20 Questions; Does Radnich Drink? Why Is Copeland Defending Bill Cosby?; Is Kate Scott Still A Moron? Michael Savage Downturn; Friday Midday

 1. Does Gary Radnich drink? Only orange soda mostly, but no, nothing alcoholic although occasionally he sounds drunk like today when he said that mostly people like drunks attend the Guardsmen luncheon.

2. Why does KNBR not offer an on-air disclaimer that it pays weekly guest, Greg Cosell? We'll first off, Cosell is one of the few paid guests that are entertaining, even so, KNBR should tell its listeners they give Cosell money, just like they should tell their listeners they've been paid to put on a betting shill once a week. Then again, it's KNBR, and they really need the money--that's why they shove nearly 40 minutes of commercials in an hour down your throat.

3. Why is Brian Copeland the ONLY person in the world defending Bill Cosby? Because Copie has a vested interest in kissing Coz' ass since he's been on Copie's show and Copie opens for him even though Cosby's TV shows and comedy gigs have been getting canceled en masse lately. Note to Copie: since your program last Sunday another five women have come out and made detailed accusations against the Cos, yeah it's all a conspiracy, genuine man.

4. Do you still think Kate Scott is a moron? Yeah, she still sucks, anything else?

5. Do you still like Michael Savage? Savage has reverted to the old political radio model that doesn't work: the constant, boring barrage of anti-Obama, Obama, Obama talk which isn't successful and tires easily. He's also spent the better part of three months using his radio show to promote his book, bash Obama, and promote his book. It's a good reason why his ratings are way, way down and he's in a near-record funk. See, I can rip Savage for those of you that think I'm a Savage kiss-ass. Not.

6. What happened to Ted Ramey on KNBR; wasn't he the guy that started the union movement? We'll, that's a good question, I haven't heard Ramey although I'm not all ears on the sports bleeder as much as I used to.

7. Who's your favorite Bay Area TV Sports Anchor? In order, Mark Ibanez and Larry Beil. I've always liked Mark because he can write and Beil has warmed on me more because he has a very sly and dry sense of humor.

8. What's your opinion of KTVU weatherman, Bill Martin? I think Bill has become tired-looking and in that, I don't mean to be disrespectful just giving an honest take. He used to look and sound energetic and have a sense of humor about his--now it looks like he just comes in and does his thing and takes off. Could be a faze too, we're all not immune to such situations.

9. Who's the most underrated TV anchor in the Bay Area? Several choices there. I like Anne Makovec on KPIX--she's very solid and consistent in a very understated way. Ken Wayne has always been a favorite of mine and has been doing great on the weekends over at KTVU but you rarely hear his name spouted. Ann Notarangelo quietly does her job very well on PIX. Oh, Terry McSweeney is pretty solid too on KNTV, (NBC Bay Area).

10. Why does Radnich always talk about family and having kids makes you responsible, blah, blah, blah, it becomes sort of repetitive. Because when you have nothing else to your repertoire, you can repeat the same old shit and get away with it.

11. Do you listen to Gil Gross? No, that ship has sailed.

12. Can you become an Insider on CSNBA? No, they only used people who suck a lot of Giants ass and have very inoffensive people on their talk shows. It's a very successful business model if you like white people and a few token yappers who say nothing of substance and look like Fresno insurance reps.

13. Does The Game have any hope? Not really, but in the sense of will they last?, yes because Entercom has deep enough pockets to just survive and make the best go of it here--they keep changing programs but since nobody is listening it doesn't really matter. It's pretty much Damon Bruce and a few doughnuts.

14. Who's the single-most talented anchor in the Bay Area?: Easy, hands down, Dan Ashley. Dan gets a lot of flack because he seems so perfect, so immaculate but that's only because he's so steady and good.

15. What do you think of Greg Papa? I have consistently said I like Greg Papa--in terms of preparation and knowledge, he knows the NFL and in particular, he knows the Raiders--I do think his "Touchdownnnnnnnnnnn Raiders" call goes overboard at times when the game is outta hand--he's better now but he's not that great.

16. Can KGO Radio ever become, through time, the old KGO Radio? No, never, not even remotely possible --in fact, impossible.

17. You're kind of hard on Gasia Mikaelian. Yeah, I am but not like everyone thinks--like Heather Holmes, I just don't get all the attention.

18. Do you ever get freebies from Tommy's Joynt? No, but I should.

19. Who is the hottest woman on Bay Area TV News? Tie between Vicki Liviakis and Christin Ayers.

20. How do those obnoxious True-Car ads appear on radio so much? Money, lots of it.


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