sports Writer
Nebraska 23, Missouri 18
Missouri has an excellent defense and is playing at home. Nebraska also a good defense and is a strong offense. The nod goes to the Cornhuskers because of their offensive punch, a trait lacking in the Tigers so far this season.
Oklahoma 24. Texas 16
The teams have played a common opponent, Miami, Fla. Texas lost and last week the defense looked impressive in its tie with USC and has a strong defense. With wishbone going against wishbone in this great rivalry, the wisely will be the team that unlikely loses.
Kansas 31. Kansas St. 10
it's KU's homecoming, and the Jayhawks have found the Wildcats an easy foe in that situation. The K-State defense has two shutouts to its credit, but it has played weaker nonconference foes than KU. The Wildcat offense also has been consistently good, but not against defenses comparable to that of the 'Hawks.'
Jerry Bailey was born in Kansas, raised in Kansas, graduated from the University of Kansas and is currently the director of the KU Sports Network. Given these facts, it's likely that Bailey will play KU, antoplotten and downright biased. But is the situation that clear cut?
Not in Bailey's view. He's the first to admit to his pre-KU tendencies during broadcasts of Jayhawk football and basketball, but he thinks one, thinks this bias is unavoidable.
"You can assume that most of your listeners are KU fans," said Bailey. "I make no bones about the fact that I'm pro-communication." You should color the description of what's going on."
Bailley was born in Humboldt and became interested in broadcasting in high school. He worked as a "Sunday announcer" for a local radio station. He breaks between religious program
Bailey attended KU and worked at campaity ratios before graduated from a law school in journalism.
AFTER WORKING for an advertising agency, a radio station and a television station. Bailey became the 'Voice of the Jayhawks' in December 1969. He broadcast KU basketball that winter and began football coverage in 1970.
"I don't think it's possible not to get emotionally involved in the game," he said.
"Announcers, being people, have preferences too."
Bailey is beginning his fourth year as the sports network director.
Bailey said he had once suggested that if people wanted to listen to an unbiased broadcast, computers could be programmed with information and statistics concerning the teams. Using these statistics, Bailey could make him the third result, said Bailey, might be less biased but would also probably be less interesting to the fan.
"Emotion is the good aspect of having involved broadcasters," he said. "I challenge anybody to follow a team closely and not get emotionally involved. I think it adds a lot to the color of broadcasting. Most good play-by-play men to get excited."
BUT IS EMOTION and excitement what his audience wants? As Bailey said before,
"My first obligation is to the listening public," he said. "Obviously, a lot of people can't be at the games. They still have a very strong interest in what's happening at the game. In a way, you're the eyes for your listener."
But what happens when Bailey finds him going beyond his usual pre-K-12 bounds?
"I always think back to one instance a few years ago," he said. "Nebraska was rated number one in the national polls, so they ranked it up to run up big scores to keep that rating.
most of his listeners are KU fans. Bailey sees one other aspect to his job.
"An announcer, though, must use his judgement before making statements such
"I said as much late in the game with KU when they were still playing their starters in what had become a runaway game. I heard about that last season and thought they realized this was happening,
BROADCASTING OF Jayhawk sports involves a lot of preparation by announcers, said Bailey. Much available information about upcoming opponents is read, he said, including press releases. Newspapers are another source. Bailey said he spent about six hours technically preparing for each football broadcast.
"I've got to set up spotting boards and other mechanical alarms before the game," he said. "I also type up things to include in the playbook of my interest notes on the players of both teams."
Preparation for a football game is usually more demanding than that for a basketball game, Bailey said. But Jayhawk basketball games are much closer together, which makes preparation for them hectic at time, he said.
Bailey is assisted in the broadcasting booth this year by Dan Kahler, a former junior college basketball and basketball coach. He will join Park High School in Kansas City, Mo.
"IN MY OPINION, there's not a better color man around," said Bailler. "He has a Ph.D. in education and is very welleducated in most aspects of both football and basketball."
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Jaynes, who had a total of 32 completions in his first three contests, hit on 35 of 58 games. He also won two to Saturday and moved to within two completions of Oregon State's No. 1 passer, Alvin White, according to statistics released yesterday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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With the years of experience behind him, Bailey could also be thought of as a man well versed in football and basketball announcing. Bailey says he always remembers that he's got to communicate what's on the field on in a fair way as possible.
1. **I think accurate observation, plus emotion, gives the KU fans what they see.**
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