THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF NERVOUS TORSOS at 900 FRONT --home of KGO-TV (ABC7)--Disney is cutting over 300 staffers from its TV Group and word is that both LA and SF will have some "personnel reduction" --a veteran industry Insider tells me.This is happening across the board of all Disney's platforms, most notably ESPN, which has seen a record amount of staff cutbacks and personnel being shown the door, including major names.
Most of the pink slips at KGO will involve few, if any, on-air people so before you go worrying about your favorite on-air person, don't fret too much.
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| Stan Bunger |
Let me embellish --I greatly respect Stan and his news acumen; he's a solid broadcaster and he'll always be a news staple at the news powerhouse on Battery St. but he's become a mean guy. That's not my view, but several station staffers, one of whom told me that Bunger doesn't talk to you "unless you're somebody big--he ignores the 'little people.'"
I don't normally like to quote anonymous folks who take personal shots but this person is not one of the "little people" at KCBS. The person made a point of telling me that "Bunger is still highly regarded in the office." "But he's very dismissive too and it really irritates a lot of people."
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| Emily Turner |
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| The infamous Walnut Creek water fountain |
"Oh my god!," they chortled like a couple of giddy cheerleaders. It was really embarrassing and quite frankly, disgusting to watch. Is 'PIX so desperate for attention that it has to send blond, chirpy, reporters to the bastion of Whiteville with a predictable background picture, the infamous fountain in the mix? Guess so. My God, what an abomination!
Never a live shot in front of the Rockridge Safeway; University Ave in Palo Alto; a deli in Orinda, God forbid.
No, always Walnut Creek --the Simi Valley of the Bay Area.
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| Brittney Shipp |
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| Ama Daetz |
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| Dan Ashley |
*Not so nice anymore; starting to become a BIG head and acting like a TV star, KTVU Traffic maven, Sal Castaneda.
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| Sal Castaneda |
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*While you're munching that tuna sandwich --as am I, have you tried...this? My god, I was suckered into buying "boxed water" and lo and behold, it tasted great! A gimmick? Absolutely and I fell for it. *What I appreciate the most about KTVU reporter/anchor, Allie Rasmus, is the cuteness factor is apparent and strikingly intense. She could be a serious Hollywood actress with very definitive skills and femme fatale features. I'm DEAD SERIOUS!
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| Allie Rasmus |
*The Sarah and Vinnie gang have an apparent hard-on with me and this site; I think it's the fact that they very rarely get mentioned in the MSM and that because I report on their various intricacies and internal repertoire, they have chosen to both flatter me and simultaneously insult me.
Cool, OK, lets' get some shit straight: A. Sarah, you're getting PAID because horny guys in Union City think you have a sexy voice and like your radio foreplay with Vinnie and the other guys. Don't get too giddy though, because, as you know, this is some crazy business.
Shit happens.
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| Sarah and Vinnie and the gang |
It's good, don't be ashamed, Vinnster. It could be worse. You could be Tom Arnold. (Then again, he cashed out pretty well)
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I saw Vinnie at the Taco Bell by SSU in Rohnert Park yesterday...he polished off 5 huge burritos with tacos, then ripped one that was so stank, the elderly gentleman at the next table almost went into cardiac arrest.
ReplyDeleteYou are smoking crack. But then again, that IS the favorite pastime of Lake County.
DeleteSarah looks very healthy.
ReplyDeleteSo does Sal. Love me some Sal...in a non gay way. Not that there's anything wrong with that!
DeleteBoxed water is (supposedly) not a gimmick; the point is the container is biodegradable and so won't sit in a landfill like plastic till the earth falls into the sun. The truth is while cardboard/paper is biodegradable, it takes about as long as it will take for the earth to fall into the sun anyway. There are said to be perfectly readable newspapers in dumbs that still say "Dewey Defeats Truman."
ReplyDelete(Electric cars aren't much better either, although they allow one to wave the middle finger at OPEC, something I always enjoy. But carbon footprint or battery acid leaching into the ground, it's pick your poison, environmentally-speaking.)
First, great column today with an unusually heavy dose of items. I'm always sorry to hear about people behaving badly (as the great Stanley Roberts named his KRON news series). A little public shaming may do some good, especially when the people are the exceptionally privileged local radio and TV news stars. Among the maxims of their profession should be added, "Don't be a dick."
ReplyDeleteHaven't watched KRON in eons; can anybody refresh me and confirm if Roberts has ever had any 'People Behaving Badly' confrontations with the Bentley? Or does the Bentley avoid Roberts like the plague, knowing he can't win that one?
DeleteIf you really want to do a live shot with hot weather go to Livermore
ReplyDeleteRich-Speaking of Blond Chirpy Reporters KPIX Channel 5 News currently has the Market for Blond, Chirpy, Idiotic Reporters. Along with Emily Turner, Susie Steimle, Katie Nielsen &
ReplyDeleteMelissa Caen definitely fit into that Loathsome Category. The
only Blond KPIX Channel 5 New Reporter/Anchor with any TV Journalistic Integrity is the Great Julia Goodrich. Keep up the Great Work Rich!
Kevin Durant hit town about a year ago and now all the fine ass light-skinned sisters turn up with child. Just sayin'.
ReplyDeleteLooking at Emily Turner's professional media background, the tenures at her previous jobs were remarkably short. The woman is the ultimate serial "short-timer." Wonder why that is?
