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April 16, 2008

Former Yanks P.R. Director To Lead Hall At Cooperstown

Via the Daily Star -

The Daily Star learned exclusively Tuesday night that Jeff Idelson will be named the permanent president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame today. An announcement will be made during a media conference this afternoon at the shrine in Cooperstown, a source speaking on the condition of anonymity said.

Idelson, 43, succeeds Dale Petroskey, who resigned March 25 after nearly nine years. The same day, the Hall named Idelson as its acting president, an interim tag that lasted three weeks. The Hall’s 17-member Board of Directors made the decision to hire Idelson, the source said.

The Hall hired Idelson as its director of public relations and promotions in 1994. In 1999, Idelson earned a promotion to vice president of communications and education, an appointment he continued to hold even after he was named acting president. Before working at the Hall, Idelson served as assistant vice president and senior press officer for World Cup USA in 1994, the year the U.S. played host to the World Cup for men’s soccer. From 1989-93, Idelson worked as the New York Yankees’ director of media relations and publicity after holding a similar position with the Boston Red Sox from 1986-88.

Idelson graduated from Connecticut College with a degree in international economics May 25,1986, and began working in the Red Sox’s PR department 11 days later.

After having to deal with the 1986 Red Sox and those Yankees teams from 1989 to 1992, dealing with anything else should be a snap.

Posted by Steve Lombardi at April 16, 2008 11:36 AM

Comments

If I recall correctly, Petroskey was the douche who banned Tim Robbins from speaking at the Hall for the crime of not supporting the war in Iraq. If so, good riddance. A hamster could probably do a better job than that nitwit.

Posted by: Tex Antoine [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 16, 2008 12:08 PM