Comments on: Hawaii men’s volleyball: Lewis apologizes for broadcaster’s comments disparaging “Rainbow Warriors” nickname

By: downtownie

downtownie — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:17:40 +0000

The announcers made a huge mistake, but making amends and learning to be better prepared for a broadcast will help them in their careers. Easy peasy to bash them, but I would like to see these two young men grow up and contribute great things. No doxxing or canceling necessary.

By the way, vote however you want, because I respect most your right to vote.

By: Jo-Ryan Salazar

Jo-Ryan Salazar — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 07:44:34 +0000

These kids aren’t Trump supporters. But they will need to do better if they want to be successful in sports announcing. Also, #VoteBlue.

By: UHVoice97

UHVoice97 — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 05:24:23 +0000

8. You are right about talking to a UH representative prior to the match.

Anyone who’s ever attended a UH volleyball match at the Stan Sheriff Center and arrived early might notice that Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin and Tiff Wells go over to the visiting team’s head coach prior to the start of a match and “talk story”. During that time they probably ask for pronunciations of any names they might be unsure of. I’m told the p.a. announcer also goes over to the other team to go over pronunciations of names and hometowns for the opening introductions. This should be standard procedure for any sports announcer.

By: Fsmemea

Fsmemea — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 23:53:03 +0000

It is always best to curtail one’s thoughts of a negative nature otherwise when you vocalize it, the sting of your words cannot be retrieved. The commentators have a long way to go in their training before they can be fluent in choice of words. The conversation was not too fluent, but grasping for the appropriate word at times.

By: BK

BK — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 23:06:23 +0000

I was truly getting annoyed at how they were mispronouncing Rado’s last name over and over again. They would say it three different ways in a span of three sentences, with one of them saying it differently three times in a row.

By: Kehaulani

Kehaulani — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 23:05:20 +0000

Very unprofessional and embarrassing for Lewis. Is he related to Donald Trump, cause it sure sounds like it.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 20:49:57 +0000

Thank you Brian for posting in a new story. May have been missed on our VolleyShots.
I’m sure Lewis will speak to the young aspiring broadcasters. Comments were inappropriate, for sure, and they’ll learn. have heard much much worse from veteran announcers who have also been biased. I think Hawaii is spoiled with many broadcast professionals who are objective.
Full disclosure: my son is the broadcaster for UH volleyball but as I told Tiff Wells last night that when we listened to him while he was broadcasting matches for Pepperdine when getting his degree, he remained an objective journalist even when he was a student. It is possible. The two Lewis students will learn from this.

By: tongo

tongo — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:36:44 +0000

It was just one of the two announcers.

By: SCL

SCL — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:22:10 +0000

The announcers were sloppy from start to finish. How hard is it to ask a UH representative how to pronounce the players names prior to the match? The hot mic incident revealed the commentator’s intellect and character.

By: sports for fun

sports for fun — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:01:49 +0000

I’m wondering what kind of discipline Lewis will be handing out to the two announcers. I think that those two should apologize if they really want to be professional. I’m not saying that the apology will make everything right, but it’s the right thing for those two to do IMHO.