**Ronn Owens, KGO Radio: through proxies, inquires why 415 Media is so peeved at him. Really Ronn? Try justifying your shameless post-KGONE blowout. The incessant mattress ad to-be-read requests for guests, (tacky), your love-goddess treatment of Jared, (JairHead) and you have a decent clue. And gain, the POW-like reads on KGONE spots. Just keep 'em comin, Temperpedic man.
**Jennifer Jones-Lee, KGO Radio: "It's Friday!"--oh, just keep a lid on it, will ya? And the non-stop gigglefest with Mike Nicco. You two sound like a bunch of high-school chipmunks at a Glee party. Embarrassing and frightening at the same time.
**Jan Wahl, KCBS: Your false bravado is telling. The movie reviews intertwined with mattress company is a total crapfest. Put a hat in it, Wahl.
**Steve Bitker, KCBS: Stevo, you're reading sports, not the Ten Commandments. A little perspective wouldn't hurt, eh? And the "I'm God and you're not" persona is not a favorite behind closed doors. Please, Steve, quit while your ahead, otherwise you're destined to become the next Ken Dito.
**Kim Coyle, KPIX: Horse face has all the subtlety of a Walmart sale. God knows how she got the gig at PIX--maybe they had a contest at Denny's to pick between a $4 breakfast and a back-up sports anchor and she won. Gag me with a teleprompter.
**Eric Rasmussen, KTVU: More Peets, Rassy. And nice of you to become the most obnoxious reporter this side of Mike Hegadus. Please, Rassy: Just be a little more mellow. Oh, another Special Ed speciality hire, dang me.
**Renee Richardson, KGO-KFOG: So tell me, you must have pictures, right? I thought 1986 was 26 years ago.
**Darya Folsom, KRON: Just make sure they're always tuned up...Oh, it wasn't me that began all the lovely stories, DF. See, I believe in waking up, drinking coffee and just going to the office. Then it's home and quiet time. DF, you're the star there, fine, just understand that being a star there is like being the line cook at Arby's.
**Larry Beil, KGO-TV: Larry was so excited over his last 4PM show he just bought 10 grand's worth of hair plugs. WITH AUTHORITY!
**Dennis O'Donnell, KPIX: Always good to have family money.
**Don Bleu, ClearChannel: You still here? I thought you left the area 20 years ago. And still doing the lame morning bits. God, Ryan Seascrest makes $100M and last I checked, you told him to take a hike. Good timing, Blue man.
**Bruce Jenkins, SF Chronicle: Bruce, about time for why its "disturbing" for Giants players to sign with the Dodgers. You're good for at least one before Opening Day. Preposterous indeedo!
**Ray Ratto, Comcast Senior Insider: Since when did it become fashionable to look as if someone stuck a bat up your ass, 24/7? Ray, I know everyone thinks you're a fine JOUR-NO-LIST and all, but call me a missive, I don't get it. Smile Ray, lighten up, this isn't life and death. You need to get out of the Comcast back office--go to Brennens and have a turkey sandwich on me.
**Amy G, Comcast: The Locusts are coming! The Locusts are coming.Gag me with a spoon, meat! She's so bad, she's bad. Even her defenders know this.
**Jim Kozimor, Comcast SportsNet, Bay Area: If you were half-genuine, you'd still be a pain in the tuchas. But Kosey, you dress well, know how to play the game and willing to kiss major behind--SOLD! You gotta gig big dog.
**Bob Fitzgerald, KNBR/Warriors: Dang, they're right. You are one smarmy ass-wipe. You're the guy in high-school that told the substitute teacher that it was not good to let us all out a minute before 3, you putz. And your incessant cackles, chirps, giggles wouldn't make it in Fresno. Keep kissing major ass and telling GARE-YEE how wonderful he is--PS: When's the last time Notre Dame was relevant, Rudy?
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Vitriol for people in the business you do desperately want to be in. Sour grapes for the professionals who collect a paycheck rather than shilling for PayPal donations.
