DAMN RIGHT I SAID IT...*The incompetence on display by the News Directors at the local TV News stations is beyond repair. No wonder viewership is down and don't blame the Internet; it's a lame excuse.
*The fact that a major-market radio station that broadcasts the Giants and 49ers games and bills itself as "The Sports Leader" can't afford to install an ISDN line to two of its main "dudes", Kruk and Kuip, is a joke, even by Cumulus standards. The sound of the loopy cell phone is just delightful because it mutes Smurph and Smack.
*Yeah, KQED, what a local treasure: they run multiple pledge breaks every day so they can finance paying every manager in the building at least 300 Grand. Those coffee mugs look great though.
*Speaking of which: I'm getting more schmucks asking "hey, you only posted one! story today!"---look, it takes a lot of time to do this believe it or not; you want multiple blogs? Then go pony up and step to the plate and you'll get multiple stories daily but I don't work for free, do you?
*KCBS used to be sacred territory but now, thanks to a new corporate boor, has been screwed around with when it didn't need any screwing around. Other than the same story repeated every other hour and please don't compare KCBS to 1010 WINS' "We'll give you the world" --not even close, please.
Damn right I said it...
*Really, I'm supposed to write about some nimrod woman that left KFOG the other week?; the last time KFOG was relevant was when Dave Morey left the building and split before the Cumulus creatures stole his briefcase.
*Tim Kawakami and Greg Papa: birds of a feather...
*Worse than waterboarding: "The Fitz Files."
*Leah Garchik of the Chronicle: Herb Caenesque? Yesh, sure, if Caen mentioned Marin County, The Gettys, Will Durst, Michael Krasny, and Sausalito mommy stories every day six times a week.
*KTVU: home of zombies and anchors who cheat on their wives and shout hollow crap on Facebook.
*Dear Mark Ibanez: we have loved you here for over four decades so it hurts us when you bailed on a local good guy who needed your help at the last minute. Really Mark, Is that the Sporting Life these days?
*Gregg Kelly meet Aaron Pero.
*Pero had a tough day at the office: he screamed at his garbage can.
*Larry Beil, hey guy, the reason why I called you vile is because I don't care for people who intimidate and yell and shout at their underlings. You look and sound so wonderful on the air so treat the people under you with a little basic respect and quit acting like an asshole, we don't really give a shit that you worked at ESPN.
Damn right I said it...
*Ben Fong Torres writes so many puff pieces the Chronicle should install a popcorn maker in his office.
*Stan Bunger is so special he gets to come in a half hour later then Susan Leigh Taylor; next thing you know Stan will have exclusive action in the "Instant View" room.
*Doug Sovern, you're OK, but please, you're no Dave Ross.
*"The Ronn Owens Report": Oh.my.God. Then again, Ronn needs a new bathroom.
*Yeah, if I had a wife and three kids I'd probably not be able to write this stuff which is why I "beg" you to donate or subscribe otherwise you'll be stuck with Ben Fong scribbling about the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame inductees for the 76,000th time.
*Why do I need the money? Oh, gas, electric, garbage delivery, cell phone bills, toilet paper, 7-11 toothpaste, tires, my occasional dates with Emily Shiksa at the Emeryville Denny's to name a few expenses.
*The only thing interesting on KQED is not on the air anymore; in its day the "KQED Auction" was great, hilarious TV and stupid KQED didn't even know it! It had fatal human flaws and real reality and goofy chalk boards and "The Big Board"--it was creative and funny, like watching a live local catastrophe --but it worked! In fact, I would have called in and threw 10 bucks their way and didn't need a coffee mug at all.
*Two 50 year-old guys saying "dude" every minute, now that is classic radio! And they're White guys too, DUDE!
*Brian Murphy thinks he's cool because when he quotes Black guys he tries to talk Black. Yo, Brian, I grew up in Oakland and played baseball at Arroyo Viejo and you're no black guy, dude! Just stay the hell in West Marin where you belong, dude.
*Michael Krasny is boring to listen to I don't care about his 50,000 interviews with Philip Roth.
Damn right!
