Political Contributions by People in Sports Media
Thursday, December 6, 2007
, Posted by Christopher Byrne at 9:52 AM, under
Political Contributions
Athens, GA (Dec 6, 2007) - With the upcoming presidential primary season in the United States, have you ever wondered who in the sports media industry is making political contributions, and to who/where the contributions are going. According to NEWSMEAT, here are some of the top contributing figures in Sports Media since 1978, as of December 5, 2007:
| Person | Amount | DEM | GOP | PACs |
| Dick Ebersol | $89,800 | 76% | 1% | 23% |
| George Bodenheimer | $56,860 | 24% | 17% | 59% |
| Vin Scully | $10,600 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Chris Berman | $7,749 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Jerome Bettis | $7,000 | 36% | 29% | 35% |
| Lou Holtz | $6,800 | 12% | 88% | 0% |
| Cris Collinsworth | $6,500 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Jon Miller | $6,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Joe Theismann | $5,200 | 81% | 19% | 0% |
| Jim Courier | $5,006 | 60% | 5% | 35% |
| Ron Jaworski | $5,000 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Jim Nantz | $5,000 | 40% | 60% | 0% |
| Pat Summerall | $3,500 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Jim Lampley | $2,525 | 71% | 0% | 29% |
| Tom Hammond | $2,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Al Michaels | $2,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Don Criqui | $1,700 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Digger Phelps | $1,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Dan Dierdorf | $1,200 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Mike Francesa | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Steve Young | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Lee Corso | $680 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Chris Evert | $500 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Bob Griese | $500 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Tim McCarver | $500 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Armen Keteyian | $250 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
The full list for all sports personalities is available over on NewsMeat.
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