Major media outlet issues formal apology to NHL team

Hey, when you’re in the wrong, you have to own up. Kudos.

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Published 6 years ago
Major media outlet issues formal apology to NHL team
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Yesterday news broke that local Las Vegas area radio station CBS Las Vegas had placed a ban on its employees discussing or even mentioning the Vegas Golden Knights on air. The hasty decision was made in protest of the station losing out on the team’s broadcast rights to competitors Lotus Broadcasting. Now less than 24 hours later it appears that the radio station is backing off its stance.

Check out this official statement from CBS Radio Las Vegas senior vice president and market manager Tony Perlongo:

“With six radio stations in Las Vegas we have always prided ourselves on informing, educating and entertaining listeners and supporting the local communities we serve. However, we missed the mark in an internal email that instructed our stations to no longer report on certain aspects of the Golden Knights, the city’s first and only major league sports team. This was an error in judgement on our part and we deeply regret it. We will of course cover the team, first and foremost on Sports Radio 1140 and on our music and news/talk stations as it makes sense for those formats and audiences. We apologize to the Golden Knights, their fans and our listeners and look forward to rooting the team on when the puck drops in a few weeks.”

Nice to see that the station finally came to their sense. What’s troubling though is that this decision was made in the first place. Also, if the news hadn’t gone viral last night, who knows whether or not they’d have changed their stance? In any case, this has to be seen as a net positive for hockey fans in the NHL’s newest market.