at the 1999 Webby Awards what American lawyer, businessman, and mayor lobbied to move the ceremony to New York City,
1999 Webby Awards The 1999 Webby Awards were held on March 18, 1999, at the Herbst Theater (War memorial Opera House) in San Francisco, California. IDG, which still owned the awards organization, continued to retain Tiffany Shlain to produce the awards even though the magazine division she had been working for had been shut down. Mayor Rudy Giuliani had lobbied to move the ceremony to New York City, but San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown interceded with Schlain by promising the City's support, including hosting a post-award party at the newly remodeled City Hall.
H. Edward Knox Haden Edward "Eddie" Knox (born January 22, 1937) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 49th Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1979 until 1983.