ReplyDeleteYou will delete this but I take satisfaction in knowing you read it. Give it up pathetic wannabe.
uh,Your own vitriol and evil satisfaction?..you see the irony??
DeletePay Pal is an honest living. You heard of the internet?..
Rich's jealousy just jumps off the page. Part of the reason is that sarcasm needs to be witty, this is pure sour grapes!
Deletewow. tough talk from someone shrouded under an "anonymous" tag. the internet makes everyone Rooster Cogburn. Isn't it wonderful?
DeleteUnbelievable you didn't take a shot a Radnich
ReplyDeleteJust based on their on air persona: Tory Campbell and Laura Anthony aren't a load of laughs. Their husbands must be older English bankers to be matching personalities.
ReplyDeleteUnderrated? Leigh Glaser on ch7..she used to be smoking hot..and has aged well into a fine MILF. And the "f" isn't for "freindly handshake". Although,I'm sure a handshake is as far as I could get-and maybe..lol.
The pair of anchors who come closest to being a parody of 1970 Happy Talk?.. ch 7's Eric(forgot his last name) and Kristen Zee in the mornings..like,even smile at each other is written on the teleprompter.
Amy G.is very palatable when she wears those Victoria Secret blouses....damn ATT for being so cold,she only whips those out in September.
John Lund on Comcast? calm down..the heavy makeup, sometimes high pitched voice,and huge smile make you look a little flamboyant.
And-hate to say it,but Henry Wolford's one gear is wearing out my ears..he needs to listen to himself on tape of his(occasional) radio show..and bring that'tude to Comcast.
Well,I'm sure all partys named will appreciate my constructive crticism,and will work dilligently to correct any of their errors.
What the hell is wrong with people like you and Rich? You really don't have anything better to do than criticize people for their looks and what you perceive to be their personality? Look up the word "troll" and you might find out something about yourselves....
DeleteRegarding Leigh Glaser... On the "So Cal Media Watch" blog a poster recently recounted a trip to the Bay Area and gave impressions of local newscasts. Among his comments: "Doing the weather on ABC 7 News was this biker-chick lookalike..."
DeleteIt's when you post like this that I wonder why I wasted good pixels on my monitor.
ReplyDeleteThink it's an attempt at humor but what comes across is a Rich L's disappointment that all these others are appreciated and he is not.
DeleteOne might not want to admit this, but Mr. Lieberman is right on with most of his comments. Yes, he's an angry man and who knows why he's driven to this kind of vitriol, but he's right on a lot of accounts. He did say something about Bruce Jenkins. You have to wonder if there's something at work here about his "comments" on the Giants. His wife is the team photographer. Can you say "job security"?
ReplyDeleteActually, the local radio, TV and print media are total disappointments. A lot of my friends choose to get their news from other sources (online, New York Times, etc.). Remember that line in "All The President's Men" when Jason Robards (Ben Bradlee) told one of the staffers (paraphrasing here) that perhaps the "San Francisco Chronicle" will pick up a story? One would have to see that movie to get the context, but the feeling wasn't a good one towards the Comical. Even back in the 1970s, people knew how bad the Chronicle was. Jeez, if it was bad then, compare it to how it is now!!!
However, reading 415 is better than that self-serving fluff that Ben Fong-Torres writes in Datebook every other Sunday. Take a count of how many times he uses the word "I." He was a big part of Rolling Stone Magazine. Fine, but who all of a sudden decided that you were the designated Bay Area radio expert?!
^agree. Just listen to Radnich or any one else and they take a shot at the same people. Rich is saying what we're all thinking
DeleteLMAO @ Dennis O'Donnell. I didn't think anyone knew who he was.
ReplyDeleteRich I think your site is funny and informative, but when you call a female anchor a "horse face" what does that reflect upon you. This article really says something about you as a person. I mean it how envious do your words sound, you want Radnich's salary, job, family, nice cars, and fame basically everything you don't have right now. As much as you dislike Radnich or Ownens, at least they don't call people "horse face".
