Sky: Cult commentator declares farewell – “No longer my world”
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A football weekend at Sky is unimaginable without him and yet he will no longer be heard from 2023: Frank Buschmann will stop as a commentator.
This was confirmed by the cult commentator from Sky recently. “Buschi” now explains why he wants to quit after more than 30 years as a sports reporter and what other tasks he will devote himself to afterwards.
Sky: cult commentator declares farewell
It all began in 1993 when Frank Buschmann, at the young age of 29, commented live on a basketball Bundesliga game. He became famous for his flippant manner and emotional outbursts. NFL, NBA, Bundesliga, Champions League – as a commentator, Frank Buschmann has become an indispensable part of top-class sport. But from 2023 it will be over, the 57-year-old announces.
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“Football next season! Then 30 years of sport on TV are full. After that just marbles, balloons, high diving, dogs, ninjas and stuff like that, I promise,” he said on Twitter. In an interview with the industry service “DWDL”, the former second division basketball player spoke about his departure. “I’ve thought about quitting many times before, but this time I mean it. What else is to come?” says Buschmann.
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Sky commentator Buschmann stops: “Not my world anymore”
About the reasons for his decision, he said: “And to be honest, the way sport is presented and broadcast these days is not really my world anyway.” It’s about production standards or the approach, what you’re allowed to do as a reporter or not.
“I ask myself: How much authenticity is still possible? How is sport developing in general? Who wants to influence what? We are currently experiencing an incredibly boring egalitarianism. In some cases it is almost impossible to tell who is actually sitting at the microphone,” Buschmann criticizes current sports reporting.
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The commentator also justified this with the fact that not all sporting events are commented on site and the emotions that cannot be conveyed to the audience are missing. “At least in the case of major sporting events, I cannot understand the current development – even if the business approach is of course understandable.” (oa)