*Yeah, go donate to KQED to watch a local restaurant show with a blond host with fake boobs who talks to 3 yuppie asshole men and women who are White, Asian, and Black, (how convenient) talk about how "A-Mazing" their overpriced shit food was at the local Crogans.
SIGN ME UP for 25 bucks and a coffee mug!
*Chef Ryan Scott: not only a cad but a fake cad who plants fake phone calls on his fake radio show. Maybe he should call Mario Batale; wait a minute!
*KGO should post a listener advisory before the John Rothmann-Pat Thurston show: "Attention, stupid listeners, this is not your show, go back to watching "Wheel of Fortune" and we'll see you later.
*Given he's down to a 7-minute show, shouldn't Ronn be "Ron?"
*Kenny Wardell: I remember the days when you were at KTVU and had a life. You got to see Leslie Griffith take her high heel off and kick Ibanez in the …
*Tom Cibrowski: you just look the part. Readers, use your imagination.
*I'm still scratching my head: Just what the hell is a "foodie chap?" I eat lots of spaghetti and meatballs and garlic bread but damn, foodie chap? Hell no.
*"Today on KCBS 'In-Depth" we interview Dr. Suzanna Rosanna-Dana about her experiences practicing yoga as an alternative to having sex with her husband, Myron."
DAMN RIGHT!
*This just in!; Melissa Caen one-on-one with Karl the Fog!
*Mike Nicco, KGO-TV weather guy, can you put your face a little more closer to the camera.
*The pleasantry of listening to Murph and Mac 10 minutes alone is about the same feeling you get when you just took a #2 at the gas station bathroom before the east-bay on-ramp to the Bay Bridge on a Sunday at 3AM.
*Have a nice day!
I stopped reading as soon as I saw Colbert. He would be nothing without writers. Why do you idolize that idiot?
ReplyDeleteEvidently, in Colbert's case, Trump trashing makes for good ratings. Late night viewers seem to enjoy hearing The Donald denigrated on a nightly basis. And does Colbert ever insult and belittle Trump. I've never seen such an aggressive smear campaign by a network talk show host. Hammering an anti-Trump agenda, night after night, to the masses. All done with a smug and arrogant smirk, and derisive glee.
Delete@1013am....why do you idolize that clown Trump? Colbert has been around while,pal, winning 7 Emmy's. It takes more than writers for his success.
DeleteColbert and his writing team (both the current show and back on Comedy Central) are for the low information voters. He appeals to low hanging fruit.
DeleteGood . . . let the hate flow through you . . .
ReplyDeleteSwinging for the fences. Again, WHY does Paulie Mac still have a radio gig?
Oh man. Sounds like you need a fresh pot. *plays sound clip yelling FRESH POTTTTT*. Oh dude, have you all heard my latest song about Brandi Chastains plaque? Here, let me play another coffee related sound clip before I play the new song noone wanted, dude.
DeleteHi Rich, I really wish you'd call out the news directors of each station (KTVU, KPIX, KGO)because they really are the ones who have the power. I doubt management criticizes the almighty news director and sometimes the directors get away with murder.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Ready, aim, fire today huh? Awesome post. So true on many counts, especially that spineless radio newspaper reporter, the man who can't decide if he's Chinese or Mexican. As for you, let's not forget your Obamacare plan too. That shit ain't cheap.
ReplyDeleteI think I'll try some of that 7-11 toothpaste. The stuff I bought at the 99 cent store rotted my gums, stripped the enamel off my teeth, and caused bad breath.
ReplyDeleteRemember to brush only the teeth you want to keep.
DeleteAt this point, 11:37, it's the tooth that I want to keep.
DeleteIs 4:59 trying to advertise Clear Choice or a law career?
DeleteWith regards to KQED, turn it into a pay channel like HBO and see if they survive. At least HBO has better programming that attracts viewers.
ReplyDeleteCheck, Please would make a great spoof.
FYI, Crogan's in WC (RIP) had much better food than a lot of the overrated restaurants of Check, Please.
KFOG is irrelevant, especially since 2 SJ stations (with signals that do not reach most of the bay area ) get better ratings than KFOG. Bring us KNBR-FM in its place.
Good column today.
Agree with those above who say today was a good column.