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding? You ever hear Radnich talk about woman over 45 or so? Total mysogynist. On TV,he gets a disgusted look at the very idea of older sexual woman..while he,bloated and balding,forehead covered in liver spots thinks he's a real prize at 67 years old.
DeleteI agree. Let's keep the comments civil.
DeleteThere is a frequent "City Brights" blogger on sfgate.com
Her whole thing is "Feminist rights" but she usually focuses on something totally irrelevant, like pink Legos.
She writes horribly, and thus--with all the ridiculousness of her--many people (and I guilty!) check her blog when it appears, mostly for the witty comments!
There is one person who always calls her "horse face" and I find that so low life and not funny. Believe me! Margot has plenty of stuff that we can tear into.
And BESIDES. Horses are rather beautiful! Give me a good looking horse head over Newt's any day! (but not in my bed!)
Rich, I agree with Anon 1:34. The "horse face" comment was a bit much and you just loose credibility with it. And, quick frankly, do you not own a mirror in your own house?
DeleteAnd pawning it off later with an "Oh! April Fools! Just kidding!" doesn't work. This isn't humor but hate and I do get that feeling you are pissed off because they are making a profession in the industry while I guess you have not.
She does have a horse face. She looks like the kind of chick who sort of looks fine after 10 shots of tequila at a college frat party. Stop hating on Lieberman. I for one would not trade my life for Ronnn "the hostage" Lowenstein. Although this afternoon I saw Frank Sommerville polishing his 911 Porsche Turbo in his posh Oakland hills home. Life is good for that guy! Cheers.
DeleteIt is always the men who call women names after they have been rejected by them.
DeleteWhat do you complainers want? When Rich occasionally runs a short fluff piece calling attention to some nice, human characteristics of a person in the local news biz, he gets attacked for selling out and brown-nosing. When he serves up the red meat and tells us what he thinks of some others he doesn't like, he gets accused of being vitriolic and jealous. In any professional contact I have had with him, Rich has shown a real desire to write something interesting with integrity and honesty. I am no one he has ever mentioned, but I can attest to his value of accuracy and willingness to quickly correct any mistake.
ReplyDeletePretty funny; comments concerning Rudy always produce convulsions of laughter.
ReplyDeleteHey Rich have you ever seen your face and your fat gut. Your face looks like my back of my hairy ass
ReplyDeleteCome on now Rich. You're smart enough to know that you have some big time mood swings so please, as a person who often enjoys your blog, please get an handle on it. When your mood is "off", please delay writing because it lowers the quality of your blog.
ReplyDeleteThere was way too much meanness and negativity, jeeze.
As far a Ronn, he truly may not understand how badly he disappointed his listeners when he sounded so insensitive to the firings and didn't give us a chance to share our feelings. I know this has been explained to him, but he still doesn't seem to understand. However, personally, I am not going to hate a guy who blew it once out of thirty years. Also, I don't hate him because of his mattress commercials. I like him, but am disappointed in how he handled December 1st and I really dislike KGO in general.
Also, I like Jennafer and Mike joking around and being cheerful. The only time I personally don't like it when people are cheerful is when I am a bit depressed and then it annoys me. I prefer to stay upbeat and am glad for cheerful people.
Please take care of yourself Rich. Seriously.
Agree with Anon 1:34. The piece generally would have been fine, but calling someone "horse face" is no better than my fourth-grader calling someone "booger head" on the elementary school playground.
ReplyDeleteJust when I'm about to break out the paypal for a few bucks, this makes me put my "wallet" away - I don't subscribe to Highlights for Children, I wouldn't pay for "horse face."
Spot on especially concerning that ferret-faced little nothing Bob Fitzgerald. What a waste of carbon that guy is. I used to hate when he would butt-in to the last few minutes of Radnich with his stupid, pithy, pseudo-intellectual comments. Can't say I agree about Ratto, however. Then again, he and I have a kinship inasmuch as I, too, am a heavy-set Italian with facial hair.
