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Golden State Warriors’ PR Manager Drops the Ball

As PR pros, we’ve all made some embarrassing  mistakes, even sending press releases or pitches to the wrong media list. But some mistakes are bigger than others. Eric Govan, PR manager for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, sent an e-mail titled “Ghetto Prom” — featuring photos of black people in formal attire and commentary denigrating the outfits — to the team’s entire media distribution list.

Oops. Govan was fired.

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One Response to “Golden State Warriors’ PR Manager Drops the Ball”

  1. Clay Says:
    May 9th, 2007 at 10:19 am

    I guess the story goes, he was sending the “Ghetto Prom” e-mail to his friend list, but inadvertently sent it to the media distribution list. I met him a few times and he was always a good guy.

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