ANSWERING your Bay Area TV/Radio/Newspaper questions (at least trying to) Please: name and town/city where you originate, it helps the nuance. Anonymous OK too
Medical issues are a personal/private issue and we may never hear of an outcome. I do wonder if N. Zouves will ever return to work and how she's doing. KGO was still recently running ads showing her presence, so I'm hopeful. Regarding the southern Calif. rumor, I can't see any employer taking on a new employee who's currently on some type of work disability until the medical issues are somehow resolved/determined.
I was glad to see V. De La Cruz back to work on KPIX, who apparently had a similar injury of a concussion. RL, if you've any word, I'm sure you'd let us know.
Not really, KGO introduce the extended hours of 11:00 News without her name on the website. I hope she never comes back, Jessica Castro is much better, better voice and knows what she is doing professionally as a reporter. She is a great replacement.
I'm interested your take on "Tranny-gate" with Marcus Thompson and Tim Kawakami. After the Athletic's apology, they laid off twitter for several days...including an NFL weekend. They have not commented on it after their hiatus. The Warriors claim that MT2 made the whole thing up. MT2 said it was a "joke", but its unclear who he said made the joke. TK is the editor and theoretically checks MT2's work and let it through. The cozy relationship between MT2 and Steph Curry (the book that he is always promoting) seems like a ethical gray area. ITs only sports, but still.
To be honest, I'm not a MT fan nor a TK fan. They both reek of extreme egoism and as far as The Athletic is concerned it's mostly just sports guck; not into it. Someone here I'm sure will know.
Met TK twice. He is as you say. Shared an elevator with him at the media entrance at shark tank. Poor little Napoleon. The weight of the chip on his should almost put him down.
Are you watching the same tv that I am? Tell ya what, you take Rosemary, I'll take Kyla and Heather any day of the week. https://www.facebook.com/KylaWeather/photos/a.300603840056076/1911824718933972/?type=3&theater
We usually get weather people from Salinas or Sacramento. This chick is from The Weather Channel and she actually knows what she's talking about. No mumbling and stumbling like the usual KTVU crowd. There are entire websites dedicated to how "hot" she is. Personally I will watch because she gets the weather right (and is hot!).
Three questions: Whaddya know about the Athletics radio situation? Will we be subjected to another year of Jolly Jon Miller and his self-serving self on KNBR? And do you think the Warriors will stay on The Game? Thanks and keep up the good work.
1. I'm leaning KSFO but I have no idea; they (the A's) might buy their own frequency. 2. Yes, Miller is due back. 3. The Warriors are not long for the Game but you'll have to wait a month for a future column. Thanks for the compliment.
hmm thats very interesting you don't think they will be able to keep the warriors, they talk about/promote/ and brown nose them all day, unlike the a's who they wouldnt lift a finger to promote.. get ready for more stale already told boring stories from miller who has been phoning it now for the last several years
Rich, do you know what Patrick Connor is up to? He definitely screwed up, but I really respected his work ethic. I'm hoping someone has given him a second chance. Thanks.
I'm not as sympathetic as you are; it's a matter of taste. Last I checked he was doing Internet sites like that barstool gig. As far as a second chance considering his "hot ass" remark, I doubt any terrestrial station.
They stink. They're old. They're getting more stale. That said, they still make money for the company which says a lot about the current crop of listeners KNBR is longing to hold onto but nothing lasts forever, most especially the fake New Jersey guy's awful sound drops.
Sacramento does not WANT Dunn to return; they filled her KCRA AM traffic girl post with a veritable HOTTIE, who also does Weather once she finishes schooling. What's Dunn completed? AAA course for traffic hacks?
What was wrong with Jaclyn Dunn? How is fat Gianna an improvement? Did KPIX promise Gianna her job back after her babies were in pre-school? I don't see any reason for the change.
The new weather lady on KTVU seems quite accomplished with a hell of a resume in that particular field. A great pick up for those of us in the industry that actually know.
