KPIX has hired a new anchor for its 6 and 10 PM News.Veronica De La Cruz comes to PIX from MSNBC where she was a host of First Look and NBC’s Early Today Show. She starts Monday, May 5. She will co-anchor with Ken Bastida.
Presumably, Elizabeth Cook is now off the 6 and 10, (KBCW) newscast. Was Cook overcooked in virtually all of PIX's news blocks? We have been in touch with our moles at 855 Battery and will try to get the straight picture.
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This one might bring me back.
ReplyDeleteI've boycotted KPIX for the past few months - wandering from KTVU to KRON to KGO, never really satisfied. Always looking, looking, looking.
KPIX Mgmt? The 5pm actress from LA? The one with the kewpy-doll smile and total lack of believability? Lose her and find me.
Is it possible to get hired in Bay Area TV today if you're not ethnic-looking? Here's a blog post for you, Rich: go into your files and find us the last time a Caucasian anchor/reporter was hired around here. Seriously. If you can find someone in the last eight years I'll be impressed. Then compare to the number of minorities, especially minority women. And by minority I don't mean Jewish!
ReplyDeleteUm, Heather Holmes, Katie Marzullo, Leyla Gulen, Liz Cook, etc.
DeleteMichelle Greico,Viki Liviakis (not at kron 8 years anchoring) Whats his name at ch5 in the morning,Grant Lodis at 4. Whats his name on ch2 Weekends..the guy who looks like Will Ferrel- Milback,that's it.
DeleteOk,now name all the News Directors who are NOT Caucasian in the last 100 years!
By the way,Your readers Rich might recall my post of Liz Cook and Bastida?..hmm? Called it again. How DO I do it??? I'm a frikken walking,talking Neilsen ratings man along with all my other talents...
DeleteAnon @ 6:30..Maureen Naulor and her husband Matt,
DeleteWho is working at KGO...but here is something for you to ponder in your pick up truck on your way to a tea party rally ...look at the week night anchors...look at the week end anchors....see who get the "plum" shifts.......don't worry there Gomer....the people who make the decisions still think just like you.....there, now don't you feel better?
I can't think of any over the past couple of years either.
Delete8:18, I bet you think you're real open minded and all about diversity.
DeleteSo, where do the stereotype "pickup truck/tea party rally" comments fit in with your "coexist" mentality? You do know there are black people who are in the Tea Party, and that the KKK was started by Democrats?
Yeah, right, what his name and whoiswhatsie. And lots of those people being mentioned have been there a lot longer than eight years. Miback? Liviakis? They were there when *I* worked there, and that was at least eight years ago.
DeleteAnon at 10:16....I'm anon 8:18....I notice you didn't adress any of the actual points or examples I listed. I "took it there" because you did. As a twenty something plus year veteran of the industry I have quite a bit of perspective. Back to your radio, Hannity is about to hip you to patriotism.
DeleteMore ASSumptions from 9:59—I'm not listening to any radio, and when I do, it's Radnich in the AM.
DeleteAs for the "taking it there", I only responded to your first post, I hadn't "taken it" anywhere. Enjoy the fallaciousness of your "open mind"...
Tell us 630 how many people of color both sports stations have hired as hosts the last two years m-f. None.
DeleteAnd hearing Radnich praise his bosses for that is part of what makes him scum. Openly groping other woman in his wife's face isn't good either. "Fist pumps"..sure...
She's certainly 'easy on the eyes,' as you look to put it Rich!
ReplyDeleteHow soon until you use the "easy-on-the-eyes" crap, Rich? ("Fop-fop-fop-fop")
ReplyDeleteI love going to Giants' games, but I really get tired of hearing that woman disc jockey, 'Renel' screaming over the PA system like some hopped up fan. Leave that to the NBA will ya please? And Renel got World Series rings as well? What the hell did she do to deserve one? For that matter, why in the world did Marty Lurie get one too? He doesn't even work for the team, and only does radio shows on weekends. Did they give one to Tolbert or Fitzgerald of Rod Brooks? How about Ray Woodson or Kate Scott or Matt Kolsky or 'P-Con?' For that matter, why didn't Hammer get one?
