No matter how you feel about the Middle-East debate, and the Israeli action on Sunday in particular, Owens back-and-forth with callers on this issue always brings out the best in Bay Area radio; its a KGO specialty and one of Owens staples. I wish he'd stick to that formula.
**In the big picture, Dave Lewis' nightly sports updates on KCBS (M-F at :15 and :45 past the hour) don't rattle the senses, but Lewis'spots are the most fluid, crisp, and well-written reports on local SF radio. Lewis isn't flamboyant, cute, or dramatic--he just gives a nice and steady series of updates mixed with an occasional actuality. Keep it simple and straight. Nice work, and get this: Lewis reports from a makeshift studio at his home garage.
**Roxy Bernstein has joined XTRA Sports "JJ and the Mouth" (Noon- 3 PM M-F). The CAL basketball announcer and college football tonsil is a welcome addition to a program that could use a little spark and Bernstein's mix of humor, insights and opinionated takes will add needed juice to this sports cluster.
**Anybody else like me notice that its been a while since KTVU's Gasia Mikaelian has been on the Channel 2 airwaves? I'll have to make a call.
**KTVU posted dominant May ratings, (again) across the board; in the morning, mid-day, and evening and nightly news. This isn't news because KTVU always wins, while the others keep flailing away.
**Quick psst. to KNBR's Dan Dibley: too cute and shtick gone overboard. Be a little straight now and then.
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I dont think Dibbley overdoes it. Some things he makes it obvious he's over the top on -like saying Radnich is against marriage. The key is that when he spouts off every now and then he hits a real nerve...then shuts up.He got the Radnich signal to end that.
ReplyDeleteAnd you got to remember-when he's done the rare fill in,he's given Radnich a real shot about him or on his holy cows. So,their is something to the play arguements.
btw,I notice an increase of people who have worked hard to get through the filterers to rip Radnich.They make it to on air-quite a feat!
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Well,no doubt Radnich and co. read this. As they led off the show with "Did you read the blog on Dan and I" paraphrasing.
ReplyDeleteI know what I see and hear..that Dan admits if he really got Radnich angry on purpose Radnich would bounce him from the air doesnt change what I said or my point...because just as kids play fight unil one crosses a line and gets the other furious...that's the occasional Rad and Dan show. Radnich is a entertainer,but his opinions are so far off-Dan can do the counterpoint for hours. And like I said,he does hit a nerve sometimes.It's televised and you see Radnich's face flush-and that ain't pretend.
Maybe it just bothers Gary that without having to put much thought into a subject,Dan proves him wrong-over and over.And maybe Gary should notice that when he hosts the other shows his usual remark to guests "Am I right? Do you agree?" almost always the expert guest says no. Happens all the time.
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Radnich admitted today-he reads these blogs. No suprise,but he had always denied it.
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Steve Moskowitz? I shudder when I hear that slimeballname; lets look at what the bar has to say about him:
ReplyDeleteJanuary 10, 2002
STEPHEN MARK MOSKOWITZ [120917], 53, of Castro Valley was suspended for six months, stayed, placed on two years of probation with an actual 30-day suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Jan. 10, 2002. Moskowitz stipulated to misconduct in five consolidated matters. In the first, he signed a $10,000 fee agreement to prepare an opinion dealing with the taxability of funds his clients received in settlement of a lawsuit. The fee agreement stated that the $10,000 was a non-refundable "true retainer" for availability of services, but also constituted payment for Moskowitz' work, charged against his hourly rate. When the IRS notified the couple that the settlement funds were taxable, Moskowitz demanded and received another $10,000 to challenge the ruling. The clients later fired Moskowitz, before he had earned the fee. He did not refund the unearned fee, and the clients sued him. In another matter in which Moskowitz charged three clients advance fees, he did not disclose those fees to the bankruptcy court, a violation of bankruptcy court rules. He says that he acted on the advice of an attorney he regularly worked with who represented himself as a bankruptcy specialist. Moskowitz did not promptly refund advance fees in two other matters and failed to respond to another client's status inquiries. In mitigation, Moskowitz has no prior record of discipline, he has an extensive record of pro bono work and he cooperated with the bar's investigation. He also relied on the advice of his attorneys concerning the refunds.