Do you feel the lanky beaner on KTVU is feeling threatened? Looks only last so long and she's starting to look a little weathered. She could always pick up a job in Fresno or Tijuana.
And yet you responded and had a jolly old time knocking her a few comments up where the guy called her haggard looking (which is just plain ridiculous). You didn't call him out for that nonsense.
I thought guys like you didnt exist today Rich, but I was wrong.
Can you tell me what the hell is going on with our local TV news stations? All of them seem to get the wrong graphic, wrong story, dead air time, wrong camera shot for anchors and so on...Radio is not much better with wrong stories.
It's called personnel, circa 2018 with unskilled workers manning or (not manning) their craft and cheap broadcast companies little regard for quality work. Been happening for years sad to say.
They're trying to do a lot more with a lot fewer people. In addition to the things you've observed, they also stretch by having much more weather, which basically just stretches the same amount of info over more time, having anchors and sportsguys yammer on about this or that to fill time (KTVU is particularly guilty of this), and repeat stories or do "non-stories" dressed up to look like stories. If you look critically at much of what's broadcast today, it's just advertisements ("A new Starbucks opened in the Financial District, and we sent Jane Doe Reporter down there to taste the coffee. —Jane?") and "human interest" stories ("Some brown-skinned person saw their home vandalized [we won't say by more brown-skinned people because that would be real reporting]. Aren't you SAD?") This is because you have to pay people to get real news, so they put stuff on that looks like news but really isn't.
There used to be a guy named Chuck Harder (recently deceased) who had a show on shortwave and satellite in the mid nineties saying the exact same thing. This hollowing out of the business has been going on for a very long time.
Media is soon to be in a free fall. We have too much of it. Once Trump leaves office, there's going to be a consolidation in cable news. At least one network will completely disappear. MSNBC can be reformatted (some would say that has already begun) and Fox has sort of woven itself into the culture with all the personalities but CNN has become something of an orphan. Randy Stephenson says owning a news network doesn't fit into the AT&T corporate profile. His board will eventually make him sell it. Moonves was said to be interested in it at one time and we know the two organizations have shared news operations off and on over the years. CBS would come on board swinging the axe.
Not just local. I'm seeing fuck ups from the majors that in the past would have never been tolerated but today are a regular occurrence. The business is dead.
Hi Rich, Is Fitzgerald getting worse doing the play by play. for the Warriors. First I find it unusual that a play by play guy also plays commentary, and I am no basketball fan but not a expert and everything that comes out of mouth a third grader would know. Jim Barnett at least he states his opinion and it's actually solid info and learn from it.
Thanks for the response Rich, I meant I am a basketball fan, but I don't pretend to be a expert. I now watch the games with the sound down. We have a world class team and a crappy play by play guy. Oh well things could be worse and worser
Can you name the members of that notorious news team that KPIX trotted out in the mid-70's of which Milt Kahn is the only one I can remember. I think he was replaced with Jan Hutchins. I recall their "innovative" news format was touted as the "the new big thing" in news. I recall we watched only to laugh at how goofy and bizarre it was.
Because of PIX's recent 70th anniversary - last Saturday - names from the past did pop up. Newswise, alongside Williams, there were Ed Arnow, Belva Davis (who stayed at PIX through 1982, then KRON, & KQED), Lynne Joiner, Bill Schecnner (who RL mentioned in a previous post), and the call letter voice of the station who also did reporting Bill Hillman (one of the originals). Sportswise, Hutchins didn't back up Wayne Walker long; went to KRON for sports, then became KICU's news anchor before entering a New Age Buddhism business career (was also KGO Radio analyst for Joe Starkey during the lateral-lateral-lateral-lateral year of 1982).
Y'all are forgetting Barry Tompkins who became Sports Director in the early 70's at PIX.. I saw his maiden broadcast. Didn't go too well and he ended up making a painful face like he had just bit into a lemon, not realizing he was still on camera. He settled down and had quite a run at PIX before moving on..
