In some previous posts about the on-going abyss called KRON, I made references about the stations' "564 weather girls...'KRON likes em young, 'blond and cheap'" and something to that effect.
In doing so, I offended at least one of them and want to sincerely say I'm sorry. I didn't suddenly one day wake up and want to piss off a few of the very capable, very hard-working professional female weather forecasters that take their job seriously, were schooled hard in the meteorology field. Hey, I love 'ya all. Well, a few of you I can do without, but seriously, most of you know your gig and are all great.
The weathergirl swipes were more of a figurative dismissal of the bulk of KRON's only non-infomercial programming early morning-- nothing more, nothing less. Chalk it up to a brief bit of blogger laziness; I've been in a high-pressure system ferklempta with a multitude of tasks, forgive me. My bad.
From now on, I will be more judicious with my remarks.
Peace and love.
I think your apology is sincere. But you still shouldn't have gone after those folks, that was a really cheap shot.
ReplyDeleteThey are just trying to do their jobs. They've been given a break a LOT of people trying to get into the biz dream of. Why they get that break isn't up to them.
I read your blog religiously. But when you say things like you did, you lose a lot more of the respect of your readers than you could ever gain with any one thing you post. You said some pretty hurtful, petty things.
Well said, Rich. Thanks for clarifying. I always took it as a swipe at KRON management (or is that term an oxymoron?)
ReplyDeleteI took it as a swipe at KRON management as well. They deserve to get dug into.
ReplyDeleteCharlie: My inner cynicism says you're a KRON plant, but I thought it out and will assume that you're sincere.
ReplyDeleteI said I was sorry. This isn't Mayberry. This is SF. I'm not in the business of feeling sorry for a station that uses interns and CHEAP, god-awful weather and traffic talent. This is the big leagues.
So while I admire your passionate defense of those I took "cheap shots" of, I believe the apology I offered was sufficient and, in the case of one of the folks I offended, my apology was accepted.
I mean, I could have done worse. I could have concocted a conspiracy that all of 'em had to be locked into a room and watch "Henry's garden." That would have been illegal though, sort of a local waterboarding.
I hope you continue to read and give me a mulligan.