It's now official-- Jacqueline Bennett is leaving KRON. Her last day is January 28. We reported it first.
Bennett has been forecasting weather at KRON since 2008 but her popularity took a significant upswing in recent years to the point where she was given the primetime Monday-Friday news schedule and became one of the more popular personalities at the independent.
No word on where Bennett will end up but a good guess is down south where many KRON weatherwomen end up.
We should know something fairly soon. We always do one way or the other. We'll keep you informed.
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Another one bites the dust. Too bad. Great for her. She's leaving the KRON4 albatross and will be on to bigger and better things. The SF market used to be such a good place. Now it's the home of mediocrity.
ReplyDeleteThis is a gorgeous place but the PC culture thing has so many people running scared all of the time and that is because everyone seems to be living on the edge financially, not willing or able to step out of line or take any sort of risk ever. Go to Dallas or Atlanta or Charlotte and you don't see it. No, those places aren't as nice but they also aren't Asian or Indian or otherwise politically correct ghettos. The good old boys don't allow it and we shouldn't either.
DeleteAnd show me a market that's any better.
DeleteBroadcast media is dying. It's not going to get any better anywhere. All the ad dollars are going to the web. You know, those stupid auto-play ads that pop up in front of your content and annoy the Ho Li Fuk out of you until you install AdBlock or something similar. (Although advertisers are now payig AdBlock to let their ads through.)
rootrv Doesn't seem to get it..those places aren't as nice because they don't have Asians,Indians.
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Ditto Stan! Roorvg yearns for the arm pits of America while living in paradise. If you don't like it here then get the hell out! Go to Texas and don't let the door hit you on the way out. What a bozo. Go tell the Indians and Asians who live in beautiful Saratoga and Los Gatos who make millions in Silicon Valley to give it all up to go to "non pc" hell holes in the south! Joker...
DeleteThe subcontinentals are going to make Saratoga and Los Gatos armpits. You may not care for rootvg but he is correct on many things.
DeleteAlso, other parts of the country are not armpits. Having visited relatives in North Carolina, and Virginia recently, it was so nice to be somewhere where there weren't leafblowers going all day long, nor any damned graffiti (it's NOT "street art") to have to see. What is still nice about the Bay Area, it's landscapes, are being ruined by the invaders from central american and the H1B visa types from the subcontinent who don't care about this nation's history or culture.
In another post that didn't make the cut I told our friend above to meet me at Pete's or Growler in Danville to discuss this. Metro in Lafayette or Back Forty in Pleasant Hill would also be good.
DeleteAh yes, the leaf blowers will create a biblical exodus from Silicon Valley and its multimillionaires. Why don't you mofo's get out if you hate it so much here? As much as you belly ache about the left in the Bay Area you're never going to change it. Just leave! We are too advanced and forward thinking for you. Go fly your confederate flag in Texas somewhere and stop whining! Btw I'd love to meet rootvrg but you still haven't shown up at the UC Berkeley sociology department with your big talk...
DeleteHey, Stalinist at 8:56. We were here first. We love the landscape of the Bay Area. If you're so fucking advanced, why don't you do something about the leaf blowers. They cause WAY more pollution than cars, but so many "eco-friendly" leftists here in the Bay Area bend over for the leafblower special interests and don't ban the leafblowers. It's not just the noise (which goes on ALL fucking day), it's the material (not just dust) that is blown around and causing harm to everyone, especially those with asthma and allergies.
DeleteGo fly your communist flag in North Korea. You'd fit right in there.
I'm not done yet. You can go to Columbus or Cincinnati which have some of the lowest tech and professional salaries around but guess what? It's still America there! Since my wife and I (and my boss) will be here at least until retirement we reserve the right to enjoy the food, wine, sunsets and cultural amenities as best we can while annoying the living stinking shit out of characters like Stan at every possible opportunity.
DeleteDo you enjoy people watching? We do. Try the Whole Foods at Lafayette with its cute little college girls running around in Danskos trying to save the world with someone else's money. Check out the MILFs at Metro with their almost-too-painful-to-listen-to political correctness. And, when you're tired of that check out the bar loaded with seventy year old millionaires at Brass Door in San Ramon. They know me well but I swear, it's God's waiting room for rich white guys.
