{"id":5587,"date":"2010-05-26T12:21:19","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T16:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=5587"},"modified":"2010-05-26T12:21:19","modified_gmt":"2010-05-26T16:21:19","slug":"glenn-brenner-was-the-best-no-matter-what-len-shapiro-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/05\/glenn-brenner-was-the-best-no-matter-what-len-shapiro-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenn Brenner was the best, no matter what Len Shapiro says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That the late <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/05\/25\/AR2010052502441.html\"><strong>Glenn Brenner comes in 3rd in Len Shapiro&#8217;s list of top Washington D.C. sports anchors<\/strong><\/a> (<em>The Post<\/em>) is <em>madness<\/em>! George Michael may have been innovative with highlights and <strong>Warner Wolf<\/strong> inspired some of bits that (his replacement) Brenner did better, but neither was as nearly as good. Brenner gave sports the seriousness that they deserve. I fondly remember the <strong>Wade Boggs<\/strong> candy bar bit, Weenie of the Week, (since today is Thursday, it&#8217;s time for&#8230;) Encore Wednesday and his great chemistry with <strong>Gordon Barnes<\/strong>, <strong>Maureen Bunyan<\/strong> and of course, <strong>Gordon Peterson<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>This gives me the opportunity to do something I&#8217;ve been meaning to do for a while, post the Glenn Brenner tribute videos:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL7ptOgzzA9_XGdBt2rpDpU3ivpYhfBF4D\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Previously: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2006\/01\/remembering-glenn-brenner.html\">Remembering Glenn Brenner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That the late Glenn Brenner comes in 3rd in Len Shapiro&#8217;s list of top Washington D.C. sports anchors (The Post) is madness! George Michael may have been innovative with highlights and Warner Wolf inspired some of bits that (his replacement) Brenner did better, but neither was as nearly as good. 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