Friday, October 31, 2008

Golf Digest: The Plug

In the February 2008 Issue of Golf Digest, Play Golf Designs was "The Plug" feature. Being recognized as a new and fun business as well as an exclusive female professional golf organization, creating Womens Golf Pro-Am Entertainment.

Golf Digest: If you had your choice between paying $9,000 to playa pro-am round with PGA Tour pro Charley Hoffman or $1,500 to play with Futures Tour pro and "Big Break' contestant Ashley Gomes, which would you choose? Play Golf Designs founder Nisha Sadekar is banking on the latter. She has amassed a roster of women pros--including LPGA Tour members--for her Las Vegas-based company (www.playgolfdesigns.com), and they can be hired for a corporate/charity outing.

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Radio Ink: Hastings Forms Management Company

GREENWICH, CT -- October 29, 2008: Gordon Hastings, former President of the Broadcasters Foundation of America, has launched ghhManagement, which will work with nonprofits on organizational structure, fundraising and execution, and the development and management of custom charitable events. The company will also handle corporate event management and customized marketing, promotional, and management services for industry associations and organizations.

Hastings created the Broadcasters Foundation's Golden Mike Award, its annual Celebrity Golf Tournament, the NAB Charity Golf Tournament, and the Ward L. Quall Pioneer Awards, all of which raise funds for the foundation, and the Broadcasters Foundation of America Endowment Fund was established during his presidency. Hastings is also a founder of the Radio Mercury Awards.

ghhManagement is under contract with the Broadcasters Foundation and will continue to manage and market the foundation's major annual fundraising events, and it's also working with Play Golf Designs of Las Vegas to represent female golf pros for corporate and charitable appearances.

Hastings will receive Radio Ink's Lifetime Leadership Award at Forecast '09, set for December 2 at the Harvard Club in New York.

Congratulations to Gordon Hastings for receiving this honorable award from all the Professionals at Play Golf Designs Inc.

For a direct link to the full story click here:
http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=143895&pt=todaysnews

TVNEWSDAY.COM - Gordon Hastings Opens New Shop

Gordon H. Hastings, the former president of The Broadcasters Foundation of America today announced the formation of ghhMANAGEMENT.

He served as the organization's president from its founding in 1995 through September 2008. He is a former president-CEO of Katz Television Representatives, president-CEO of Katz Radio Representatives and served for many years as a director of the parent company Katz Media Corp. until its sale in 1995.

ghhMANAGEMENT, under contract with the Broadcasters Foundation of America, will continue to manage and market that organization's major annual fundraising events. The firm has also entered into an exclusive agreement with Play Golf Designs Inc. of Las Vegas to represent the company's resource of worldwide professional female golf stars for appearances in charitable and corporate golf events throughout the nation.

To read the full story, click on the headline link: http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2008/10/29/daily.20/?promo