If you show up at any of these places, I could be there. They are all semi regular haunts for me.
http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2013/09/25/metro-lafayette-restaurant-info
DeleteWhy not start a movement against leaf blowers? #allsinusesmatter
DeleteBetter yet, get the hell out!
Roorvg thinks he's such a tough guy talking smack at suburban establishments in San Ramon, Danville and Pleasant Hill. Why don't you come on over to Berkeley or Oakland with your big talk? You can usually find me in the sociology department of UC Berkeley, Cafe Strada in Berkeley, Cole Coffee in Oakland, Highwire coffee in Oakland, jogging around lake merritt and having dinner at places like a16, chez panisse, oliveto and a cote among others. Come on in and tell us how much you hate it here and how Jeb Bush will be the next prez. We will appreciate the good laugh!
Anon, 8:30: There's so much I could say but really, your amateurish and emotionally (in all directions, typical Bay Area stuff...like a girl or gay guy) driven response is about what I would expect. People who read here will look at yours and then look at mine. There's nothing else to say.
DeleteWhy in the hell would you think someone's not liking leaf blowers would necessitate you and those of similar ilk banding together like a bunch of spoiled kids and stomping your feet? Is that how you solve all problems?
Roorvg, people who read this will look at yours and look at mine and realize that the coffee and food scene is much better in Oakland and Berkeley than the dumps you frequent. Come on over and let's discuss big guy. I'll meet you on the steps of sproul plaza where the free speech movement got started.
DeleteAck! A money show is on KGO radio instead of Angie Coiro. Is she gone?
ReplyDeleteWhere is Angie Coiro?
ReplyDeleteToo bad she's leaving. She seems like a genuinely nice person. Wish her the best.
ReplyDeleteAny relation to Alex? Hopefully not. She, has class and I will miss.
ReplyDeleteYeah, where IS Angie Coiro?! Is this the beginning of the all-syndicated-crap weekend programming? Rich, get on it (you don't get weekends off)!
ReplyDeleteWho?
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of weather ladies. Did anyone see Rosemary Orozco this morning. She had on this tight form fitting dress with two Scud missiles ready to launch. WOW! I wonder if she's trying to be the next Bay Area weather hottie.
ReplyDelete> Speaking of weather ladies.
DeleteWow, sexist much?
Yes and thank you.
Delete"She had on this tight form fitting dress with two Scud missiles ready to launch. WOW!"
DeleteThis is the information I come to 415 Media for!
I've been a big fan of Rosemary's since she arrived at KTVU. Name another MILF who exudes such class, dignity and sheer edible sumptuousness as the lovely Rosemary...none exists in the 415...
DeleteRosemary Orozco is definitely easy on the eyes, and has good taste in her wardrobe too.
DeleteRich, You had a Great Post Recently on Kristine Hansen- instead of hiring another Young Weather Girl how about KRON consider hiring an Accomplished Beautiful Professional Like Kristine.
ReplyDeleteTo meet KRONs requirements to be a weather girl; they have to be young; blonde; and have a nice rack. Unfortunately Kristine Hansen only has 2 of the 3 requirements.
DeleteSad to see Jackie go but I'm sure she's ecstatic to leave behind the Bloated one's tired and stale Don Rickles act!
ReplyDeleteI'll miss em.
ReplyDeleteThere they go!
ReplyDeleteShe strikes me as being one of those KCAL types (wink).
ReplyDeleteThinking of recent KCAL history reminds me of Jackie Johnson. If she doesn't excite you as a normal male, visit your internist and have some blood drawn. There's a problem.
DeleteJackie's professionally trained, Bachelors degree and all. It's been my experience there's no such thing as a dumb meteorologist just as there are no dumb electrical or chemical engineers. A body like that and brains to spare. Someone's a very lucky guy provided there aren't personality issues.
If Jackie Johnson doesn't toot your horn, you need to turn in you male gender card.
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