Political Contributions by People in Sports Media

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.