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TNT ANNOUNCER BILL WEBER IN 'LOUD, PUBLIC CONFRONTATION' AT HOTEL

Posted 06/28/09 at 12:55 PM PDT by Joe Donatelli | Email This |

TNT suspended play-by-play announcer Bill Weber for Sunday's race. The Charlotte Observer reported, "According to witnesses, Weber got into a loud, public confrontation over the weekend at his hotel in Manchester, N.H. He was at the track on Friday."

While participating in the ESPN RaceCast chat from New Hampshire Motor Speedway, ESPN reporter Ed Hinton told fans, "Word around the media center is that there was some sort of issue in Bill's hotel lobby last night. Something about adamant complaint about his room." A fan in the chat asked if Weber was crying about his hotel room. Hinton replied, "Uh, i think it was a little more than that.  ADAMANTLY complaining, is what everybody's saying."

Sal Petruzzi, senior vice president of public relations for Turner Broadcasting, said, "Bill Weber will not be part of TNT's NASCAR coverage of the Cup Series from New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend. As this is a private issue, it's the policy of the company not to discuss personal matters involving our employees."

Weber was replaced by Ralph Sheheen.

TNT benches Weber after confrontation (Charlotte Observer)

24 Comments

Anonymous (not verified)3 months ago

I say get rid of the whole bunch. I'm sick of Hammond, Kyle's a bore, Kenny Wallace is way past annoying, and so on. Allen Bestwick won't make anything any better either.

WWE = Nascar (not verified)7 months ago

Of course BW went on to be a magician. He has experience in the field. He was famous for making ratings disappear and now he has done the same with his race reporting career.

Anonymous (not verified)7 months ago

Kyle Petty is the worse. Alan Bestwick is the second worst.

Anonymous (not verified)7 months ago

just thought id point out that weber is now a magician, haha!

Helmet (not verified)7 months ago

I think Benny Parsons and Neil Bonnet were excellent race commentators. Kyle Petty is better that DW any day

Helmet (not verified)7 months ago

I think Benny Parsons and Neil Bonnet were excellent race commentators. Kyle Petty is better that DW any day

Anonymous (not verified)7 months ago

Weber is an arrogant little jerk, an overgrown adolescent. Couple years ago on the grid before the Rolex 24, with over a thousand people milling about (if you pay, you can go out there), he was interviewing a driver and decided that this one guy coming along was NOT going to walk through the back of HIS shot. Never mind all the other people who were already there. So he reaches over and grabs the guy by the shirtsleeve and just yanks him back! Almost pulled him off balance, no exaggeration. I wish it had been me; I would've knocked Weber off his feet. He certainly deserved it, having initiated the assault for no reason. How could you think you have the right to do that to someone? Because you're on TV? Ha! Wrong crowd, pudgy boy. Rolex people are very far from impressed. I only wish he had done that to the wrong person. He would have been sent home 10-12 years ago.

Anonymous (not verified)8 months ago

Weber aint any worse than DW, Wallace, DJ or Larry Mac. They are all windbags IMO and really do more rambling than anything. STFU DW!! All the above mentioned people, including Digger, can go to the greenroom at the next race and give each other the reach-around.

Anonymous (not verified)9 months ago

If Bestwick is back, it's as bad as Wally. Webber made the broadcast, NASCAR is headed south either way, I used to set my schedule on the start of a race. Too boring now and unless they make plate racing better, I'm done attending. 2 races a year is not cheap on anyone, let alone in today's economy. Boogity, Boogity, Boogity!!! DW, Rusty, DJ, Larry Mac, put them on all year.

Alyce (not verified)12 months ago

I miss Bill Weber very much. He always was a very nice person to me when I saw him at the races.
He should be back next year.

Anonymous (not verified)1 year ago

Bill Weber pretty much told everyone on the TNT staff to "F" off after the hotel clerk incident. he got pretty confrontational with the hotel staff and his own co-workers when they tried to calm him down. They flew TNT executives up to NH to fire him on the spot.

Anonymous (not verified)1 year ago

Bill Weber is a gasbag and Allen Bestwick should have this gig...

Anonymous (not verified)1 year ago

green is a color

Anonymous (not verified)1 year ago

I like Bill Weber as a race annoncer, frome the days that he and late beeny Parson temed up at ESPN tv booth.I hope TNT sport start serching for a new anoncer for next year, if they are not bringing back Weber.Tell you the truth Ralph Saheen doen't bring any thing to the table, he is just a pit annoncer as his best.

Anonymous (not verified)1 year ago

he has been fired......

Sonny (not verified)1 year ago

Weber should have never had this job anyway. Bob Jenkins did Nascar races for years on ESPN and got shafted when Nascar went to Fox and TNT. Jenkins was greatr for the sport and added excitement.

TNDave (not verified)1 year ago

I hope they don't bring Weber back next year either. I don't know how he got the job in the first place. I like Alan Bestwick and Ralph wasn't too bad.

Anonymous (not verified)1 year ago

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to hear what exactly happened with Weber...but...What do you suppose Beskwick did to get replaced by Weber in the first place?

nineonly (not verified)1 year ago

Nothing against Ralph, he's terrific calling motorcycle races, but can we please get Alan Bestwick back in the booth?

Tight in loose off (not verified)1 year ago

I have been telling em for years ..the guy is too loud and talks too much....
and so it was ...in a hotel ....Who could he have confronted ? about the
Room? Seems to me it HAD TO BE a member of staff .. and i dont
mean the bell hop
Cant we simply say that Bill was upset with the Room Clerk ? Was'
it before or after happy hour. ?
As for tv .. it has gone from bad to worse ...Weber is bad.. .but Ralph
Sha heen is worse. Why do we need another announcer in the booth ??
Since Kyle talks most of the time anyway LOL ...
;Back after these messages

Anonymous (not verified)1 year ago

Probably caught a hooker going through his pockets. :D

Anonymous (not verified)1 year ago

Yes. He's out for the rest of TNTs season

Anonymous (not verified)1 year ago

Is Bill Weber suspended from Daytona too.

 
Anonymous (not verified)7 months ago

Well, you don't need to look that up because we just did.

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