Reporting on a Reporter
The Times Union reported yesterday that the New York Bankers Association, a group that lobbies state lawmakers, paid the New York Post's veteran Albany man Fred Dicker for a speech earlier this month.
A spokesperson for the NYBA said that Dicker's speech on January 9 lasted about 30 minutes, and a spokesman for the Post said Dicker was paid $1,000. (The money has since been returned to the association with a request that it be donated to an Alzheimer's-related charity, according to Post spokesman Steven Rubenstein.)
Today, the Daily News gets in on the story, adding that "this is the third straight year the NYBA has been paying Dicker - without the knowledge of his boss, Post editor in chief Col Allan."
I'm guessing this isn't over.
-- Azi Paybarah
Will this cause any real headaches for Dicker?
Dicker is detested by everyone in Albany: Legislators, staffers, other journalists, etc. Hoist him on his own petard!
His reservoir of good will would barely fill a teacup, and even then only if the crocodile tears were to start puddling.
It's about time Dicker got a taste of his own.. and now I find it particularly interesting to read that he has been hanging up on reporters and won't return calls for comment..