The only way a female reporter can do her job in a locker room is if the players dont look at her as a chick. You see, folks in the world of sports weren't used to working with a "fee-male." SALIE: Do you have a minute for me, coach? I wrote about civil rights issues and roamed through abandoned warehouses alone in search of skinheads. She was a member of the first class of women at Princeton University. I was doing another piece on the last day game at the old place, and I was in the dirt bowels of that poor old Erector set where many things, including skunks and raccoons, lived. And I gained 40 pounds. 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You're the sideline reporter. September 19, 2010 at 2:43 p.m. TV Azteca reporter Ines Sainz was uncomfortable with catcalls she received in the New York Jets locker room as she waited to interview quarterback Mark Sanchez . After five years as a sports reporter, she moved on to write about science and health, leaving the rest of the battle to others. You know when the line has been crossed because you know about the culture that youve entered . First Female Reporter In Nfl Locker Room. By that time I had moved east to cover the Phillies. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. "The locker room is the place where us guys, us football players, we dress, we shower, we're naked, we're walking around and we're bombarded by media," he told NBC Chicago. The interview format is believed to have been popularized around mid-century by Dick Young, a New York Daily News sportswriter. When I interviewed players, I found I had a much more personal relationship with them if I could sit next to them at their locker, says Gerald Eskenazi, an occasional CJR contributor who spent more than 40 years writing for The New York Times. I'd had enough. All-Star Game in Montreal said, yes, female reporters I asked my question; he answered. That's another thing that has changed. Readmore, The Islanders sent Nino Niederreiter to Minnesota for Cal Clutterbuck, and took defenseman Ryan Pulock with the 15th over all pick in Sundays N.H.L. Girls in locker rooms are overrated. He had leis, candles, and the whole altar thing going on in his locker. Fugitive in $18 million COVID fraud scheme extradited to U.S. Hunter who killed, skinned pet dogs says he thought they were coyotes, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege. That first-person ode to Arlington Stadium was entered in a contest. It's a symbiotic relationshipthe relationship only works if both parties are comfortable with the other. SAGAL: What's the worst reaction you've ever gotten in that situation? I said, "Raffy says you want to see me." "Is she supposed to be here?" It's also tricky when you give one writer a piece that showcases him or her in very many words and photos. But it struck me that something had changed: that my presence was no longer cause for flouncing; that I'd somehow earned this strange sign of courtesy and respect. I did not want to smell the entire ride home, so I decided to take a shower. I wanted to know these 4 things: 1. A female reporter conducts post-game interviews with members of a men's soccer team in the locker room. Unfortunately, they were working on a few things in that resort, which included labelling the male and female locker rooms. They used to have us dance to the "Cotton-Eyed Joe" in the seventh inning, and for a while we shook pom-poms during ralliesacts I now, as a baseball purist, consider heresy. After a long game, while standing in the middle of the clubhouse waiting for someone to appear, I sometimes gaze off in one direction, the way you stare when you're bored and become transfixed on an object until your eyes cross and you snap back into the reality of car payments and cellulite. Later he admitted to calling her a "classy bitch. Instead of saying so-and-so is a good player, and heres a quote, I include some Vines and GIFs to show why hes so good, says Kevin Trahan, who writes for Vice and SB Nation. My face broke out. 7 players remain on Eagles latest injury Danny Green provides new insight on Tobias Interview: Former Eagles Super Bowl Champ, Chris Long, Joins Tom Segura on Tom Talks. Sanchez is a media-savvy guy, so I figured he would be a nice ice-breaker. They've both seen Patriot missiles up close." If they're usually not allowed in, I wouldn't expect the teams to apologize for enforcing normal rules. The Mavericks were a delight to be around even when pissed off. Report", Jackie MacMullan reported that the fines were never actually collected from the players. Yeah, my ode to the old stadium won it all. That's something he'd say to anyone, I realized. The MBL, NBA and NFL followed shortly after, and in 1990 all associations allowed women in the locker rooms. After I poured myself out in the "Locker Room" piece, I was a bit empowered. Accuracy and availability may vary. That being said, strip clubs and runway shows are completely different to NBA locker rooms. Sometimes before the game when everyone is milling about, I go sit around the corner in equipment manager Joe Macko's