Brian Williams Receives Job Offer From Minor League Team
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While anchor Brian Williams is serving his six-month suspension from NBC News for lying about happenings in Iraq, he’ll certainly be looking for something to occupy his time.
The Bridgeport Bluefish have the perfect opportunity for Williams. On Wednesday, the minor league baseball team offered Williams a six-month internship as a recap writer. As part of the gig, the team would pay him a monthly stipend of $500 to write recaps of the team’s games, capitalizing on his extensive journalism background.
The Bluefish staff members are reportedly huge fans of Williams and are firm believers in second chances. They don’t seem to be concerned about the controversy surrounding his false reporting of claiming to be on a chopper shot down in Iraq. In fact, they hope the seasoned anchor will bring the team good luck. Bluefish general manager Jamie Toole says “With his reporting style, we may even win a few of those games.”
Chances are Williams doesn’t accept their offer — he might not even get wind of it. Kudos to the Bluefish for trying to bank off of his bad situation, though.
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