So far, so good. Pretty predictable, actually.
Until you go to the Heritage web site to read Sussman's bio and book narrative and see this:
Brian Sussman was the San Francisco Bay Area’s most celebrated television science reporter and meteorologist for more than 20 years. In 2001, he joined KSFO-AM, where he is now the new morning host of the highest rated talk show in the Bay Area and the fourth largest radio market in the country.
The bio Sussman provided Heritage asserts his show is the "highest rated talk show in the Bay Area." Uh, KGO's Ronn Owens would beg to differ.
Owens was not amused, via e-mail: "UNBELIEVABLE, (Owens caps) Absolutely false, both in share and numbers 12+...Latest ARB book, came out around May 24."
Indeed Owens is the highest rated talk-show in the 12+ overalls and has been for several years. Sussman's numbers are from the theatre of the unknown.
As for his self-annointed most "celebrated" TV weatherman staus, a few of the "SussMAN's" ex-collegues at KPIX have another opinion, (Sussman left PIX in 2001) One notable figure in particular: "There is no rhyme or reason to what news management decides to do. However, I did know a weather reporter that left town because the climate did not agree with him."
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Science reports? I dont remember those. I know that the weather/ science guy on KPIX Brian Hackney for years has done science oriented programs..and I think for KRON before KPIX..I wonder what he thinks of the other Brian taking credit?
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to politics and talk shows, some never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
ReplyDeleteI think I got more than enough of Sussman's program a couple years ago when he and another female talking head use to defend President Bush's record by saying, "at least he restored FREEDOM in America". WTF? We're we all living with a gun to our head after Reagan?
Credibility lost.
Where is the Hackman, Brian Hackney now? Just a few years ago, he was teamed up with Liam doing Eye on the Bay. Is he still around?
Rich thanks for writing about this. This has bugged me for a long time. And of course management at KGO/KSFO is the same so they allow the spin. Their trick? KGO is News and Talk whereas KSFO is just news. That stuff at the top of the hour on KSFO? Er um. Nevermind.
ReplyDeleteI was going to let the shows that have him on know about the other stuff he says but they are all part of the right wing noise machine and don't care.