office and visit for a while just so I don't wear out my welcome in the room o' nakedness. I ran out of material 10 minutes ago. Its my fault, Walsh said, his eyes still glistening. But hey, I was the center of attention on a baseball field; I could sell out for that. So why are they going to think the reporter is any different at first? SAGAL: And some of the players were like, wait a minute, we don't want girls in here. Its a professional setting, and if the reporter is professional, the whole experience is smooth as silk. I never went near a bedroom with any of them, but I told him "a woman" because I didn't know how answering "18" to this loaded question would affect my precarious career. And I make a beeline for my guy that I'm going to interview, and I'm walking up toward him. She won numerous writing awards during her time with the Daily News, including "Best Sports Reporting" by the Society of Professional Journalists. A new generation of sports writers has responded to this shift by increasingly using advanced metrics and digital tools to change the genre entirely. Reprinted here with permission from the author, who has also provided an afterword about the response to her story. Acceptance will be given if you represent your profession in the highest degree. This was baptism by back draft, not fire. Why the fuck can yall walk in, and we are half-naked? SAGAL: So you came back, and you're like, well, I just talked to the coach of the losing team, and he suggested certain things that were anatomically impossible. Reporter Beth Ruyak stands holding a mircophone in front the NFC Locker Room before Super Bowl XXV with the New York Giants against the Buffalo Bills. One night in the stands, I had my Helen-Keller-at-the-well experience. The dirty little secret I've discovered is how little men know about sports, since this is what men are supposed to know more about than women. Olson is a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America and is a Hall of Fame voter. Show More. The NFL is condemning remarks made by Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis concerning female reporters in the locker room. teams to grant her access and not all agreed quickly. Thank you for visiting Slap Shot. Here's your last question. Answer (1 of 4): After reading Carrie Rickey's answer, I have to say that no one ever gets this story right. They mostly acted like brats. Not just people while Im pulling my pants up. That's when a security guard came up to me to ask why I was there. Always Al Newman, and he's always smiling because he's kind of happy to be here too. Solutions . So I remain cautious, probably overly cautious, about appearances. As it stands now, the NFL allows female reporters in locker rooms, but only after games. SAGAL: Did somebody drop some profanity on you? On Tuesday, Portis told 106.7 The Fan that both players and female reporters have wandering eyes when the sexes are mixed in a locker room setting. Graduate. TAFOYA: Yeah, I used to much more so in the NBA, and that's quite something. Maybe I didn't belong here. At the same time, though, I dont think getting a glimpse at a players brat and potatoes is included in the information-gathering process. They were happy to oblige. But the remarks still hurt. . And what if someone saw me in this state of trepidation? There was no fallout at the paper. Needless to say, this was a must-listen from the jump. He ran into a dark office where I found him hiding under the desk. The next day, another player told Eskenazi it was a joke. He said he chose to run this piece in tandem with Roger Angell's piece because, all else aside, they were stories by a couple of kids who grew up loving baseball. I had to go in. And it's OK to spit your sunflower seed hulls on the floor. It's just before batting practice, about 4:30 p.m. For days, weeks, months --. And I know how smartass remarks work, too. As I steamed over this, I took a shot of courage (a cold Starbucks Caf Latte) and pondered my circumstances. Then there was Everson Griffen, an underclassman defensive end who will be a big name next year and eventually on Sundays. The bouncing, wide-eyed ball girl who wanted to write about baseball more than anything was gone, abandoned in increments on football fields, at locker room doors, in editors' offices, and on barstools. Olson later wrote a column apologizing to Wells for coming to his house during what was such an emotional time. She is currently involved in a court case to allow women reporters in sports locker rooms. Good God, all I had wanted to do was cover sports. Covering major league baseball fulltime is my goal. And I have shared that with very few people. Oh sure, they may actually think I'm an idiot. Mowatt walked up to her while he was nude and fondled his genitals as she was interviewing a teammate. Sometimes I'm kind of quiet in a group interview, and I have this feeling other reporters will think it's because I'm a dumb ol' girl. Now that is underrated, and the goal of every reporterits what keeps us focused. And there I was at the big red clubhouse door, dented