Shoulda been LK
CBS analyst Billy Packer was not warmly received by the MCI Center crowd Friday when he was introduced as this year's winner of the Skeeter Francis award that honors a media member's longtime outstanding coverage of the ACC. Booed rather lustily, really.
Carolina fans don't like him. Duke fans don't like him. I knew that. But, wow, were Wake Forest fans even booing their famous alum?
I think what the crowd wanted was to see recently retired News & Record sports writer Larry Keech get the award. I know I did. LK (he likes to call folks by their initials) made the trip. I'm sorry to see him leave empty-handed. Maybe next year.
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I had a friend in your business who despised Billy Packer. He thought those in the business of reporting on sports should be as neutral as possible, but they should not sell out their alma maters. He felt, and said many others felt, that Packer had done that with Wake.
Add in the fact he is really unpleasant off air and that he funded Mr. Cash, the bad finance company that stole homes from people in debt, and there is a lot not to like.
Posted on March 12, 2005 11:34 PM