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Maybe you should take a look at all the text messages his son wrote to Coach Detwiler telling him how much he loved him as a coach throughout the past nine months. The truth will come out, and this shows that NBC Investigations are not real investigations. Harry H, good luck moving up in the world of journalism if this is what you deliver. This is a disgrace, Coach D deserves far better than this. I am floored that you ran this story! IF YOU WANT TO CALL YOURSELVES AN INVESTIGATIVE TEAM YOU BETTER DO A FULL INVESTIGATION! This is a sad, sad piece of journalism. Why would you have not waited until the governing body, the PIAA had their hearing. There is so much more to this that you don't even know. You embarrassed yourself. Enjoy the ride brother. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_59690857","adminTags":null,"views":1335,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Did Coaches Pay So Kid Could Play?","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":1414176,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"18 Sep 2009 13:55:28 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"800921","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"This wasn't an investigative report. I thought NBC10 was supposed to report news. Next time you do an &quot;investigative&quot; report you should take the time to actually do an full investigation before you air something of this nature. <br> As a &quot;reporter&quot; Harry should be ashamed of himself, as should whoever allowed this segment to air."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_59690857","adminTags":null,"views":1335,"createdBy":12616674,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Did Coaches Pay So Kid Could Play?","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":1414176,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"18 Sep 2009 15:20:53 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"whatup15","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"801477","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":" This doesn't prove anything because it does not show both sides of the argument. Just because Coach D declined to speak doesn't make him guilty of this. This is not an investigative report, its a sad piece of journalism. &quot;Uhhhhh lets see $500 a month.&quot; Took ya a while to come up with that lie Mr. Harper. <br><br>Why do you have footage from seven years ago in this video? NBC should be embarrassed. You probably should have waited until the governing body, the PIAA, ran their investigation before you go running lies and painting people in a negative light. Great Work Harry-NOT."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_59690857","adminTags":null,"views":1335,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Did Coaches Pay So Kid Could Play?","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":1414176,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"18 Sep 2009 17:37:10 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"802667","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Harry &amp; NBC should be ashamed for such poor reporting.<br>Are you buddies with Mr. Harper? It would seem so based on how you told the story.<br>Certainly did not tell the whole story, especially how these lies have ruined other people's lives.<br><br>Why not wait until the hearing to give a complete report, or interview the other parties in this story, so that your viewers know the COMPLETE story.<br><br>Shame on you Harry &amp; NBC!"},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_59690857","adminTags":null,"views":1335,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Did Coaches Pay So Kid Could Play?","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":1414176,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"18 Sep 2009 18:16:05 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"803029","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Well this is just bad reporting. What were you thinking Harry? Good luck moving up in the ranks if this is what you deliver. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_59690857","adminTags":null,"views":1335,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Did Coaches Pay So Kid Could Play?","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":1414176,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"18 Sep 2009 19:25:07 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"803477","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Dear Harry.....Scandal!!!???!!!...MY BUTT.<br>Why not do some real investigative reporting. Take a look at the school board and superindent at Phoenixville who seem to have a vendetta against all who work at Phoenixville."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_59690857","adminTags":null,"views":1335,"createdBy":12780131,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Did Coaches Pay So Kid Could Play?","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":1414176,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"18 Sep 2009 20:24:45 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"ABC123","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"803913","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"You call this an Investigation?? Looks pretty one sided to me. <br><br>A) George Harper was not a standout at American Christian. Look up some stats. Just because there is an unguarded dunk on YouTube does not mean the kid is a standout.<br><br>B) George Harper was not a standout at Phoenixville, despite being given a large amount of playing time. He jogged up and down the court like he had already signed an NBA contract, while crying to his teammates and coach if he didn't touch the ball every time down the court. <br><br>C) Coach Detweiler WON THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR WITHOUT George Harper...why?? <br><br>1) ...Because he was kicked off the team for telling the coach to perform an obscenity on him in front of the team. Why did you fail to mention this, Harry??<br><br>2) Coach Detweiler and Winston did nothing but try to help this kid and his father and now they are trying to publicly smear both of them. Insane.<br><br>3) This &quot;kid's&quot; high school SHUT DOWN. CLOSED. Detweiler did no recruiting. He was contacted by Harper and his former coaches. That is not recruiting. He is too old to play in the PIAA now anyway so what is the problem. Prep school is his only option unless he can whine enough to the PIAA to allow him another year.<br><br>Since the clowns on the school board in Phoenixville just couldn't wait till after the actual PIAA hearing to make their decisions, along with Harry and the crew here at NBC10, these are the lies that the public is now stuck with. Hopefully the truth will come out and Coach Detweiler (who took this program from a 2-22 season the year before his arrival to 6 straight winning seasons) and Winston will have their names cleared of this mess.<br><br>Shame on NBC and Harry Hairston, Ed Dress, and Gretchen Krawczyk for this poor, poor &quot;investigation&quot;. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_59690857","adminTags":null,"views":1335,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Did Coaches Pay So Kid Could Play?","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":1414176,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"18 Sep 2009 20:58:25 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"804099","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"I'm appalled at such poor reporting on Harry H. and NBC's part. To air a one sided story is just plain unfair. Coach Detweiler and Coach Winston have done so much good for the Phoenixville Basketball program. They did NOT offer George Harper any money for anything. The kid needed a place to go to school and wanted to play ball...Harper came to Detweiler asking to be on the team. Detweiler was nice enough to allow him to play, and then this kid ends up unhappy and he and his dad spread lies about the Coaches. Does this reporter know that Harper used the most foul language not only to the Coach, but also in front of the entire gym full of fans? Also, I've seen Harper on the court and he's not any big deal what so ever...plays NO defense and loved to run down court backwards pumping his chest like he's a pro. All talk, no game! What a shame that Phoenixville lost two great Coaches/leaders/good friend to players because of an angry kid and his dad."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_59690857","adminTags":null,"views":1335,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Did Coaches Pay So Kid Could Play?","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":1414176,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"18 Sep 2009 23:37:18 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"804884","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Harry needs to ask senior Mr. Harper why younger Mr. Harper didn't get to play in last year's PIAA playoffs with his &quot;teammates.&quot; There was some post league playoff locker room issues which obviously aren's mentioned."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_59690857","adminTags":null,"views":1335,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Did Coaches Pay So Kid Could Play?","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":1414176,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"19 Sep 2009 01:10:45 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"805225","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Harry- What were you thinking on this one? This is very, very poor reporting. You blew it this time. Bill Detweiler was a tremendous coach, who built a feared program in the area. He was approached by Harper and his father after Harper's school closed...he did nothing wrong Harry. You just lost any reputation that you had as a credible reporter. NBC is just as bad to allow Harry to release this. This is not an investigation Harry. Its sad and disappointing that this is what is being reported. <br><br>You should look into the School Board who continues to anger the Phoenixville community with rash decisions such as this one. Terrible report Harry. TERRIBLE"}],"error":"","totPages":3}

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