A loss on the local golf scene
The curse may have been reversed up in Boston, but it has blown back on us. Todd Graff, who has covered sports here since January 1999, is moving to Massachusetts. His wife has accepted a job at a biotech firm in Cambridge, near Todd's hometown of North Andover. Todd will be free-lancing.
Here's what Sports Editor Eddie Wooten said about Todd in an announcement message to the staff: "Todd has helped our section have a strong golf presence in this community, which has one of the nation's highest per-capita playing populations. ...His notebooks during the spring and summer on local golf gave us community in our section.
"Todd provided readers with a thorough report on the Panthers during their run to the Super Bowl with a don't-try-this-at-home 84 pieces during a final 38-day stretch from Christmas to season's end. They came in forms such as the takeout on Jake Delhomme's hometown, analysis of the games, features, news and notes. Todd also has covered the minor-league hockey team, N.C. State and had shifted over to the UNC beat."
Todd also brought the paper national recognition when he ranked in the top 10 in the 2002 Associated Press Sports Editors contest for his writing. He has also won state press awards for us. We'll miss him.
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Todd Graff was an excellent representative of your paper. He was pleasant in person and a great writer to boot.
Plus, he never called my High School blue collar and described the neighborhood I grew up in as low-rent housing like one of your columnist I refuse to read anymore. Let Graff become a roving columnist for you.
Posted on October 29, 2004 10:44 AM
Now Craig, I thought you told me you had gotten over that.
Posted on October 29, 2004 12:20 PM
Sorry, John. I slipped. Really did like Graff's stuff. He was quality. I am sure you will get a good replacement.
By the way, another kudo to Tina Firesheets and her work in Jamestown / High Point for you.
Posted on October 29, 2004 1:12 PM
Craig, I do believe that your high school regularly ridiculed...errr honnored my high school by wearing stray hats and overalls. Surely you can let the blue collar comment go.
Posted on October 29, 2004 7:52 PM
A bunch of HS kids doing silly stuff like that is different from a lead story in the paper saying your neighborhood is low-income don't you think?
Sorry, John, guess I am still peeved.
Posted on October 30, 2004 6:19 PM
Do any of you think that it's ok to assume that everyone in District 59 knows that BJ Barnes endourses Republicans?
Read from Bottom to top. You'll see that John Robinson holds good jounalism hostage for Advertising Ransom!
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Council [mailto:mcouncil1@triad.rr.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 9:19 PM
To: scottkeith@clearchannel.com; info@1340thelight.com; billdotson@clearchannel.com; dblount@wfmy.gannett.com; news@wghp.com; johnhammer@rhinotimes.com; newstips@wxii12.com; jnagy@news-record.com; mwilliams@news-record.com; rmurray@wghp.com; franklid@wfu.edu
Subject: Read from Bottom to Top!
-----Original Message-----
From: JRobinson@News-Record.com [mailto:JRobinson@News-Record.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 6:08 PM
To: mcouncil1@triad.rr.com
Subject: RE: Blog feedback
I don't. It's hardly shocking that the Sheriff would back a Republican. But feel free to buy an ad.
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Council
To: John Robinson
Sent: 10/30/2004 2:23 PM
Subject: Blog feedback
Importance: High
HEY JOHN! Why don't you print it that BJ Barnes backed Jim Rumley for
NC House District 59? It is important for the
people of District 59 to know that their Sherrif supports a candidate. Don't you agree?
Matt Council
Posted on October 31, 2004 8:30 AM
Don't delete my post again. That is censorship. Or.... Maybe you agree with that?
Posted on October 31, 2004 8:30 AM
I WANT AN APOLOGY FROM YOU FOR ALLOWING BIAS AND FOR POSTING THE LETTER FROM MARCUS KINDLEY!
IT WAS IN VERY POOR TASTE!
Posted on October 31, 2004 8:42 AM
Dude, you are off topic and poaching on my dime. This thread is about a poor columnist. Gripe on your own time.
Lay off John, too.
Posted on October 31, 2004 7:07 PM
I'll lay off when he runs a News Paper instead of a Tabloid.
Posted on October 31, 2004 7:23 PM
It's funny that the letter was posted the day after we called a press conference to talk about the N&R bias.
It's funny that John Robinson was arguing with Marcus kindley on the phone the day before.
It's funny that people like John Robinson can use their position to push personal agendas.
Posted on November 1, 2004 5:36 AM
Wake up and smell the coffee, buddy. Life is about personal agendas. I got mine. You got yours? And this was my personal complaint thread, so go get your own.
Posted on November 1, 2004 8:37 AM
Naa. I think I will stay in here untill I feel I have pestered you guys enough to make up for the Tabloid crap you guys call a Newspaper.
Posted on November 1, 2004 8:44 AM
I don't work for the paper, due. And I am a Republican. Silly, Silly, man. Stop making us look bad.
Posted on November 1, 2004 2:45 PM