Greg Wyshynski at the NHL Fanhouse does a very in-depth story on “Eklund”.
Because as Eklund’s popularity and influence have grown—with surging Web traffic, high-profile radio gigs and an on-air role during an NHL trade deadline television special—so have serious charges about a fraudulent biography, his lack of journalistic ethics and some online behavior that historically has gotten professional reporters fired. During our hour-long conversation, the “anonymous hockey blogger” finally began to answer to them—with some startling revelations....
One of the most controversial aspects of the Eklund legend is his biography. The background he had given to ESPN was in direct contrast with the fanciful origin story he gave FanHouse’s Eric McErlain in an early (and must-read) interview in 2005. Self-aggrandizing aside—I still love the part about having written a book that sold so well he no longer had to work full-time—the fact was that the official bio on his Web site changed significantly after he began attracting a larger audience.
read on… much, much more including pics…
People are turning on KK because they are tired of Dwayne posting bogus rumours and tagging unrelated posts with the names of certain teams to increase his page views.
People want guys who will get the real deal, and posts useful and thoughtful insights on the real news. I, for one, am going to try to ween myself off the need to follow every ludicrous theory and stick to sites like Paul’s. I can’t load Dwayne’s page without feeling like I’ve contributed to something awful when I load that page on my browser. Looking forward to the upgrades to the site, and keep up the good work KK!
Posted by Darrell Mast from Ottawa, Canada on 08/01 at 12:23 PM