Giff Nielsen has (almost) left the building
Tonight is KHOU-11 sports director Giff Nielsen's last day on the job. The Chronicle's David Barron has more on Nielsen's departure:
As Gifford Nielsen prepares today to wrap up 31 years in two of the highest-profile positions any city can offer — six years as an NFL quarterback, 25 years as a television sportscaster – he reckons the same formula helped him endure in both career paths.
Nielsen, 54, announced Monday that he will resign as sports director at KHOU (Channel 11), effective today. His final appearances will be on today’s 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts.
He disclosed his decision after returning from a vacation break during which the station laid off its two sports producers, including lead producer Carleton Cole, who helped break Nielsen into the business in 1984.
“When you take away the sports producers, obviously there’s a different philosophy of how you’re going to cover sports and what you’re going to do,” he said. “The TV station has made a decision to do and to cover sports differently, and that’s something I’m not accustomed to.
Nielsen's certainly a fixture of Houston TV sports coverage, and it's a shame he felt the need to leave so abruptly. Here's wishing Nielsen well in his future endeavors.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 03/31/09 10:20 PM | Print |
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