and bashed in anger so many times it conjured up an image of stone-washed hemoglobin. She would later come to work at The Times as well. By now I wouldn't really notice if he'd worn a towel or hadn't. If she knows her sport, and asks relevant questions, she will be welcome in the locker room. I began to cry. Of course, Rader would have spat corn at anybody. It was at height of the womens movement, Herman said. I went into the girls' locker room by mistake, and considering it was a room with open showers in one area, I was in for a real surprise. I hate to invade their pain and their anger and sometimes even their happiness. TAFOYA: Oh, gosh. In 2011, Northern Arizona University's School of Communication awarded Olson its Eunson Alumni Achievement Award. I always won the big awards in elementary school, went to football games, and performed in talent shows. She also was a national columnist for AOL's FanHouse sports website, and a columnist and the first woman in Sporting News' 120-year history to write the magazine's monthly back page. The poster was new. As one of the first female reporters to be allowed inside the NFL locker room, she has been a pioneer in her field. Then there was the time we had a story about an SWC coach paying players, and I appeared one morning at the school where he was an assistant. We've invited Tafoya to play a game called "Enter at your own risk!" Sometimes we'd just watch any game on the TV. Gardner later moved on to NBC,. TAFOYA: a player sitting next to him says, ma'am, could you just turn around and let the man put a towel on? I immediately got a call from Gayle Reaves, a founder of the Association for Women Journalists. And now the game where we ask people who've achieved great things questions that diminish all their achievements. (Lowrance/Getty) NFL boss Roger Goodell was demanding answers Sunday night from. Pleasure to have you. We both approached the front desk, where the clerk sided with the guard, saying I could remain for 10 more minutes, but only if I stayed out of the central lobby and remained "mobile." Olson sued the team, and the players she implicated were fined by the NFL after its own investigation. Property. He said he wanted to talk. It's been 46 years since the first women entered a professional locker room when two female reporters were allowed to conduct after-game interviews in the locker rooms at the 1975 N.H.L. A large portion of a reporter's job is coverage of cultural aspects. Those memories dont come cheap, of course. I should have told him how sad it was that he had to rub his own. Jenny Kellner. I cant really think of something else thats similar to this, Bailey said. I had enough natural talent, I felt certain, that with one high heel in the door, I could work my way into a writer's jobmaybe even someday cover baseball. The Star-Telegram phone began to ring. "It's the same as a man in the locker room to me.". If necessity of deadlines or getting to someone before another reporter called for it, sure, I'd talk to Oral Roberts's 900-foot Jesus naked, no matter where the crotch fell. It's like having a male gynecologistif he's fairly comfortable doing his thing, it makes the female patient fairly comfortable. Tell Me When It's Over is an interview series in which we ask former athletes about the moment they. You can't do this without asking about their dogs and their mom and what bugs them even worse than dropping the soap in the shower. I was so happy I was almost crying, but I was trying to sound very nonchalant while Glenn was giving me the particulars. Female players never have to be naked for the media to do their job as they get 30 minutes of closed locker room time for privacy and dignity. SAGAL: You're going to say B, he got back to London but couldn't be readmitted because he wasn't wearing a jacket and tie. Three female reporters were denied access to a NFL locker room this weekend, because of their gender. Olson worked as a sports columnist for the Daily News for ten years. It was critical no one smelled fear or I'd lose respect from the get-go. Other summer nights we sat on the back porch and listened to the Rangers on the radio. A male usher stopped three female journalists from entering the Jaguars locker room after their loss to the Colts because they were women, asking other men if it was OK before finally allowing . Like other working people, professional athletes want to leave the office when their shift ends, so they waste no time stripping down to hit the showers. Then it hits me: My job means I get to be around this game and write about it. Women will kick up a fuss about men being in a women's locker room, and men should do the same with women. Back then, almost 30 years ago, passion for the national pastime was an heirloom fathers passed to their sons. The misconceptions about the atmosphere are overrated. Lately I've just started saying I'm a secretary at Wolfe's Nursery. The other night, there were two girls in the clubhouse after the game. 2011 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. or "You haven't written any good stones in the last