COHEN/ROSENHEIM FINALLY MAKE MOVE
This is not what I have been hearing, but it's a significant move nevertheless.
Elizabeth Cook will co-anchor the KPIX5 11 PM news with Ken Bastida, effective immediately. She'll also co-tonsil at 5 and 6 with Allen Martin.
It's readily apparent that Cook has become the station's dominant news brand. Dan Rosenheim, the news director at PIX has high plaudits for Cook, but you can bet Bruno Cohen, the GM, had significant influence on this move.
Think about it: in essence, Cook, who can read a teleprompter very well and has won some industry awards, is essentially the face of the "new" KPIX5. She will be appearing on virtually all the outlet's main, primetime newscasts.
How this goes over in the newsroom will be very interesting. We will gauge and investigate. I'd love to know how Bastida feels? I'll ask around.
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She's smokin HOT. What's the problem?
ReplyDeleteThe problem is she's an actress, not a newsperson. I think it must be the Southern CA background.
DeleteNow, if she were to lose the poses, the end-of-show whispery voice, the moues, the Betty-Boop eyemoves, the happy-puppy wrist crossings - she might be only ok.
5:02: A rock in a fire is smokin hot, but it's still a rock.
ReplyDeleteBastida is fine with Cook. His attitude has always been "whatever". Cohen is fuming about the attempt to blame him for the Bay Bridge show. The finger pointing began before the show aired.
ReplyDeleteI love her! She's got big teeth! I'll tune in just to see her lushish smile...
ReplyDeleteSmokin' hot? Pahleeze! She looks like a raccoon with WAY too much eye makeup, and then speaking of her eyes, they are not straight! Am I the only one who sees that her eyes are not quite lined up correctly? It is very annoying to watch. Cook is a great example of the farcical nature of today's news business...
ReplyDeleteTony thinks you're projecting the frustrations that stem from you're own inadequacies on to Cook.
DeleteTony says she reads the local daily news and if you need hard hitting journalism or a playboy, look elsewhere.
Is it just me or is this blog and Rich in general getting a bit boring? At least we know now, thanks to Rich's admission, that his sources are not reliable. (Cook move) I miss the days when Rich had an online orgasm over Tom Sinkovitz (move on) and cost John Kessler a new job (okay, maybe not). Too much baseless information. Too much pointless posts. Time to move on.
ReplyDeleteYou're not alone, Brock! (Fan of yours, btw)
DeleteHey Brock- why don't you cease and desist with your snarky, sarcastic remarks about Rich's blog. If you don't like him, you don't have to read him brother! The rest of us happen to enjoy his daily musings! I'd rather read what he has to say than read your drivel!
ReplyDeleteoh god. Gag me. This chick has absolutely nothing going on upstairs. She has about as much news judgement as my 5 year old. She's cheaper than Dana, pure and simple. What a waste.
ReplyDeleteIs it me? Or is it Elizabeth?
ReplyDeleteTonight she seemed almost human, almost comfortable in her skin - especially when she wrapped up the homeless-guy-with-the-hatchet story.
(Liz: loosening up is good)
Btw, I love Paul. Just the right degree of excitement when he gives us the weather.
I am hopeful.
So when does Elizabeth Wenger get promoted from her early morning purgatory?
ReplyDeleteI'll second that. She's got a pleasant personality and is very easy on the eyes. How about she replaces Chirpy Doc?
DeleteI watched KPIX news at 5 & 6pm for one reason - to see what the talk was about (usually watch KTVU 2). She's gorgeous!!! Thanks for the heads-up Rich.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of male-female anchors, Thanks to on demand,I can see all of Raddys sports bits..no need to watch KRON news. And what I have noticed Rich?..He's doing a lot of touching of Pam Moore lately.Like he's flirting.He's had hands on her back,her arm,patting..and using any excuse,pretense to touch her. Last night it was so obvious he had a bit in mind to give him a reason to grab her hand..and not let go. Jacky the weather girl? She knew what was going on..she's been there. And she just watched. When Raddy asked her to join in,she did a sphinx..cool. Finally when Raddy asked her about the bit,Jacky answered about what she saw "I thought she looked very uncomfortable"
ReplyDeleteJacky ain't dumb.
Me neither.
Out of curiousity, how does she poll? I don't care for her.
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