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Re: Convincing ESPN to Show Championship

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Originally Posted by DampRobot View Post
Does FIRST really not like the entertainment industry? I always just thought they wanted kids to think that being an engineer was just as cool (and much more possible than) being a baseball player/rap star, etc.
I remember hearing Dean say things like "Our culture is too focused on who can bounce a basketball better instead of things like who invented something to help people...". ESPN has a major role in getting our culture focused on sports and could be partially 'to blame' for it.

Does anyone have ratings on the championship when NASA showed it on their station?