Check out https://newspaperarchive.com/san-mateo-times-apr-10-1974-p-27/ by the great Bob Foster (a frequent guest of the equally great Jim Eason in the 1970s). It was Gene Tuck teamed up with Andy Park (the red beard) who anchored the news. According to the article, Kahn was replaced with Wayne Walker. I think the weather guy was Bob Lobertini.
Since there was mention of Ben Williams and Belva Davis, here's an interview with the late Ben Williams where he speaks with much affection for Belva Davis. He looks so serene in his retirement. https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/229280
It was the "Tuck and Fortner Report" or perhaps that was its subheading to "Eyewitness News." The dark haired guy was Gene Tuck. I can't even remember what Fortner looked like or his first name. Milt Kahn, OTOH, is a Bay Area newscast legend, and not because he was good at sports reporting. Wasn't it after this trainwreck that Dave & Wendy came on the (news) scene at KPIX?
As for the A's radio future, they should buy their own station. Don't try to rely on some birdbrain management to override your choice of programing. Be all in on A's. A good start would be to explore 860 (KTRB I think) purchase or get favorable programing time at KSFO.
With this Hairpiece-crazy world, the A's will be hesitant about a KSFO return (1981-95, when it featured music and decent personalities). The Green & Gold will want to steer clear of Sussman, Lard, or any other ugly loud mouths whose words have had a cancerous effect on our political climate. Money may talk, but for MLB, who has taken pride in being more welcoming toward all fan bases, they will show limits.
Both 95.7 and KNBR employee female "voices" during morning radio. I put voices in "" because you have a better chance of hearing a caller's voice than theirs. Was this a failed experiment?
Ironically, the host who uses the most female voices is Damon.
Many today are without a contract at various stations. Some of the names are very big and would surprise you. Most of them are over 45. Meanwhile, idiot news directors like Trixie throw money at 28-year-old idiots from Fresno because they can tweet.
Wild sceneraio...Bonneville does a switch with Family Radio having them get 99.7 FM and in return Bonneville getting 610 in a swap then switching to All Sports along with the A's broadcasts...seems wild but some Bonneville stations do run Sports programming...
KSAN/107.7 the bone is a Cumulus radio station and we miss Steven Seaweed. Zakk is annoying and Chasta is boring! Was firing of Weedman a money decision? Music getting stale and Sammy the psychic has got to go. Any news on this dying station? Sharon, Brentwood CA
Lamont and Tonelli are boring and annoying. A couple 50 year olds acting like 14 year old high school freshmen. I see your anger managment hasn't worked in 2018. Chasta, and incredible mother, works her ass off, incredible wife and is a great addition to the community.
I'm shocked Leticia Ordaz from KCRA hasn't been kicked upstairs the NBC chain, like at KNBC or Chicago or New York's WNBC. She's been in Sac forever! Her voice is a little more gravelly now, so I am a bit concerned. Any word on when she will leave? Many from KCRA, by far the ratings champ in Sac, have gone on to bigger and better things.
Michael Medved will no longer be heard on 860 am, noon to 3 p.m. he will be replaced with Sebastian Gorka, what are your thoughts on this development? From what I heard from Sebastian Gorka in interviews and as a fill in host, I don't think it is a good move. Although I lean left at noon I would switch back and forth between Medved and Tom Sullivan, depending on topic. Sometimes I will listen to Michael Savage, depending on his subject, and if he is not ranting and raving.
Too bad, I enjoyed his take on things, although I didn't agree with him politically. I find the guy that replaced him boring, I don't care for his voice, or his manner of speaking, and I certainly do not agree with him politically, but since I listen to a few hosts I don't agree with, like Tom Sullivan, that really has nothing to do with it. I wonder if the decision to take Medved off the national show has to do with his often being critical of Trump, although he also often praised the President. Independent hosts are refreshing, too bad there are so few of them.
The reason I liked Medved is, although a conservative, he seemed fair, and was capable of being critical of Trump when warranted. Liberal or conservative I don't care to listen to a talk show host that is predictable, i.e. Hannity, it is Hillary and FBI all the time, Tom Hartmann it is Trump (in a very negative way) all the time. I'm not into sports, so that is out.
