KC of Philadelphia Responds to NBC Today Show Report

The negative response from the fancy to the NBC Today Show attack piece regarding AKC’s inspection of breeders has been deafening. Very rarely does one event bring those within our industry together to form a unified response. This report had that effect.

There have been some within the sport calling for the KC of Philadelphia to reconsider their relationship with NBC because of this negative coverage. Frankly, I think that point of view is shortsighted and misinformed. The benefits of the Thanksgiving Day broadcast far outweigh the negative aspects of the Today Show report. That being said, the KC of Philadelphia issued a press release stating their position on the Today Show broadcast. It appears below.

The Kennel Club of Philadelphia has hosted the National Dog Show presented by Purina and produced by NBC Sports for the last eleven years. This popular show has been successfully televised by NBC Sports on Thanksgiving Day and has provided an excellent opportunity for the public to learn about purebred dogs, our sport and activities of the American Kennel Club. 

It is most unfortunate that this inaccurate, incomplete and misguided reporting by a rogue reporter was irresponsibly aired on the Today Show by NBC News, another component of NBC Universal. It is quite apparent that this segment was developed with a focus on showing only a negative side of the story and discrediting the American Kennel Club. 

The Kennel Club of Philadelphia strongly supports the dedicated and highly successful efforts of the American Kennel Club in ” being the dog’s champion”. We will continue to promote this objective in our interaction with NBC Sports and the production of the National Dog Show. We encourage the fancy to communicate with NBC News and express their total displeasure over this Today Show segment. Hopefully, they will receive enough feedback to prevent such an occurrence from happening again in the future and I can assure you that the Kennel Club of Philadelphia will be a major part of this effort. 

Wayne Ferguson, President – Kennel Club of Philadelphia 

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Posted by Tom on May 10 2013. Filed under Breaking News, The Buzz, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.