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| Jon Miller |
*I know, I've drudged this up before but can we 86 this "on assignment" bullshit and call it for what it is or are Giants' fans so booster clubbed zombies that they don't mind being kidnapped by a gimmick that lost its cute factor long ago. Dave Flemming was doing the ESPN broadcast of the Giants-Colorado Monday night; everyone with analog formats even could watch him yet the broadcast mafia known as "Kruk, Kuip, and Miller" dared mention ESPN and went with the on assignment dreck. How sad, a major-market, storied franchise with Albany technique.
Yeah, I'm pissing off a lot of you 415 fans but I'm betting the majority of you quietly agree otherwise you might as well go on assignment yourself.
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| Frank Somerville and Gasia Mikaelian |
*Have you heard Duane Kuiper on the air when he's doing radio? You can tell if the Giants are winning or losing just by the tone of Kuip's voice and mouth which lately is the sound of a hundred peanuts being consumed; Kuiper's mouth is also "on assignment." It sounds like I'm picking on the Giants' broadcasters which is not the case because I loved Lon Simmons and Hank Greenwald and Miller, Kruk and Kuip ain't no Simmons or Greenwald, sorry to report.
*Frank Somerville conspicuously absent this week on KTVU late end of Sweeps while the two blond yentas held court; yeah, real riveting at 10 PM I just hope Frank is OK and not freelancing if you know what I mean.
*Let's see: a real lousy morning show where the EP just split leaving the show in complete tatters; a noon newscast that about 16 people watch; a barrage of newbie reporters that have ZERO Bay Area connection; evening news slots that routinely get killed by KRON; an 11 PM show with more trouble than a Roseanne Ambien slumber party; still also, NO face of the station. Oh, and an impending veteran anchor who is about to leave come the fall. Yeah, KPIX, just swimming in luxury, I'm absolutely SHOCKED they canned the conductor! This can't be.
*Echoes in the hallway at 855 Battery around 10: 20 from some chick anchor reacting to DR's "retirement": GAME OFFFF!
*Last night I was at the Jukebox Marriott for the NBA Finals Media party (yeah, I was invited and decided to go because freebies are just wonderful) and ran into two guys and woman from The Jimmy Kimmel Show --a couple of writers and a producer who were LOLing over my fedora gestalt and NY humor. Of course they asked "who are you?" To which I responded: "Well, who the hell are you?!" The woman laughed and the two guys gave me a look. So, yes, women are smarter then men. (God, what a pussy I am) |
| Heather Holmes |
*Remember the days when people actually watched local TV News and didn't have a smart phone and a backpack and chain-smoked American Spirit cigarettes and couldn't wait for Ronn Owens KGO Radio monologue and considered Mark Ibanez and Sal Castaneda the gospel? Remember?
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| Pete Wilson |
Wilson died due to a complication in surgery later that day --A few veteran KGO staffers know the story. I just got wind of it recently.
*The end of the month, or what's known as frigid time at Cumulus SF at Broadway and Battery. The natives always freak out and that's those that still have a job.
Might be busy at Grumpys around 6.
*The NBA has instructed media people not to show their Finals credential on social media threatening to confiscate those who do so which is great for me because my picture makes a DMV photo look like a Picasso.
*Oh, like everyone else, Warriors in 5.
*The most media savvy coach in Bay Area: Steve Kerr and I'm not necessarily saying that because of his politics it's just that he speaks in real terms and doesn't spew bullshit which is kind of refreshing.*Today's BLOCK Update on Twitter: the always reliable Tim Kawakami, Ray Ratto, Henry Schulman, Ann Killion, --I'm upset because I thought y'all there was love in the air.
Kawakami is really, really pissed at Greg Papa who electronically bitch-slapped him by tweeting, "TOUCHDOWN RAIDERZ!"
*Wondering aloud if his employer sends a bad check, will Kawakami block them?
*That Ken Wayne bounce that KRON got a few weeks ago has disappeared so back to normal and more outdoor patio ads and hair-replacement commercials; paging Henry Tannenbaum.
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*MY appreciation and admiration of the Black female Bay Area TV News anchors would be far more enjoyable if their were a few more Black woman TV anchors --see I complained and my fourth wife, Wendy Williams, agreed with me. |
| Wendy Williams |
*THIS JUST IN: Allan Martin was seen smiling at the Peets coffee on Battery.
*BREAKING NEWS: 415 Media is not a non-profit business and would dearly love the elite class of Bay Area media and PR officials to subscribe by lifting their wallet out and getting the credit card so Rich can eat and make go-go eyes to Cheryl Hurd.
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Thanks.
Who cares about Heather's intelligence, look at those legs!
ReplyDeleteSo damn beautiful.
DeleteYou guys must not get out much...Holmes is a 6 who thinks she's a 10.
DeleteNo kidding 2:48. Like to see women closer to college experience than their AARP card.
DeleteAgreed 9:37 and 10:31. 2:48 & 6:10 are probably the type that find Whoopi Goldberg hot.
DeleteIf "The Observer" had a baby=vj
DeleteWendy Williams is a pair of large enhanced tits. Nothing more. Take them away and she wouldn't be what she is.
ReplyDeleteIf you take them away she would go from the D-list to the B-list.
DeleteMovin on up!
I see what you did there. Touche!
DeleteI remember the program Pete Wilson did about him being nervous about his hip replacement, he thought he was making to much of it, as it is a fairly common and safe operation, and he had already had one a few years ago. He died on the operating table of a heart attack. He is still missed.
