CPL on NPR (Again)

[CSN NewsBot]

The Cyberathlete Professional League has been featured on National (US) Public Radio's Only A Game. Here's what the press release had to say:

The broadcast was recorded live on the CPL Qualifier held at the PC Gaming Arena, in Manchester, Connecticut (http://www.pcgamingarena.com). The 12 minute report, called "Cyberathletes," is one of the best radio coverages about the CPL and explores a few interesting issues, including the inconclusive reports of a relationship between gaming and violence.



They introduce the show online with the following statements:



Karen Given has the story of a computer gaming league on its way to a $100,000 showdown in Dallas. To understand the philosophy behind the Cyberathlete Professional League, it's helpful to first check the Dictionary for the some alternate meanings of common terms:



Cyber - pref. By computer.

Athlete - n. from the Greek athletes, contestant.

Professional - n. A skilled practitioner; an expert.

You can grab the RealAudio version of the broadcast here. The server seems overloaded, but I'd do anything to hear someone speak as if they're an old man reading me a fairy tale.

[-Aragorn]

ahahah, yep, there goes those people saying it isn't a sport :-/.

[rizzuh]

Hey let's all discuss about how the CPL is/isn't a sport. That's only been done about a hundred thousands times before!

[cheetarah654]

i love NPR, their voices are so suething/

[-Aragorn]

So let's do it for the one hundred thousand and one time around!

[Gnu]

Bit of a public radio junkie, but our local NPR affiliate doesn't pick up Only A Game -- thanks for the heads-up.