I Might Ditch The Shirt (Patreon)

KOB (Albuquerque) Sports Anchor Brandon Ortega is homecasting from his garage during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

He delivers his sportscast in front of his drum set, guitars, and his Beatles poster. 

But also on his set is a T-shirt saying, “Justice for George Floyd.”

I think most hope that justice is served in the death of George Floyd, but is that really something that you should have on “your set”? 

If you tuned into the network nightly newscasts and saw a “Justice for George Floyd” sign on the set behind David Muir or Lester Holt, you might do a bit of a double-take.

Also, what if another Anchor at KOB was strongly “Pro-choice,” would the station allow that Anchor to have a pro-choice shirt hanging in the background? 

The death of George Floyd is tragic and sadly it has also become a political football in Washington and across the nation.  I think that Ortega’s intentions with the shirt are clearly in the right place, but as a Journalist, I not sure it should be hanging in the background of your home set. 

Just saying….