ReplyDeleteTwo in a row and I would reach for my wallet.
Rich, how did our local stations do in the May sweeps? The big story might be the overall decline in viewership, people using television, as they call it.
ReplyDeletenot only is ryan scott an asshole, but the people he "interviews" on his "show" also come across as even bigger assholes then him!!
ReplyDeleteRich, I totally agree with you about Kruk and Kuip getting an ISDN line. I disagree with you about KQED-88.5 FM. You just mention them when they do a Pledge Drive. Rich, they are not the enemy. That station happens to be great radio-they are actually the highest rated radio staion in the Bay Area-KCBS is second. So why bash them? I love your blog; please don't be anti-intellectual. You're a smart guy!! I hope you print this. We'll see.
ReplyDelete"Nimrod woman?" Oh come on Rich you can do better than that. Rosalie started at KFOG about the same time as Dave Morey and stayed there another decade. She mattered.
ReplyDeleteInternet-Schminternet! News directors are always looking at excuses for ratings decline, except in the mirror. Russ Coughlan, the old ABC7 GM and anchor, was fond of telling his station execs to stop whining about things you can't control. He would say, "we're in 100% of the homes with televisions. If the viewers aren't watching us we're at fault for not giving them a reason to watch".
ReplyDelete415 ''Media Schmedia''?!
ReplyDeleteRich.. I guess you don't like Michael Krasny because he talks about and has guests who are notable authors. This is actually part of why many listeners like his shows. I suggest two books by recently deceased authors that might appeal to you. As a media critic, you really should catch Tom Wolfe's "Radical Chic and Mau Mauing the Flak Catchers". For your bouts of continuing grief, try Phillip Roth's "Everyman". Enjoy! Both men were extraordinary writers.
ReplyDelete- You're right about the incompetence of the local News Directors.
ReplyDelete- I see you were never a Rosalie fan. Spot on rebuttal by 6:23.
- I see you are a Colbert fan, unlike the low hanging fruit who continue to kiss up the tail of the racist rapist Orange Hairpiece-in-Chief who has been a con artist for over 3 decades since beginning his grudge against the NFL for taking away the USFL. Immigration may be reckless, but it takes civil solutions to properly send families back without killing them, not to mention cutting a lot of red tape and trolls.
- I too have lost a lot of respect for KQED. Ugly management.
- Should we sick Culross on the corporate boors tearing KCBS?
- I hope it's not true about Ibanez. Has he been Firmed up?
- Never read a single Philip Roth book. Talk about ego!
- I continue to avoid KRON and Knibber like the plague.
- I have avoided KGO Radio for 7 years. 'Wheel' even longer.
- Excellent response by 6:35! I miss Russ Coughlan.
dear 3:47. You say you've never read any Roth because he's ego was too large. How would you know, if you never read his work? The best writers write about what they know. If having a big ego were a block to excellent writing, there would be no great books.
Delete"unlike the low hanging fruit"
Delete-Thank you for regurgitating what someone already wrote almost 16 hours prior to you and further proving his point.
"racist rapist"
-When did anyone mention Bill Clinton?
Rich--
ReplyDeleteI suggest you start spelling Krukow's and Kuiper's nicknames as "Kruke" and "Kipe"--because everytime I read the work "Kruk", I think you're talking about John Kruk ( rhymes w/"truck")...and when I read "Kuip" I read it as as "quip"--which is something Kuiper cannot come up with anymore.
@6:23 Agreed about Rosalie, but sadly Rich is right about KFOG becoming irrelevant after Dave Morey left. Morey saw all this coming long before anyone else did and got the hell out. In another year or so KFOG will become KNBR-FM and the syndicated a**holes on the morning show will have to find another Bay Area audience to spew their crap to.
ReplyDeleteKQED pisses me off with its existence. Every day, I am reminded of what they took simply because they wanted a PBS monopoly.
ReplyDeleteKTEH was an amazing thing with great content. KQED is just some lifeless husk pretending to be something meaningful.
"Leah Garchik of the Chronicle and Marin County, The Gettys, Will Durst, Michael Krasny, and Sausalito mommy stories".
ReplyDeleteStories for the white liberal crowd.