ReplyDeleteI think it is reasonable to give the PA announcer a ring. Renel is definitely high energy, but so is Dick Callahan over in Oakland.
DeleteLurie (Marty, not Bob)? The guy is really well-connected, and seems to be well-liked as well. Marty has been a longtime lover of the game, and he can be considered a baseball historian.
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I don't mind Cook. She isn't the most seasoned anchor/reporter, but I've seen worse. Nice looking and pleasant enough (on-air, at least); seems to try too hard when being "sociable" during the newscasts.
ReplyDeleteFilipino?...as tasty as Odobo.
ReplyDeleteA tasteless, racist, sexist comment from someone who imagines he's a great liberal!
DeleteYep, Its not to YOUR taste. You would tastefully never even hire her. Who you kiddin?
DeleteThere goes Dumbfuck Stan with another unintelligent response. Also, it's spelled Adobo fuckface.
DeleteReally,how do you explain capitalizing your obscene word? Bad grammar.You who are concerned with spelling. Why do I bother pointing out the stupidity and hypocrisy of the Republican? Why???...Oh,I know..proving I'm right never gets old...
DeleteLook at stupid Stan blaming everything on Republicans. Prove to me you're right...oh you can't. Look at your loser ass getting controlled like a puppet. Get trolled like a little bitch you are.
DeleteGood hire. Easily the sexiest news duo in the market..
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Refreshing and standing out from the crowd, particularly in a market where there is still a profusion of elderly old-fashioned women anchors.
DeleteTalent brought in from MSNBC? I won't hold my breath waiting for an unscripted intelligent comment from her.
ReplyDeleteBTW, when is Karnow coming back from vacation? I haven't been able to watch my local morning news show for over a week now.
The day of the big fire in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago, they had Alan Martin, Ken Bastida and Elizabeth Cook all anchor the big story and she was totally overmatched with the whole situation. Her few comments were virtually useless ("And there you can see the wall burning"). It was almost embarrassing listening to her since the other two were so much better.
ReplyDeleteCan you tell us what the ratings for KPIX and others are?
ReplyDeleteBig Radnich update: They were on a topic of phoneys who do the hiring and tell you no in the media,and Kate of course answered when asked by Raddy if she ever met that type said "Almost every morning when you talk to me". Now it gets weird. Radnich came back with " That's because you want something from me I wont give you, uh-uh".and Kate tilted her head and slowly did a "whaa?" head shake. Radnich then said- get this- "If your ever going to change your mind- its me " Kate knowing what that double entendre meant said with a head rolled high "NEVER in a million years,I would rather die alone on the island".
ReplyDeleteThe ego of Raddy is making another co host want to run away..Townsend,Bruce,Dibley..and now Kate must pray for something to come around. Krueger already explained,he's accepted his lot. Kids to feed and he's too old to start over. Poor guy.
I get it. Stan doesn't understand sarcasm. He is actually that limited. He is incapable of understanding sarcasm.
ReplyDeleteStan, when commenters here write about Stan winning the Pulitzer prize, THAT'S SARCASM.
No,they are serious. When you become the beloved liberal known all over the bay area,that's how it rolls. Its a sad case of you Republicans with your Duck Hunters 1880 thinking never able to understand. And you deserve the lashing I a liberal I proud give it to you daily. Gee,I wish Brian Sussman and Mike Savage would post here. Like puddles of spoiled milk that needs Stan cleansing...
DeleteVernonica Del La Cruz is one hot chickie-mama! Easy on the eyes and a nice personality to boot. Hope she stays around for awhile because she's quickly become my favorite local anchor-woman, taking the spot of Heather Holmes after her sorry 'snot-gate' episode. I have to say, I kind of felt sorry for Heather about that though!
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