Claudine Wong observation...... have seen your previous mentions about her lack of a smile on the air, never thought of her as a major "piece of A..." not on the level as the other blonde club DIVA and her club attire.... saw her on a one on one long interview chat with a deaf immigrant, I think on Christmas Day, OMG, she was dressed in a tight black cocktail type of dress! Thinking the videographer on purpose shot at the "voyeur angle" she kept on crossing her legs, thus resulting on her dress hemline rising, way up.... nice upper tighs, NICE!!!! firm and tight and at the same time I realized the angle of her cleavage, IMO she is better than the CLUB gal on the eyes, not trying to seem perverted, just an objective observation.
ANSWERING your Bay Area TV/Radio/Newspaper questions (at least trying to) Please: name and town/city where you originate, it helps the nuance. Anonymous OK too
Medical issues are a personal/private issue and we may never hear of an outcome. I do wonder if N. Zouves will ever return to work and how she's doing. KGO was still recently running ads showing her presence, so I'm hopeful. Regarding the southern Calif. rumor, I can't see any employer taking on a new employee who's currently on some type of work disability until the medical issues are somehow resolved/determined.
ReplyDeleteI was glad to see V. De La Cruz back to work on KPIX, who apparently had a similar injury of a concussion. RL, if you've any word, I'm sure you'd let us know.
Not really, KGO introduce the extended hours of 11:00 News without her name on the website. I hope she never comes back, Jessica Castro is much better, better voice and knows what she is doing professionally as a reporter. She is a great replacement.
DeleteI noticed over the holiday that Fox is starting to elevate Lauren Blanchard's visibility at the network. Her star is apparently on the rise.
DeleteGood observations and yes, of course, I will.
ReplyDeleteI'm interested your take on "Tranny-gate" with Marcus Thompson and Tim Kawakami. After the Athletic's apology, they laid off twitter for several days...including an NFL weekend. They have not commented on it after their hiatus. The Warriors claim that MT2 made the whole thing up. MT2 said it was a "joke", but its unclear who he said made the joke. TK is the editor and theoretically checks MT2's work and let it through. The cozy relationship between MT2 and Steph Curry (the book that he is always promoting) seems like a ethical gray area. ITs only sports, but still.
ReplyDeleteSacramento
To be honest, I'm not a MT fan nor a TK fan. They both reek of extreme egoism and as far as The Athletic is concerned it's mostly just sports guck; not into it. Someone here I'm sure will know.
DeleteMet TK twice. He is as you say. Shared an elevator with him at the media entrance at shark tank. Poor little Napoleon. The weight of the chip on his should almost put him down.
DeleteAny word on former PIX Sports Anchor/Reporter Kim Coyle? She seems to have dropped off the radar after her Channel 5 gig.
ReplyDeleteLast I checked she was doing freelance work but I don't know the latest.
DeleteCoyle does volunteer at one of the local SF animal shelter. Don't know if she may also be a paid employee.
DeleteHow old is that new KTVU meteorologist Kyla Somethingorother? She looks haggard. I thought they hired for looks in TV.
ReplyDeleteIn her late 30's/early to mid 40's---beauty is in eyes of the beholder. But I sort of agree with you.
DeleteAre you watching the same tv that I am? Tell ya what, you take Rosemary, I'll take Kyla and Heather any day of the week. https://www.facebook.com/KylaWeather/photos/a.300603840056076/1911824718933972/?type=3&theater
DeleteWe usually get weather people from Salinas or Sacramento. This chick is from The Weather Channel and she actually knows what she's talking about. No mumbling and stumbling like the usual KTVU crowd. There are entire websites dedicated to how "hot" she is. Personally I will watch because she gets the weather right (and is hot!).
DeleteThree questions: Whaddya know about the Athletics radio situation? Will we be subjected to another year of Jolly Jon Miller and his self-serving self on KNBR? And do you think the Warriors will stay on The Game? Thanks and keep up the good work.
