The questions were poorly worded. If you want to ask the "tough" question - ask it, don't tiptoe around. I can see why Keith would be annoyed. Plus, when facing an opponent (which she made him when she brought up that line of questioning) you never show weakness.
Female broadcasters still have it tough in sports - she should never, ever, have admitted, in a professional locker room that she can't skate. Scott Oake was chastized for months after Kelly Hurdey and Co. played a clip of him skating like bambi - and he has been around forever. A fairly new (3 years is still fairly green) female reporter is definately going to feel the heat for that.
Keith showed emotion - why does media get all over that, when they also say they don't want to hear the usual cliches?
His only mistake was the female ref comment - but I don't even think there was sexist intent there - just trying to shoot something "clever" back at the reporter.
Good for her for not making a big deal about it and trying to move on. Too bad her coworkers and other colleagues couldn't have handled it with that kind of class.
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