Sports Guy Tries To Get Rhabdo!

Okay that got your attention like a good headline should.  It's May, for those of you not familiar with TV this is a big.... No make that HUGE ratings period.   TV news stations look for any way possible to get you to watch.    They do this by overblown promotion and sensationalized stories.    Some are good, some never live up to the hype.



Jared Aarons

 I am anxious to see a report tonight on KGAN in Cedar Rapids.   CBS-2 Sports Director Jared Aarons puts himself at the center of the story as he goes the through the now infamous workout by the University of Iowa Athletic Department.  A workout that sent 11 football players to the hospital with Rhabdomyolysis.. Rhabdo for short.

I have to believe that safety precautions were in place for Aarons... He's sports guy not an athlete!  The workout was conducted by a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.  

I am told that NSCC is critical of UI, but that should not be a shock as the athletic department was also critisized in the report to UI-President Sally Mason.

So will this be a story of substance or overblown hype?  Find out tonight at 10.  If anything it will give viewers a good understanding of what the UI athletes went through and that is valuable visualization.  But you can bet Aarons is not goint to be making friends with the folks in the Hayden Fry Football Complex.

I hope to have the story posted here after 10:00.

Here's a little bit about Jared Aarons from the KGAN website.

Jared Aarons comes to CBS 2 by the way of Butte, Montana., where he cut his teeth for nearly two years, first working as a sports reporter, and then as a news anchor for KXLF.

Jared grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and found his passion for sports at an early age, going to all types of sporting events at Arizona State University, and elsewhere around the Valley of the Sun. And while he knew early on that he had an insatiable love for sports, Jared also knew he was better at talking about sports then he was at playing them. So he embarked on a career in broadcasting.

Jared began as a sports reporter at ASU in 1998, working for KASC radio, and for Sun Devil TV's award winning sports program, "Devils on the Deuce." During college Jared also held internships with KNBC in Los Angeles, KTVK in Phoenix, and with the Arizona Diamondbacks during their World Series Championship season.

Now in Eastern Iowa, Jared can't wait to bring his love for sports, and his talent for storytelling to CBS 2. As he puts it, "Sports are about more than just scores and highlights. You have to find the story behind each game, fan, and player. That's what makes it fun."
In his spare time, Jared enjoys golf, baseball, movies, and spending time with his dog, Vashti.