ReplyDelete1. I'm leaning KSFO but I have no idea; they (the A's) might buy their own frequency. 2. Yes, Miller is due back. 3. The Warriors are not long for the Game but you'll have to wait a month for a future column. Thanks for the compliment.
Deletehmm thats very interesting you don't think they will be able to keep the warriors, they talk about/promote/ and brown nose them all day, unlike the a's who they wouldnt lift a finger to promote.. get ready for more stale already told boring stories from miller who has been phoning it now for the last several years
DeleteRich, do you know what Patrick Connor is up to? He definitely screwed up, but I really respected his work ethic. I'm hoping someone has given him a second chance. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm not as sympathetic as you are; it's a matter of taste. Last I checked he was doing Internet sites like that barstool gig. As far as a second chance considering his "hot ass" remark, I doubt any terrestrial station.
DeleteHow much does a guy like Greg Cosell get paid for his weekly gig on KNBR? How about Jim Nantz?
ReplyDeleteCosell, and I'm just guessing, probably anywhere from 500 to 750 per report. That's a lot but Cosell is good.
DeleteNantz plugs his CBS gigs so I'm guessing he's doing those spots gratis.
The KNBR morning show seems to be struggling...what does the future hold for it?
ReplyDeleteThey stink. They're old. They're getting more stale. That said, they still make money for the company which says a lot about the current crop of listeners KNBR is longing to hold onto but nothing lasts forever, most especially the fake New Jersey guy's awful sound drops.
DeleteFrank and Mike - Class.
DeleteShe was doing fill in work at the NBC affiliate (KSBW) in Monterey over Christmas.
DeleteMaybe she's back at Hearst since both since Sacramento and Monterey stations are owned by them.
DeleteSacramento does not WANT Dunn to return; they filled her KCRA AM traffic girl post with a veritable HOTTIE, who also does Weather once she finishes schooling. What's Dunn completed? AAA course for traffic hacks?
DeleteHas former kpix traffic talker jaclyn dunn surfaced anyplace?
ReplyDeleteOld Juan I think she's back in Sacramento or at least primed to go back.
DeleteWhat was wrong with Jaclyn Dunn? How is fat Gianna an improvement? Did KPIX promise Gianna her job back after her babies were in pre-school? I don't see any reason for the change.
DeleteJacklyn is still in the Bay Area working part-time for TTWN/iHeart.
DeleteThe new weather lady on KTVU seems quite accomplished with a hell of a resume in that particular field. A great pick up for those of us in the industry that actually know.
ReplyDeleteDo you feel the lanky beaner on KTVU is feeling threatened? Looks only last so long and she's starting to look a little weathered. She could always pick up a job in Fresno or Tijuana.
"Beaner?" Are you serious? Never mind.
DeleteI thought guys like you didn't exist today but I was wrong.
And yet you responded and had a jolly old time knocking her a few comments up where the guy called her haggard looking (which is just plain ridiculous). You didn't call him out for that nonsense.
DeleteI thought guys like you didnt exist today Rich, but I was wrong.
Integrity Rich, integrity.
Hi Rich,
ReplyDeleteCan you tell me what the hell is going on with our local TV news stations? All of them seem to get the wrong graphic, wrong story, dead air time, wrong camera shot for anchors and so on...Radio is not much better with wrong stories.
Hi there.
DeleteIt's called personnel, circa 2018 with unskilled workers manning or (not manning) their craft and cheap broadcast companies little regard for quality work. Been happening for years sad to say.
They're trying to do a lot more with a lot fewer people. In addition to the things you've observed, they also stretch by having much more weather, which basically just stretches the same amount of info over more time, having anchors and sportsguys yammer on about this or that to fill time (KTVU is particularly guilty of this), and repeat stories or do "non-stories" dressed up to look like stories. If you look critically at much of what's broadcast today, it's just advertisements ("A new Starbucks opened in the Financial District, and we sent Jane Doe Reporter down there to taste the coffee. —Jane?") and "human interest" stories ("Some brown-skinned person saw their home vandalized [we won't say by more brown-skinned people because that would be real reporting]. Aren't you SAD?") This is because you have to pay people to get real news, so they put stuff on that looks like news but really isn't.
