Hi all: I'm not sure how many of you are aware of this incident yet. If you are interested, read on!
Golf Channel Wednesday night announced that it suspended its lead anchor, Kelly Tilghman, for two weeks in the wake of comments she made last week that the channel deemed "hurtful and grossly inappropriate."
The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-kelly-tilghman-suspended,0,7349646.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout
I also had students in my diversity course read comments posted on the following blog that you might find interesting.
http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/golf_experts/post/Golf-Channel-anchor-says-young-golfers-should-l?urn=golf,60618
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Lynn Bowes-Sperry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management
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