I don't believe that to be true.
I think you can develop your delivery and your voice range.
I bet people HATED Chris Cuthbert when he started, but he is now beloved.
Of course, there are people who will be biased against a woman doing the job - so she'll always fight that.
Keep in mind, she has only called a handful of games so far, its an art form that takes a long time to hone.
I'd already rather listen to her than Brian Munz, or most of the Sportsnet weasels.
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Of course, there are people who will be biased against a woman doing the job - so she'll always fight that", and that's absolutely true enough. Just remember to include in your equation that there are also people who will be biased in favour of a woman doing the job, so she'll always benefit from that.
As for whether she has a chance to improve? Of course anything is possible, but based on how she's responded so far, I'd think it'll be a long shot.
When you hand-wave away the 99%+ of your negative feedback that is substantive criticism of your ability, then elevate the sub-1% of it that's bog-standard internet trolls, and use that belligerent minority to cast aspersions on anyone who criticizes you?
When you suggest you receive unprecedented levels of negative feedback and vitriol that no man in sports broadcasting ever had to field, as if Pierre MacGuire doesn't exist and Howard Cosell didn't?
When you suggest that your actual skill level is merely "not the best", when it's in fact "among the worst"?
Next to the many competent women in sports broadcasting and play-by-play have performed and how they handle themselves, Leah's responses have been as distorted and off-the-mark as a funhouse mirror reflection.
... note that NONE of this, by the way, is me criticizing you or anyone else that likes her style. That is absolutely your prerogative and you certainly are a very knowledgeable hockey mind, so it's not like you're speaking like some Joe Blow just stirring up shit on the internet. But like I said closer to the start of the year, I was so much happier hearing that she was being put back in a position to succeed, as she really is an effective reporter and of course a very keen sports aficionado.
Yeah tough to keep the pedal to the metal for 60 minutes straight. There's always gonna be an ebb and flow to every game. It's more about how you weather that ebb and flow when the momentum shifts. Even the worst teams in the league will win some games.
The worst team in the league, on the road, against the best team in the league at home is almost always no worse than a 3-1 underdog. That means winning about 25% of the time. And as any gambler can tell you, this is a very very VERY big number.