DeleteThere used to be a guy named Chuck Harder (recently deceased) who had a show on shortwave and satellite in the mid nineties saying the exact same thing. This hollowing out of the business has been going on for a very long time.
DeleteMedia is soon to be in a free fall. We have too much of it. Once Trump leaves office, there's going to be a consolidation in cable news. At least one network will completely disappear. MSNBC can be reformatted (some would say that has already begun) and Fox has sort of woven itself into the culture with all the personalities but CNN has become something of an orphan. Randy Stephenson says owning a news network doesn't fit into the AT&T corporate profile. His board will eventually make him sell it. Moonves was said to be interested in it at one time and we know the two organizations have shared news operations off and on over the years. CBS would come on board swinging the axe.
Not just local. I'm seeing fuck ups from the majors that in the past would have never been tolerated but today are a regular occurrence. The business is dead.
DeleteIf given the choice between coitus with Christine Craft or coitus with Jan Wahl, who would you rather have coitus with?
ReplyDeleteYou mean a breakfast with? CC would be my choice.
DeleteHi Rich,
ReplyDeleteIs Fitzgerald getting worse doing the play by play. for the Warriors. First I find it unusual that a play by play guy also plays commentary, and I am no basketball fan but not a expert and everything that comes out of mouth a third grader would know. Jim Barnett at least he states his opinion and it's actually solid info and learn from it.
Fitzgerald is pathetic --did you have to bring him up? Yes, getting worse and "worser."
DeleteThanks for the response Rich, I meant I am a basketball fan, but I don't pretend to be a expert. I now watch the games with the sound down. We have a world class team and a crappy play by play guy. Oh well things could be worse and worser
DeleteFitz. It's time for Oscar the Grouch to go back in his can. And I love Oscar in his can.When can Grover replace him 1-3p...
DeleteCan you name the members of that notorious news team that KPIX trotted out in the mid-70's of which Milt Kahn is the only one I can remember. I think he was replaced with Jan Hutchins. I recall their "innovative" news format was touted as the "the new big thing" in news. I recall we watched only to laugh at how goofy and bizarre it was.
ReplyDeleteI know Ben Williams was there. But as a reporter. I can't remember the rest.
DeleteBecause of PIX's recent 70th anniversary - last Saturday - names from the past did pop up. Newswise, alongside Williams, there were Ed Arnow, Belva Davis (who stayed at PIX through 1982, then KRON, & KQED), Lynne Joiner, Bill Schecnner (who RL mentioned in a previous post), and the call letter voice of the station who also did reporting Bill Hillman (one of the originals). Sportswise, Hutchins didn't back up Wayne Walker long; went to KRON for sports, then became KICU's news anchor before entering a New Age Buddhism business career (was also KGO Radio analyst for Joe Starkey during the lateral-lateral-lateral-lateral year of 1982).
DeleteRe: 2:08 -- Why no footage of John Weston and Wanda Ramey? It's not like KPIX doesn't have any. I've seen it in past PIX retrospective promos.
DeleteY'all are forgetting Barry Tompkins who became Sports Director in the early 70's at PIX.. I saw his maiden broadcast. Didn't go too well and he ended up making a painful face like he had just bit into a lemon, not realizing he was still on camera. He settled down and had quite a run at PIX before moving on..
DeleteCheck out https://newspaperarchive.com/san-mateo-times-apr-10-1974-p-27/ by the great Bob Foster (a frequent guest of the equally great Jim Eason in the 1970s). It was Gene Tuck teamed up with Andy Park (the red beard) who anchored the news. According to the article, Kahn was replaced with Wayne Walker. I think the weather guy was Bob Lobertini.