ReplyDeleteSorry Rich, but you're not funny and you're not informative. Every so-called "scoop" I've ever read on this site was just plain wrong-- sour grapes from a disgruntled employee who doesn't have a clue about how this business actually works. Kinda like you.
ReplyDeleteWow did you have a bad day? I am done with your blog and hope everyone else is.
ReplyDeleteYou're such a hateful jerk. You don't know Jennifer Jones Lee, and if you do then you're just an idiot because she's a doll. I check on this blog from time to time and each time I read it I am just reminded that you know NOTHING about radio or the industry. YOU, Mr. Lieberman, should put a lid on it. Or break your keyboard and spare us from your hateful rants.
ReplyDeleteWishing this site / information was formatted like DCRTV.com - news in one section, rants in the other.....and the news there is actually news, not opinion
ReplyDeleteSeriously Rich the misogyny is really getting old.Women read your blog too (for now).You rarely comment about a male broadcasters appearance.I'm not sure what you have about Sleep Train either.With out those ad dollars you would have nothing to talk about.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about it Ronn, at least Rich's negative attention is better than no attention at all. Just be grateful you haven't faded into obscurity along with your polyester shirts and gold chains. Have fun with it while you take Cumulus to the cleaners. There are no tears being shed for the new management. It's always fun to take a sneak peak at 810 Khz even though it isn't supposed to exist on the AM dial according to the 415 teeth gnashers. I don't hear what the others do. You sound like the same 'ol Ronn to me. I guess others are looking for subtle clues hoping you are miserable. Let them eat fish!
ReplyDeleteOnce again Rich...you're pretty much 'spot on,' especially your comments about 'Giggles' and Any G. It's a pity we have to see and hear them on the local TV and radio!
ReplyDeleteREALLY! A-HOLE 415. Sucking on the sauce again? Better double up on your meetings. You seems to be very full of yourself.
ReplyDeleteRich Lieberman continues to write a very entertaining and refreshingly honest blog. His posts supply are a 'guilty pleasure' for his many readers me each day, and I have to say that most of the time, I find myself in agreeement with his grim assessment of the local media scene.
ReplyDeleteRich loves radio and TV and has paid close attention to the local scene for years, and it hurts him as it does a lot of us who are close to the industry to see what has happened to it over the past ten to 15 years.
If you compare the quality of local radio and TV in 2012 with say 1992, the contrast is alarmingly stark. There are plenty of talking heads and voices on our local airwaves today who wouldn't have even been considered for jobs by station managers 20 years ago.
How sadly things have changed in he ensuing years with a much lower quality in talent and content, as credibility, experience, and intelligence are by and large no longer valued by management in radio and TV.
It's just one of the many reasons
that our society has gone into the tank in recent years.
Steve Bitker always sounds breathless, as if he just ran six miles to the studio beating the deadline, and is so loud as to seem too close to the microphone. He speaks in a voice that gives his subject more of a crucial import than it would seem to warrant.
ReplyDeleteAnd as far as our blogger's intentions regarding this post, well,...some of us here could stand a little injection of humor into our lives.
I never watch KRON so wasn't sure what the hub-bub was about Darya Folsom. Today while waiting to pay $1000 at the Honda Dealership for a repair, KRON was on the wide screen television. There were 8 or so customers waiting for their cars. Watching Ms. Folsom, I hadn't laughed so hard since I was in my 20s -- I'm 53. What a joke. There was a nun waiting for her car and she was making jokes about this poor woman. I can't tell you one story that was reported. I only know that this poor, top-heavy, joke of a woman made the 2 hours whiz by. She reminded me of some of the old Roller Derby chicks.
