Apr 12

Talking Masters traditions and media control on Papa Joe Chevalier radio show

Las Vegas-based sports talk DJ Papa Joe Chevalier invited me onto his drive time radio show Friday afternoon to elaborate on a Friday morning blog that caught his eye.

Papa Joe calls the Masters an “anachronism", which is beyond any WorldGolf.com writers’ vocab (probably other than know-it-all Ph.D. Kiel Christanson). For the layman, that means “out of its place in time".

Of course, once I got into the discussion there were few five-syllable words tossed around…Papa Joe and I talked about all the things the Masters & Augusta National can get away with that other institutions can’t, like how can Gary McCord can get a lifetime ban for his “bikini wax” comment while Kelly Tilghman gets a two-week suspension for her “lynch Tiger Woods” gaffe.

We may scrutinize Augusta National for their exclusive policies and aura of secrecy, but it’s a safe bet none of us would ever turn down an invitation.

You can listen to the segment at Papa Joe’s website, PapaJoeTalk.com.

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1 comment

Comment from: Ron Mon [Member] Email
It's not "an achronism"? Damnit, should've kept going for the ph.d. Remember, no apostrophe in possessive "its." I personally love to hear Masters announcers squirm when they recognize having uttered a noun, adjective, adverb (and sometimes even a preposition) that has/have not been sanctioned as proper by the 2DeadCrew that runs the "invitational."
04/12/08 @ 21:14

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