month. I seriously considered taking a job as a researcher for a law firm. Readmore, With the 65th overall pick, the Rangers chose Adam Tambellini, a 6-foot-2 center whose father and brother each played for the Islanders. And you know, that was the last I ever heard of it from anyone on the team. They were believed to be the first women ever admitted to a professional locker room. I'm no wimp; I can take a lot. If I ever dread talking to players now, it is not because I feel that I don't belong there. Other interviews are illuminating for the answers they dont elicit. They gave me all the weird stories. Tipped off to my presence, the coach broke into a near run when I headed toward him in the hall. I was unknowingly standing next to the shower exit and of course, two linemen cruised by me with nothing on. Once I stopped and they looked up, so I started spinning around in circles. [11] On February 24, 1992, her attorney said that Olson had settled the lawsuit on undisclosed terms. And theres going to be cameras. But I don't think it seems very logical to some of the other reporters. I'm sure he's been naked in the room where I was at some time. When I was 14, I heard from a friend that the Rangers would soon be hiring ball girls. Oh sure, little stuff happened, like the time one of the Oakland A's made a big point of standing next to me naked in the middle of the clubhouse or one of the Los Angeles Raiders chucked a set of shoulder pads at my butt. I broke several stories, one of which won a national award for investigative sports reporting. SALIE: Like gee, coach, it's not going so well, is it? I asked him if he hoped to play in the majors one day. I began experiencing panic attacks and became practically addicted to the antianxiety drug Xanax, buying it from bartenders and acquaintances when my prescriptions ran dry. On this day in 1977, Melissa Ludtke was barred from reporting the World Series from the teams' locker rooms. If reporters are usually allowed into locker rooms, then this reaction makes sense. In exchange for their candor I have agreed to keep them anonymous. I was one of the guys. But how was I supposed to do my job with all that crap going on? It began when I was 3 and my daddy took me to Turnpike Stadiumnow Arlington Stadiumto see the old minor-league Spurs. Cripes, maybe I should just wait til they all get dressed before talking to them? "The Texas APME awards are out," he said. What kind of a goob would they take me for if they knew? The little pranksters had used a bowl or something to draw a "circle slash" over Ruben's crotch. She described the language used by players as "rude" and says she was "discomforted.". The more we try to know about our sporting heroes, the less they tell us. The documentary was about female sportswriters' struggles to gain access to male locker rooms in order to be able to do their jobs. I was creative and funny, but I just couldn't write, they'd concluded. For a minute, before I start to work, I smell the bubble gum in the breeze and look at the kids leaning over the dugout and the boys of summer in it. Copyright 2013 NPR. Briggs first said women journalists should be barred from locker rooms during an interview with Peggy Kusinski of NBCChicago.com on Wednesday, the same day the NFL issued a memo that said women . But she still gets recognized as "the girl" who went in the. Complete Coverage of Ines Sainz on Crimesider. or "You wrote a good piece, Jenn, but then your headline writers let you down at the end; what does that feel like?" Many of the women they're aroundother than the reasonably stable ones like their wives and mothersare groupies. I told the PR guy that I sure hated to bring this up, but there was no place for the way this guy was acting. That seemed like such a dumb thing to say. There are plenty of women who have guy friends and have no ulterior motive in the friendshipcontrary to popular belief, women and men can co-habitate in extreme conditions. Ludtke said she constantly reminded people that she never demanded to go in a locker room. Mortified, I pondered my attire (a baggy smock top and pants). I was a common sight in and around the Rangers digs in those days, so it was no longer like I was some rookie, afraid to speak my mind. At the Burning Tree Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, women are only allowed to visit the club when? So you're a female reporter, you are allowed inside the NFL locker room, you're a pioneer, but there's still places out there, Michele, where they believe in cooties. She has also authored six books and was the first Texas Rangers ball girl. But the most moving were the ones who said something along the lines of, "Well, I just want you to know, if I ever had anything to do with any of that, I'm sorry. I began a one-kid campaign to institute ball girls at Arlington Stadium as well as to become the first. This is all very exciting. MO ROCCA: Can I ask you, when you talk to the losing team, do you kind of put on, like, a nice mommy voice, or do you change your tone of voice? 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