ReplyDeleteMr. Lieberman,
ReplyDeleteThe 'horse face' comment was out of place and, even though this is supposed to be an April Fool's writing, stands out as hurtful to women whether we are mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, wives, or grandmothers. Please ask the women in your life. I believe they will say, "Rich, I love you, but the lady is correct."
I'm not trying to be Anonymous on purpose. I just am a grandmother who can't figure out the Google, Aim, TypePad, etc. systems for signing in.
Emmy from East Bay
I am actually a pretty big fan of Ronn Owens, but his latest personal ad makes me cringe. He is now schilling... mouthwash? I didn't catch the brand name, but they apparently make toothpaste, mouthwash, and Ronn's favorite, lozenges!!! They are literally the BEST lozenges Ronn has ever tried.
ReplyDeleteHow far has KGO fallen when Ronn goes from selling Lexus luxury vehicles to hawking lozenges?
And once again Larry Kreuger was wrong. He picked Kansas. His amazingly wrong sports knowledge and intuition combined with his gambling habits means that Larry works nights as a security guard to pay his debts...
ReplyDeleteAnd Dont think I havent noticed the overtime by KNBR to make Larry out as a great,swell,fella. Until his next rant at local writers puts Larry back in the outhouse. I'm pretty sure Larry has had enough of the bigoted talk and can avoid that,at least. Pretty sure...
Rich, your description of Jim Kozimor is spot on. He kissed major butt in Sactown and still go canned by the Kings. We was building a mansion in El Dorado Hills. Now he needs to suck up to anyone and everyone who might hire him to pay for it. When dealing with the public he acts like his crap don't stink.
ReplyDeleteHad to laugh this morning when KNBR ran a Ron Owens 9 - Noon promo (voiced by Ron) during Raddy's 9 - Noon show. Too funny. I guess Lee Hammer has checked out, can’t believe he said “Yes”.
ReplyDeleteIt reminded me of when K-Mart bought Sears, as if that marriage would save either of those lumbering retail has-beens.
Rich is trying to be funny in an edgy way but the humor does not come thru for a lot of people. I get it. Most don't. Rich, you gotta change and allow comments to appear immediately. If you are unwilling to do it then you gotta get on the ball and approve them more quickly. Waiting two or three days for a comment to appear is asking too much. Half the fun of checking your blog is reading the comments. You are shooting yourself in the foot if you continue to keep such a tight lid on comments...
ReplyDeleteGood point.
DeleteI agree with some of your comments but making fun of someone's physical features is mean and unprofessional.
ReplyDeleteThe "horseface" comment was horribly wrong and requires a sincere and unambiguous apology. There are very few Sports Illustrated swimsuit models who would want to be on local TV, and of those who would, many fewer still who could be anywhere close to as hard-working, knowledgable and professional as Kim. It was a terribly cheap shot and unworthy of you. Please think about it, Rich. That said, some of the comments directed at Rich here are equally as hateful, yet he aproves them for anonymous publication. The tone of this place needs to improve, starting with Rich.
ReplyDeleteWhy not use this comments section to add to Rich's list of fools? Hell, most of you post as "ANONYMOUS" anyway, so take your own shots from your private list of broadcasting winners/losers.
ReplyDeleteWhere's Jessica Aguirre on the list-o-fools? And not just because of appearance, just because!!!!
Where's the endless list of live-shot reporters (mostly KNTV and KRON, but not limited to those stations) who think that every sentence begins with the word "now?"
Where's Mitch Thompson, the every-ten-minute lightweight traffic "voice" that makes middays on KCBS unlistenable?
What about the "Save KUSF" idiots whose misinformed community radio crusade is about as big a waste of energy as KGO's solar panels?
Yeah, Rich pisses me off sometimes too; comes with the territory. I'd still rather see more informed opinions in the comments section of this blog rather than shots at the guy who provides us this forum.
And why are tall thin white girls with big teeth and overbite so attractive? Amy G to Samantha on The Today Show..and with a lisp. You see that on many models. I dont know why..but its a good look.
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