Some viewers of the Beijing Olympics coverage on Mediacorp seem to be quite unhappy with the presenters. Enough to start a Facebook group called Coalition of the Willing to get Jade Seah off ‘Tonight In Beijing’.
Said one member regarding Jade Seah:
“Regardless of what your other formative experiences may have been, please understand that in this case, the substance matters more than the form. Please just give us the news. Please practise proper professional news delivery. Please do not preen, simper, banter, or do the equivalent of that Gatsby guy prancing around in front of the teleprompter. I don’t even follow sports, for cryin’ out loud.
There is still time for redemption. Please. Until then, Channel 5 @ 11pm is when the TV stays firmly switched off.”
I don’t have a television in my house that works anymore. Gave up on free-to-air and cable television a long time ago. I live online and the computer and I are one.
Is it that bad?
If so, we recommend you read Red Sports. We just give you the news, especially since we can’t afford to fly there. LOL.
Editor’s note: “tahan” is a Malay word meaning “tolerate”.
Jade Seah speaks like… hmmm… Chow Ah Lian… Keep her within FHM
The Facebook group has gone secret just in case you’re wondering.
I heard that the 98.7DJs were making personal attacks on the creator of the Facebook group.
Perhaps the DJs are coming to the rescue of their colleague Ah Gek (Hokkien for Jade) who finally lost it and used an f-word on national television.
So for this Beijing Olympics, we have two firsts:
The first medal since independence.
The first swear word on national television since independence.
Perhaps that’s why we need foreign talent.
To find a good presenter, regardless of specialty, is hard.
To find a good presenter who knows sport, is harder.
To find a good presenter who knows sports, has model looks and is a girl, well…you’d have a better chance of getting voted into parliament against MM.
Are we short of capable female sports presentor? what about training former atheletic like what they did years ago, Grace young was an excellent presentor. We singapore need more than a pretty face with no brains who has absolutely no shame on the TV. No shame.
Yeah I was thinking of the same thing too … I was expecting the network to pick Otelli Edwards being she has a sports background like Mark Richmond, but Jade Seah? The network choice of her due to more public appeal??
Well I’m like everyone, hoping she’ll do ‘better’ being her first time, but there’s only so much I can ‘tahan’. Usually when its her turn to present, I turn away from TV w/o looking doing other things
Hearing is just enough as I just cringe at her banter & presenting effort. I’m already trying my best no to switch off my TV, haha :p
yea. its her first time anyway. Give her chance and sports should not be like news, so serious. Cracking a lil joke is okayyyyyy
Firstly, I would have to say that I’m not a fan of her presenting too because she sometimes loses her pronounciation and stuff like that. However, as i suppose that this is her first time doing such a thing, we should all close one eye.
And secondly, regarding the banter or the ‘not-so-respectful’ stuff, I could infer that you obviously have no cable TV and thus is not able to watch ‘Sportscenter’ which is arguably, THE standard of sports news presentation. So i find it really unfair that you point them out on the bantering and jokes because come on, seriously, this IS sports. This isnt about some war going on, somebody dying, some disaster happening or some cockroach getting squished. Sports, although serious, is for people to enjoy and relax. There is no need to see a ‘dead face’ presenting the sports updates because this would simply take the sports out of sports, if you get what i mean. If Sportscenter is able to do what they do every weekday without fail, bringing sports updates to the masses in a fun way and NOT get any complains, I seriously dont see why you should. ESPN (which sportscenter is shown on) is watched by ‘sports people’ all around the world and if these ‘specialised’ people are not complaining about sportscenter’s style of presentation, I dont see why there should be any fault with Mark and Jade’s style of presentation too.
Yes, they may not be perfect and should be faulted for their stammering and missing of words. But i strongly feel that you should NOT fault them for their style of presentation because this is sports afterall. If you want a prim and proper presentation, stick to the news or read Redsports at that, please. Thank you
I think Otelli Edwards who was a former runner herself will make a better presenter.
Totally agree, even though I never really paid much attention to how she is presenting but it just feels weird seeing her do the ‘tonight in Beijing’ show
Yes!! It kinda is! Jade Seah is just so nervous and unconfident! Mark Richmond is doing a decent job, but I think its hard do well when there is stammering beginner next to you. She belongs on magazine covers and tv serials, but NOT reporting for the beijing olympics.