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Best of Nothing

November 4, 2003 |

The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City awards used to be a real ballot of their readers, and it produced awards that many businesses were proud to display. Since the “alternative” paper sold out to the New Times chain in 1999, the Best Of awards have degenerated into a blatant advertising schmooze fest with reader votes becoming a small after thought. Recently Star gossip columnist Hearne Christopher, Jr. called the Pitch on their pandering.


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  1. Rhetorica on November 4, 2003 4:27 pm

    The Pitch is owned by New Times. Is New Times owned by Times Mirror, or is that merely a typo?

  2. BlogKC on November 4, 2003 5:28 pm

    Oops, it’s a typo. Now corrected. Thanks.

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