Who'd have thunk that an Apple unveiling would garner unprecedented free advertising? I don't recall any other public company, even Levi's, IBM, or Fortune 500 outfit controlling the domain like Jobs did with Apple.
*Ralph Barbieri went on his KNBR show, Wednesday, to explain, in more detail his disclosure to the Chron's Scott Ostler, that indeed, he is battling the early stages of Parkinson's disease.
While not saying so directly, Barbieri all but acknowledged that his contract with Cumulus is up at the end of the year, and that, (paraphrasing), "KNBR wants me back, but on what terms, I don't know. I hope to be here."
Translation: As many of you correctly noted, the timing of Barbieri's disclosure leaves many to conclude that he's ready for a battle with corporate and that his ailment would make it difficult for the suits to not renew his deal.
We'll see. The Dickey brothers are ruthless. They know no boundaries.
And again, on a personal note, I hope Ralph beats this. We may have differences of opinion on show style and technique, but it ends there. There is no rip job here when it comes to a person's health and welfare.
*New low at KSFO: Brian Sussman has repeatedly made fun of Democratic Florida Congresswoman, Debbi Wasserman Schultz, (A "libbeey" to Suss); Wednesday was pure disgusting. Sussman jokingly said that Wasserman Schultz "had 46 teeth."
A note to Suss: Wasserman Schultz is a breast cancer survivor. No, she's not immune to criticism. And sure, you have issues with her issues, go ahead and air them. But the constant personal badgering is way out of bounds.
And really, Brian, not funny. Stop.
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But the constant personal badgering is way out of bounds..... wow, you can actually write this and not see the irony??!! really? man, you are shameless
ReplyDeleteYes,it was amazing how anything Apple did was reported on 24/7 to excruciating detail on KCBS.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering Rich-the morning guys have that incredible six year contract,Raddy has said he had a ten-joking maybe,but he's not going anywhere, Fitz is not going with that Warrior money..SO,what change is Bungerhole left to make?
Also-hilarious that Krueger was amazed at Eric Byrnes "ripped" body. "Looked nothing like the outfielder I knew"..Raddy knew where that was going and changed the subject muy pronto.
Its just more why Eric isnt on Comcast-he's so hyper juiced and flying high on HGH since nobody tests sports hosts.
Kind of pathetic that a wealthy man like Byrnes is now cheating to beat a soccer dad at triathlons.
I remember when Sussman was a weatherman. I haven't heard him since he put on the "tough guy" facade. From the quotes I've read over the last couple of years, he really thinks he's something he's not, I guess. Even if he put on tons of weight, got hooked on painkillers, and took a strange cruise and got busted for having viagra that wasn't prescribed to him, the "right wing zealot" facade doesn't suit him. Not that I enjoy it when Limpballs does it, but Wussman is even less suited for it.
ReplyDeleteIf he doesn't like the Congresswoman's voting record and policies, then he should go after that. The infantile attacks on her personal life or appearance are beyond boorish; and they're quite wussified considering this "man" makes verbal potshots at a woman over the radio, instead of dealing with his concerns about her record with her face to face.
What a Wuss!!
—Your local Right Wing Zealot.
Schultz!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ag4nkSh7Q
ReplyDeleteHow many CEO's do you know that can command such attention and love from the masses except Jobs? Except for Walt Disney none that I know of.
ReplyDeleteSuss is a joke. Nuf said.
Radar
We need to separate the difference between free speech and reckless rhetoric. This line has been blurred for way too long. Accountability is clearly a disease to most talk-show voices. Sussman needs to be raked over the coals for his extreme insensitivity and raked hard. Nobody should get away with this shallow and very unentertaining personal attack. Rich, try and get more prominent voices to chew Sussman out!
ReplyDeleteAtta boy, Rich:
ReplyDelete"We may have differences of opinion on show style and technique, but it ends there. There is no rip job here when it comes to a person's health and welfare."
Way too many bloggers (and forum posters) regularly choose (intentionally or not) to utilize the interwebz as a barricade from humanity.
In person, anything less than these sentiments would be shocking... But online, it's all too often the opposite, which is why this modicum of decency deserves an Atta Boy.
(And at the risk of serving this up backhandedly, I think you would agree, Rich, that there is something inherently sad about that.)
LIBERMAN IS A FUCKING HYPOCRITE AND BOMB THROWING FAT MAN. YET WHEN HE HEARS THE OLD GUY ON KSFO SERVE UP SOME OF THE SAME SHIT, THE BIASED MO FUCKER IS UP IN ARMS. YOU PHONY BASTARD.
ReplyDeleteAnd that also explains why Byrnes does the bill cap pulled down low thing he does on TV. The bright lights hurt his dilated eyes.
ReplyDeleteHe thinks people see him and don't know?
Relax. Rich is just protecting another heeb. He's okay with making all sorts of disparaging comments about any female newscaster.
ReplyDeleteSussman is like all of these right wing hate-mongers who are allowed to spew their venom on the radio because our media business is run by
ReplyDeleteRepublican fat-cats. As usual, the extreme right-wing offers nothing of any value to the political discussion in American. Their specialties are exaggeration, obfuscation, and
stooping to sensationalistic tactics.
Unfortunately, the majority of Americans are so conditioned to accept today's talk radio as
'entertainment' rather than objective and thought provoking discussion, so no one seems to mind. The collective IQ in this country has to have really gone into the toilet when some boob like Rush Limbaugh is considered credible. This is a fat, pill-popping, greedy, self aggrandizing, pompous, boorish, bloviating
windbag. If Limbaugh had tried to peddle his verbal-puke 30 or more years ago he would have been laughed off the air. Does anyone remember the 'John Birch Society?' They were a bunch of right wing nut-jobs who put up signs in the 1960s that said: "Impeach Earl Warren" (Warren was
then the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court), and were convinced the UN was full of communist cells, plotting against our government. Now, because we've become a nation of half-baked fools and attention deficit nit-wits, we've allowed these idiots to take over our airwaves. Shameful!
"Rich is just protecting another heeb."
ReplyDeleteA comically hateful and STUPID remark considering both parties appear to be of Hebrew descent!
Fact is, Brian's not that damn good. Mark Davis (WBAP Dallas) could mop the floor with him and expend very little energy doing it. He's nowhere close to being in Bill Handel's league.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see KSFO bring in a serious conservative talk host but that would require real money and of course under Cumulus, it won't happen.
DWS puts herself out there everyday and makes outlandish statements at every turn...kind of reminiscent of another certain Bay Area media critic.
ReplyDeleteRich, in case no one told you, you do the same thing Sussman does. That you cannot see that is amusing to many readers, though not to Ralph apparently.
Radnich on Comcast to Scot Ostler: "Scot,I've known you years,your a great man,you know that?" said with near teary eyed sincerity. Ostler,in a dead pan: "You've never invited me to your home".
ReplyDeleteI could have fell on the floor laughing.
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