ReplyDeleteSo that's why her twitter handle is turner_loose!
DeleteGood one, 7:09!
DeleteDoes Brick Tamlin receive naked photos too?
ReplyDeleteRockridge and Palo Alto don't get as hot as Dub C. Orinda is WAY whiter but older(maybe that's your style).
ReplyDeleteRich...you've lost all credibility with me. I can still like a person though even when at political opposites, or in your case, a low-level of discernment.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I can tell, you've completely ignored Frank Somerville's testimony of being harassed by Antifa, the details of which made some of the biggest news forums on the net (that's where folks go now for facts you should know).
Not to mention Pelosi's reversal on the agit-prop and the Mayor of Berkeley calling for Antifa to be labeled a terrorist organization.
Sure, just ask Frank. You keep grinding away though with your head in the sand...I'll visit whenever I'm in a nostalgic mood for some Van Amburg and the like.
Alchemy: Don't forget that Lieberman tries to avoid Somerville like the plague. Rich especially has a deep disdain for Somerville's Facebook page. Look over the 415 blog, and each Lieberman mention of Somerville has been a criticism about overfawning.
DeleteNot a fan of Antifa, either, and their poorly timed tactics, but at least someone is standing up to the Orange Hairpiece Sympathizers. They know that he never backs up what he says, as proven by the big difference in his and the VP's Texas appearances in front of hurricane victims. The VP looked Presidential; can't say that about the Con Man above him. That's what frustrates Antifa and other often quiet critics. Hence fighting foolishness with more foolishness.
You jumped yourself a long time ago Shark. Good riddance.
DeleteThe country is tired of fighting foolishness after fighting it for 8 years prior to Trump with Obama and his behind the scenes media too afraid to post illegal antics. The country needs a nap.
Delete@7:38
DeleteIt's good Rich didn't follow the herd. Somerville was taken to task in a national pub for his "testimony."
Sarah & Vinnie need to hang things up OR, change the format to suit their age. I listen fairly often (was brainwashed by former girlfriend into listening) and a few things really stand out.
ReplyDelete1. They still talk about sex (e.g. Sarah making out with the show's producer) and their "Secret Show" podcast is horrific, as it's basically sex and potty talk. When they were in their 20's, cool, they were hidden from sight and young. But man, Sarah is 50 and it's just gross to hear about her sexual
desires & escapades with her husband of forever.You're OLD, grow up a bit. I'm old too, it's part of life, stop making me want to puke Sarah.
2. This, to me, is a MUCH bigger deal. Well, relatively, it doesn't impact me other than tuning them out. Vinnie arrives either late, or close. He will complain about traffic - getting granular talking about spots that cause him trouble. Sarah and the producer always engage him in conversation about this - poor guy has to drive from Santa Cruz to SF every day for work. Do these guys not get that their entire audience is stuck in their f'ing car? In addition, if there is some sort of production meeting, whatever it is they do afterwards - they start complaining that they won't be out "on time" - 10 am. Sarah often offers to cover for Vinnie on the air. Unless you're name is Howard Stern you can't pull this crap, and even Stern never complains about the work!
Finally, and this is just stupid of them - at least 3 times a week they will complain, openly, about their early hours. How difficult it is to get up that early, go to bed when others are enjoying their evening. Their very serious about this and it goes on all the time. They've been pulling in a paycheck for years by sitting down and BS'ing/playing music in the mornings, just stop. Sarah is good, funny, makes some great points, she has a charm to her. Vinnie just plain sounds like a dick and he's fortunate that Sarah carries that show.
You're done at freakin' 10 am! No one wants to hear you complain. You have a captive audience, literally, captive in their cars. Most of these people have jobs that pay less than you, require longer hours, and are looking for an escape. They've been doing this for 20-something years. Alice is going to get ratings, the woman love it and they could replace both of those two easily and not miss a beat.
People, especially creator and curator of this site, Mr. Lieberman are often BRUTAL in their comments about Gary. I had enough of Gary about 20 years ago myself. But to his credit, Radnich regularly acknowledges that he and all those hosts are fortunate. If Gary is outshining you, that's a bad sign.
About Walnut Creek's "token" minorities:
ReplyDeleteThe only minorities you'll see there are Asian WOMEN...who are married to putzy white guys. You'll NEVER see an Asian male there. Just like in TV commercials--whenever they show an Asian-White couple, it's always Asian woman/White guy....a dorky/nerdy white guy.
That's a shame, because I'm a green-eyed blonde who is happily married to a tremendously hot/sexy Filipino-American guy. There are LOTS of hot asian guys in America today. The media needs to showcase them more.
Although I agree Asian-White couples are almost always asian F & W male, whats really a shame is Filipinos are not Asian.
ReplyDeleteFilipinos are of various descents including from mainland China, Japan, Spain, Mexico, and Austronesia. The country is in south east Asia so saying they are southeast Asian would be appropriate.
DeleteLet us know when Disney decided to let go of the current KGO 7 morning team with another set of new staffs. Time to celebrate if that is true.
ReplyDeleteMy lovely wife and I were just talking about how beautiful Allie is, my wife commented how she could be an actress. I caught Ama last week at 9pm, she had a white outfit on and boy her glow was radiated.
ReplyDeleteI've never listen to Vinnie and whoever else they employee, don't care about nonsense morning radio.