Laura Rutledge Returns to The Buddy Martin Show; Carlton Reese Remembers ‘14 Days in Gainesville’
The Buddy Martin Show brought together Laura Rutledge, Ali Peek Wilbur and Carlton Reese for a night that moved from a national college-football sideline controversy to a deeply personal piece of Gainesville history.
Laura Rutledge: What really happened on the sideline
Rutledge gave a first-person account of the Steve Sarkisian–Holly Rowe sideline moment that drew attention nationally. She explained that the confusion involved production and camera communication and said the broadcast side needed to own its part of what happened.
Carlton Reese remembers “14 Days in Gainesville”
Reese, who lived and worked in Gainesville during the 1990 student murders, recalled the fear that hung over the city. His memory of keeping a putter in his hand while other people carried baseball bats gives the ESPN documentary’s story an unsettling firsthand dimension.
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