ReplyDeleteI remember that broadcast & Pete's reservations.
DeleteSuggestion: Put Jon Miller out to pasture and get it over with or at least send him to Richmond to do the Flying Squirrels games. And, to me, Kuip has made it known he hates doing radio. Larry had better find a replacement for Fleming as well because he'll be moving on to bigger and better assignments, like network TV and/or radio.
ReplyDeleteAgreed---Pete was a great guy and friend!
ReplyDeleteKenny Choi MIA this morning....maybe he was cut??
ReplyDeleteA New Disease; Hank Greenwald Withdrawal Symptoms.
ReplyDelete"*Oh, like everyone else, Warriors in 5."...
ReplyDeleteNope. Without Iggy it's Cavs in 6, book it...
Even with Iggy it'll be a slog, but Warriors in 7...
The Big Kahuna is ''On Assignment'' ,''Breathing The Fumes Of Kilauea Duane, Breathing The Fumes of Kilauea...'' he says with his Wistfull Waxing...
ReplyDeleteI love me some HH. Beautiful woman. Mmmmm
ReplyDeleteAgreed.
DeleteBlood clots are a very serious complication of hip surgery. That's why they give you Coumadin/Warfarin.
ReplyDeleteIs the "On Assignment" phrase any worse (or idiotic) than "Another Consecutive Sellout" that the SFGiants/Baer tried to feed us for two seasons while people attending/watching the games could see entire upper deck sections with no fans in them?
ReplyDeleteAgree. Baer is such a phoney!
DeleteLove it... one of many reasons I hate the giants. Glad others dont put up with this dishonest crap. And hints cant make an honest trade either..wasting big dollars on over the hill guys ...PEDs won them 3 world series ie Torres,Huff,Cabrera,Morse,Scutaro and 20 more KNOWNsince Bonds. Greenwald,Stan Conte and co owner wouldnt take any more Baer and Jints BS and got the hell out. Miss Greenwald too
DeleteAbsolutely http://wheredidyougojoedimaggio.downloadebooks.me
DeleteThe Pete Wilson "I'm afraid I'm going to die on the table" tale was discussed extensively on KGO radio at the time, on Ronn's show and others. He likely knew he had a dicey heart. Anesthesia is not a risk-free prospect for those with cardiac issues.That's how he died, unconscious of his own passing. This is a good thing, compared to how most of us kick the bucket.
ReplyDeleteSad story...Wilson was one bvb of the good honest guys like Jarrett . Bill king also passed during his surgery at san leandro hospital of all places
DeleteWhen Heater and Julie, woman the anchor desk together, you can definitely see Julie is a woman with class and not too bad looking. Heather looks like a wanabee, a woman trying to be stylish, with little class. IMHO
ReplyDeleteI'll take Heat(h)er. I wish she'd go back to wearing the cocktail dresses on air.
DeleteOne is daring, one is not. I love the daring women in our News media, they are "extra special."
DeleteWhat a great improvement, the "half people" have become "whole people." Best part...didn't cost a penny!
I remember Pete did his last radio with a feeling of dred. All the callers tries to reassure him. The next day Pete was dead. Two years later I had hip replacement surgery. I was nervous but came thru it. I miss Pete Wilson to this day. Gil Gross is grear but eve Gil would say Pete was the best!
ReplyDelete> Frank Somerville conspicuously absent this week on KTVU...
ReplyDeleteAnchors often take off after sweeps, though why I don't know. BTW, did you see Ali Reid on KRON tonight (Thurs)? She looks like a dominatrix-in-training...and I love it.
> and chain-smoked American Spirit cigarettes...
ReplyDeleteThey vape now, though that seems to be waning too.
Kuiper has a high opinion of himself. He's embarrassing to watch on the post game wrap. Have you noticed how much the KNBR morning jackass from south Marin fawns over him? " no question, dude"
ReplyDeletetim kawakmai and greg papa, two extremly arrogant guys with huge egos,enough said
ReplyDeletejohn miller always sound bored and disintersted these days..he doesnt work very hard and seems like he is just going through the motions..and the worse thing are the same tired, dull stale stories he seems to want to tell about going to a giant game when he was 10 years old..marty lurie is another very boring guy, he knows baseball, but he is so laid back and low key, and talks about the past all the time, maybe he has an older audience, im guessing the KNBR/Giant listener is probally between 55-75.
ReplyDeleteLon Simmons was the MAN. Anywhere he worked he brought pure class with that marvelous voice and sense of humor. I miss that man.
ReplyDeleteSome of the best baseball announcing in the Bay Area is in...OAKLAND. Ken Korach and Vince Cotroneo and Ray Fosse are solid. They aren't phonies like the San Francisco guys. The Fat Man is overrated. He should go on a long vacation. Send him out to the Farallones with the rest of the sea otters. Let him call a game from there so he can drive the sharks crazy. Maybe he's been there and that's why one wound up going towards the piers in Pacifica.
ReplyDeletethere is a bit more ''weekend activity roundup'' on the marty lurie show. a little less ''What are the options At Shortstop, Give us a call and we'll see if we can get some clarity on the situation....''. Now it is more like, ''yeah The Intramural Sendoff at Capitola was a Great Event, we saw Tim ,joe and all the Gang there...'' it's okay but it seems that way. ''THe Hall Of Fame induction is just around the corner , so if you have any Nominations for the Rotary softball Hall Of fame, give us a call''. (!)
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