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Maybe I Was A Source for Golfweek (Or Not)
Remember last week when I told you that three anchors were let go by Golf Channel? Well, Golfweek has a story this week about it on page twelve of their magazine. I wonder who the source was. Me? Golf Channel's talent bio website (though noobie Win McMurry isn't there yet)? Golf Channel's PR...
Update on the 2010 LPGA Tour Schedule
Golfweek's Gene Yasuda and Beth Ann Baldry did some research into where the 2010 LPGA Tour schedule stands. Here's what they've found: Of this year’s 16 scheduled U.S. tournaments (excluding majors), 13 – at best – will return for the 2010 schedule. Three events already are...
The Aging of Golf, Part 2: Golf and the Media
For the future health of the game, there have to be more young voices that are prominent guide the game. The way that the game is sold and marketed to the public has to appeal to an audience that skews younger. And, the media that cover the sport and present it to fans and the public alike has to...
An Update on the Financial Health of the LPGA Tour
The LPGA Tour has been spotlighted on Golfweek's website quite a bit in the last week or so. First, it was Gene Yasuda's look at what the LPGA Tour is doing to ride out the financial and economic storm it faces. Then, Adam Schupak penned a profile of LPGA Tour Commissioner Carolyn Bivens. via...
I Want You to Grade the Golf Media's Talent
One of our readers, Vince Spence (who also went to my high school, as well his son), told me about an idea that he had on one of his blogs. His idea was to grade the Golf Channel talent with a report card of A through F. But why limit ourselves? I know we spend some time here talking about the...
The Role of Golf Blogs in 2009
2008 was a difficult year for the golf media, particularly in the newspaper business. We have talked at length about the deteroioration of the local golf beat writer in major newspapers. The after effects of that have also come up here frequently, including the enriching of the teams at major...
9 Fascinating Golf Stories of 2008 - #5: That Whole Lynching Thing
Here at Waggle Room, we're going to do the cliche thing around this time of year and do a countdown of the top such and suches of the year. For us, we're going to do the 9 golf stories from the year that fascinated us. A whole series of events erupted from Kelly Tilghman's passive comment during...
Jim McCabe Out at Boston Globe, In at Golfweek
In yet another sign that golf reporting is being consolidated thanks to the pending death of the modern newspaper, Jim McCabe formerly of the Boston Globe accepted a buyout. He will work for Golfweek next year, in part, filling the spot of the departed Rex Hoggard. This is an extremely difficult...
Rex Hoggard to GolfChannel.com
Waggle Room received a tip from reader Steve that Rex Hoggard is officially part of the GolfChannel.com team now. The Golf Watch reports the curious nature of the timing considering that Hoggard was named Golfweek's digital media editor in late August. This is Golf Channel's second major steal...
Thomas Bonk Bought Out at LA Times
The long standing golf writer for the LA Times, Thomas Bonk, is a victim of the latest round of buyouts at the paper. This leaves the LA Times without a real full time golf reporter or columnist. Bonk had been doing an online-only column recently that I read religiously. The guy is an excellent...
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