BAD DAY AT OFFICE FOR DR. JACOBS 07-06-2008 Sports psychologist Dr. Andrew Jacobs has a radio talk show that airs Sunday mornings on WHB-810 between 7-8 a.m. He has been doing the show for 16 years on different stations at various times. On Sunday (7/6) he probably wished he never even went to the studio. Generally, the conversation is very low-key and focuses on what makes various athletes successful. However, after Dr. Jacobs talked about what makes a person successful, a man (Bruce) called in and identified himself as a plumber. Bruce questioned whether someone other than a top athlete can be successful and wanted to know why Dr. Jacobs only focuses on top athletes. "What do you do for a living," asked Dr. Jacobs. "I'm a plumber," the caller replied. "Are you happy with your job?" he asked. "No I'm not. Do you think I want to be working on a Sunday morning?" the caller retorted. The man then questioned why Dr. Jacobs only talks about athletes being successful and not other folks. Jacobs promptly cut him off. That seemed to set off a chain reaction. A series of callers then began blitzing Jacobs with a series of challenging questions that put him on the defensive: "Why did you put the guy down who said he was a plumber?" "Are you having a bad day, doctor?" "How come you never mention the God-given talents these athletes have?" "Do you believe in God?" Dr. Jacobs ended up cutting off caller after caller as he desperately tried to get the show back on a more positive track. The final few callers were positive, but by that time the hour was pretty much over. An obviously frustrated Jacobs noted, "There must be something in the water today with callers. Some callers went a bit too far with their comments. "Sometimes we have some interesting callers and topics..."
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