Anonymous@10:46 a.m. supports newspaper division President Bob Dickey playing again in the Bob Hope Classic golf tournament, which kicks off with a $750-per-ticket ball Sunday night, headlined by singer Queen Latifah (left). Last year, Dickey was one of hundreds of amateurs competing in the annual charity tournament in the winter resort of Palm Springs, Calif. Amateurs paid up to $25,000 apiece to play with PGA pros.
"I hope to God Bob plays the Hope,'' 10:46 a.m. says in a comment this morning. "It would be a crime if Corporate America goes its socialist ways and doesn't support the millions of important charities that benefit from participation in sporting events. You can argue that people should just give money and not get anything for it -- write a check and don't participate. But if every school auction got 100 people with $100 checks they would make thousands less than a live auction with people there. The pro tours give millions to charity each year. If people don't participate, they won't be able too. Look at the big picture here. Please."In the Real Time Comments forum, Gannett Blog readers are wondering which other Gannett executives may attend next week's tournament -- and debating whether their participation is appropriate amid GCI's belt-tightening.
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There was no way Dickey would play this year. Last year's reporting on this site was tremendous. Dickey spent thousands of dollars to play a game while "real" people were getting booted from their jobs. I believe he closed a newspaper the week before playing in the Hope.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work.