Hey Gasia, Thanks for Really Fucking Up KTVU

 SEVERAL of you have written to me asking why all the fuss about Gasia Mikaelian? I'll explain now and hopefully there will be a moratorium on Gasia here at 415 Media for the time being.

I don't care for Ms. Mikaelian; professionally that is. She may be a really nice person and the star of the party but I don't care for her phony theatrics at KTVU, Foxified or not.

Mikaelian doesn't respect the brand, doesn't appreciate the legacy of KTVU News and makes a mockery of its image. That image has been  forever sullied with no regard for the history of one of the greatest TV News operations in the country. Mikaelian isn't alone in the decapitation of Channel 2 but she's the prime instigator, the foremost member of the "lets further taint the legacy of KTVU News and fuck it up entirely."

Mission accomplished.

Mikaelian acts like this is her first rodeo --she's constantly giggling and cackling and looking and sounding like a buffoon she's become, and for what? So she can impress the Fox bosses with her constant circus act? She's built up enough credit in Oakland where she doesn't have to act like a fucking idiot every day on the air. She has enough seniority to tell some of the suits that they need not ask her to flaunt it like a drunk teenager. And by the way, contrary to the rumors, no one is being forced to act like infants and dorks from Fox management --the new "happy talk" format has become a mainstay (how unfortunate) where, yes, the news anchors ask questions to reporters, however forced, and KTVU has gone completely away from its award-winning and no-nonsense news presentation. That's right, nothing was broke but Fox still wanted to fix it. Damn geniuses they are at Fox.

All of that said, Mikaelian comes across as a brain-dead fool; a narcissistic diva prancing across the KTVU screen with all the authenticity of a Stockton IHop. She doesn't have to act like the complete moron she's become. All the "look at me, look at me" tweets are one thing, her on-air histrionics are another. I had no idea portions of KTVU have now become reminiscent of a Maury show.

And the worst thing is Gasia used to be credible and maintain a strong presence on the station. She was straight-forward, relaxed, and read the news in a calm demeanor without the slightest stench of Ringling Brothers perfume. Now she's become the lead hyena in an ever-growing zoo at 2 Jack London Square where the circus animals are holding Bay Area viewers hostage. What a damn shame.

Yo, KTVU/Gasia? The audience isn't buying any of this crap. Sure, the ratings in the morning are still strong but viewership has declined. Your greatest asset, loyalty and kinship, has been destroyed. Worse yet, the primary dummies, uh, I mean on-air anchors and reporters, have been transformed into a bunch of seething idiots who have no appreciation for the KTVU star.

Gasia, tweet all the foolishness you want; act like a bubblehead ; but take all that excrement outside and allow the cleansing of KTVU to commence. There's still time to shampoo the carpet, Gasia--I guess you didn't get the memo.