x-sender: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mail pickup service by IQ12 with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 26 Feb 2015 20:53:23 -0500 thread-index: AdBSMCskWG3em98VRteFSE005bkkuQ== Thread-Topic: Winner of The Bassmaster Classic From: To: Subject: Winner of The Bassmaster Classic Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 20:53:22 -0500 Message-ID: <1DA6591B0DB540EC96B203BE61E8068B@IQ12> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17609 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Feb 2015 01:53:23.0148 (UTC) FILETIME=[2B4340C0:01D05230] CUSTOM Mr. Phillip Gentry Gentry 15 Stone Mill Ct Taylors SC 29687 pgentry6@bellsouth.net 8643131214 8643131214 PRESS Winner of The Bassmaster Classic Dear Governor Haley, I am Phillip Gentry, Outdoor columnist for the Greenville News, outdoor radio host on 106.3 FM WORD in Greenville/Spartanburg and writer for South Carolina Sportsman magazine.Thanks for your support of the Bassmaster Classic tournament held last week-end in the Upstate.That event was won by a South Carolina native angler, Casey Ashley.Preliminary figures are 108,000 attendees to the event and an economic impact of $23 million to the Upstate economy. When the Classic was held here in 2008, winner Alton Jones from Texas got an invitation to the White House to meet with President Bush. We both know that won't happen with this president, but as a member of the outdoor media and a constituent, I would think some type of press event with our Governor, who does have a fishing tournament named for her office, would be good for all concerned. If you're interested, call text, or e-mail and I can put you in touch with Casey's PR folks. Thanks