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Having heard the mini-trial balloon (cooked up by their own San Francisco station staffers), NY CBS bosses apparently had no interest either.
Ok, well that all makes sense.
Because all of us know how swimmingly things are at KPIX these days, right? We know the mojo that is front and center in the newsroom is just way too groovy to bring back a lightweight like Dana King, right?
I mean, it's really no big deal--who gives a rat's ass--nobody really cares, right?
We know the staff is just overwhelmingly giddy about such great recent hires like the change-it-daily hair chick whose greatest asset is to yell "GAME ON!" every shrieking night on a news program that 37 brain-dead people are watching--how's that been working out?
We know that the main male guy that works the 5 PM cast with Daddy/Disney girl is everyone's favorite grunt and he still can't stand DD/girl to the extent that he's told almost everyone of his feelings except the security guard. Good morale booster, how's that's been playing in the lunch room?
Oh, please, DANA KING? Are you kidding us---we killed in sweeps and we have Da Lin! on staff--who has Da Lin? WHO THE FUCK has DA LIN?!
And while we're at it, look at our ratings! WE RULE! OK, so we're getting beat by KRON at various times in the early evening, but shit, we rule--and we have DA LIN and Don Ford and our secret weapon, Vern Glenn, GAME ONNNN!
Why the hell would we want to screw up the serenity now by bringing back that a-hole, Dana--I mean, it's not as if she's liked by just about everyone, every demo, men, women, ---25-54, shit, that's why they pay us the big bucks, right?
Absolutely. Peachy Who needs that yenta, Dana King!
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Give it a rest Rich, only an idiot would consider the possibility of her returning to TV let alone KPIX. Way too many reasons (see yesterday's comments) why it won't happen.
ReplyDeleteHey Yenta! Got some shekels for ya! C'mon, let's go!!
ReplyDeleteDon Ford's hat is insulted by your insinuation.
ReplyDeleteWhat's your beef with Da Lin? He seems like a competent, solid reporter.
ReplyDeleteBesides, the Beatles wrote a song about him: "Oh Da Lin, please believe me..."
Maybe his tits aren't big enough for you?
Da Lin is the worst field reporter in local television. He should have stayed at KRON to work on his craft. Next time you see him on PIX during a live shot, watch how many times he looks away from the camera. He is obviously trying to gather his thoughts, but it's an amateurish look.
DeleteHe looks away from the camera often because he's scoping out those around him, afraid of getting smacked around and having his camera stolen
DeleteEva Gabor would love to say his name!!! Da-Lin!!!
DeleteNot too long ago you were saying Da Lin was the bee's knees.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand this criticism based the hypothetical assumption that Dana King was interested in returning or that anyone else was eager for her return.
ReplyDeleteNo disrespect to Dana King but she retired some time ago and the world has moved on.
I too am a fan of Da Lin. Good hard working reporter.
ReplyDeleteI don't even have an opinion on Dana King returning or not. I just find the over-the-top and frequently more-personal-than-professional hacks at people to be disappointing. Yes, Rich, I come here to read stuff about local media, but frankly, it's in spite of, not because of, the "reporting" style.
ReplyDeleteGive it up, Rich. Dana is a non-event.
ReplyDeleteDon Ford? Now there's a guy who needs some 'splainin'
KPIX is a dreary operation covered in a thick film of dullness stuck in a vortex of mediocracy on every level. King would bring gravitas, intelligence and a fresh perspective even at her age. Thick headed and clueless management strikes again.
ReplyDelete"King would bring gravitas"
DeleteHa ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! That's excellent! She always seemed a lightweight when I'd happen to catch her on KPIX.
Who is Da Lin?
ReplyDeleteDa man!
DeleteI've been wondering about the 25-54 demographic used for ratings measurements. Seriously, how many twenty-somethings are watching local television news, on a conventional screen?
ReplyDeleteThe local news is a dying medium. It is a product of our parents (or Grandparents) era.
ReplyDeleteDana, on the other hand, is unfortunately a part of that era. Sad to say...
We'll see a Guns N Roses reunion before KPIX hires King back.
ReplyDeleteSure it would most likely be a ratings boost in the sort term but the landscape has changed since she "retired". There are no more sure things thanks to the plethora of news sources available. Nobody NEEDS to tune in at 5,6,10 or 11 anymore. The kids don't care about personalities - Ms. Schertz proved that. Even if a station could bring back Van Amburg or resurrect Dave McElhatton and Pete Wilson I doubt that many would even care.
Da Lin essentially replaced me at KPIX. He is a very good reporter. I expressed some initial concerns but they seem to have been addressed, not that I had any standing.
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