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| Dan Ashley |
YEARS AGO an industry friend told me something that I already knew: the very best TV News anchors spent quite a bit of time reporting in the field; not only did it establish them as real journalists it qualified them more than mere talking heads in front of a teleprompter who possess very little news acumen. I mean, it's very easy to read news but it takes more moxie to actually be there and experience it firsthand ...
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| Tom Sinkovitz |
THIS IS WHY I LIKE
Dan Ashley over at
KGO-TV, who as good an anchor he is, has quite a bit of time in the field reporting on the news he broadcasts; ditto,
Tom Sinkovitz, late of
KRON and
NBC Bay Area, who did a lot of grunt work in the field back east before coming to the
Bay Area and standing out as a terrific news anchor --Sinkovitz, like Ashley, command both industry and viewer respect who appreciate those who earned their stripes and add both instant credibility and news acumen. I'm a sucker for those that are real-deal individuals as opposed to wind-up dolls who not only don't know what they're broadcasting but try to fool the viewership with their pretty boy/girl looks. It's a tactic that most savvy viewers (in the Bay Area) regard as gimmicky and profoundly disingenuous.
Ashley seems genuine and news moxie. Sinkovitz, (darn, I wish he was still on the air full time) is one of my all-time favorite Bay Area TV News anchors.
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| Dave Mcelhatton and Van Amburg |
I'd place
him and Ashley in the same company with
Van Amburg,
Dave Mcelhatton,
Pete Wilson and
Dennis Richmond.
Evan White too
All great anchors but who got their reputations established as reporters
first, working in the field.
It's something, unfortunately, lacking in today's news environment.
Not entirely surprising.
I just don't get the pro-Ashley stuff. He preens, he has an on-going love affair with the camera and his segues between stories are as insightful as tree bark. He's a total dork.
ReplyDeletePete Wilson, master of the endless audible faux sigh, was in love with himself.
ReplyDeleteTruer than you know...
DeleteWhat a silly take on Ashley-- he's among the best in town and has been for decades. Met him once-- was very nice.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, very few of them aren't.
ReplyDeleteEVAN WHITE.
ReplyDeleteCan we get an update on him? Remember something about raising his grandkids, owning a lot of property in SF. What are the details - who has seen him lately? What are his opinions of today's affairs?
Great journalist. Would love to hear his point of view.
I always thought that Pete Wilson did a better job with his field reporting than he anchor work. Ashley has a way of taking whoever he works with, to take their talent to the next level.
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