ESPN will borrow from corporate sibling ABC News for coverage of the upcoming Brickyard 400. ABC News personality Katie Couric will interview NASCAR driver Danica Patrick for a feature that will run during ESPN’s coverage of the July 29 Brickyard 400. According to ESPN, the feature will address Patrick’s “transition to NASCAR, how people perceive her as a person and possible sexism she might face on a daily basis at the racetrack” (ESPN, 7/20). Couric is not a stranger to [...]
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