| There are, I think, awards that have no commercial angle. As an example, I think one would be hard pressed to find a commercial connection in the awarding of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. But the Tonys would not have been on CBS for the last x years without the League and its members footing the bill. And in the absence of that, the Tony awards would not have the stature that they do. (There would be no EGOTs, just EGOs. :-) ) Compare, for example, the Bessie Awards. |
