Interviewing jocks

Is there anything more boring than interviewing a jock after a sporting event? The questions are inane, the answers are inane, and any playwright in America can make the dialog more interesting. I swear, more and more the only way to watch sporting events on the tube is with the sound off.

Maybe this is a subset of a bigger issue: the only way to listen to the country (i.e. what's happened to media) is with the sound off. Now there's a 4th of July theme for you.

Unfortunately the sound won't be off when live fireworks begin. The dog will be hiding under the bed and I'll be remembering the 4th I spent in a VA hospital in 1994 (I think it was), watching Vietnam vets hit the floor yelling "Incoming! Incoming!" Fireworks haven't been the same since.