DeleteSince there was mention of Ben Williams and Belva Davis, here's an interview with the late Ben Williams where he speaks with much affection for Belva Davis. He looks so serene in his retirement. https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/229280
It was the "Tuck and Fortner Report" or perhaps that was its subheading to "Eyewitness News." The dark haired guy was Gene Tuck. I can't even remember what Fortner looked like or his first name. Milt Kahn, OTOH, is a Bay Area newscast legend, and not because he was good at sports reporting. Wasn't it after this trainwreck that Dave & Wendy came on the (news) scene at KPIX?
DeleteAs for the A's radio future, they should buy their own station.
ReplyDeleteDon't try to rely on some birdbrain management to override your choice of programing. Be all in on A's.
A good start would be to explore 860 (KTRB I think) purchase or get favorable programing time at KSFO.
Only 860 AM is a Salem Broadcasting outpost --I'm not sure it's available.
DeleteWith this Hairpiece-crazy world, the A's will be hesitant about a KSFO return (1981-95, when it featured music and decent personalities). The Green & Gold will want to steer clear of Sussman, Lard, or any other ugly loud mouths whose words have had a cancerous effect on our political climate. Money may talk, but for MLB, who has taken pride in being more welcoming toward all fan bases, they will show limits.
DeleteIs Jessica Aguirre at NBC still without a contract?
ReplyDeleteYes, and it's a shame. More so for Aguirre who is on a day-to-day deal.
DeleteIsn't "Lanky beaner and coitus" a new Ryan Scott dish?
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, whatever happened to the 'blue box' you wrote about a while back?
The Blue Box is still with us and hovering around. You (and others) cannot comprehend its greatness. Neither can I which is to say, just imagine.
DeleteBoth 95.7 and KNBR employee female "voices" during morning radio. I put voices in "" because you have a better chance of hearing a caller's voice than theirs. Was this a failed experiment?
ReplyDeleteIronically, the host who uses the most female voices is Damon.
True. 95.7 features their women on their Twitter video feeds.
DeleteMany today are without a contract at various stations. Some of the names are very big and would surprise you. Most of them are over 45. Meanwhile, idiot news directors like Trixie throw money at 28-year-old idiots from Fresno because they can tweet.
ReplyDeleteWild sceneraio...Bonneville does a switch with Family Radio having them get 99.7 FM and in return Bonneville getting 610 in a swap then switching to All Sports along with the A's broadcasts...seems wild but some Bonneville stations do run Sports programming...
ReplyDeleteKSAN/107.7 the bone is a Cumulus radio station and we miss Steven Seaweed. Zakk is annoying and Chasta is boring! Was firing of Weedman a money decision? Music getting stale and Sammy the psychic has got to go. Any news on this dying station?
ReplyDeleteSharon, Brentwood CA
Sharon
DeleteLamont and Tonelli are boring and annoying. A couple 50 year olds acting like 14 year old high school freshmen. I see your anger managment hasn't worked in 2018. Chasta, and incredible mother, works her ass off, incredible wife and is a great addition to the community.
What have you done?
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ReplyDeleteI'm shocked Leticia Ordaz from KCRA hasn't been kicked upstairs the NBC chain, like at KNBC or Chicago or New York's WNBC. She's been in Sac forever! Her voice is a little more gravelly now, so I am a bit concerned. Any word on when she will leave? Many from KCRA, by far the ratings champ in Sac, have gone on to bigger and better things.
ReplyDeleteMichael Medved will no longer be heard on 860 am, noon to 3 p.m. he will be replaced with Sebastian Gorka, what are your thoughts on this development? From what I heard from Sebastian Gorka in interviews and as a fill in host, I don't think it is a good move. Although I lean left at noon I would switch back and forth between Medved and Tom Sullivan, depending on topic. Sometimes I will listen to Michael Savage, depending on his subject, and if he is not ranting and raving.
ReplyDeleteMedved is centrist. Seb is, well, you'll find out. Personally, I listen to 95.7 The Game during the lunch hour.
DeleteMike Shields says he's done. I guess his local show will continue in Seattle but his days as a national host are over.
DeleteToo bad, I enjoyed his take on things, although I didn't agree with him politically. I find the guy that replaced him boring, I don't care for his voice, or his manner of speaking, and I certainly do not agree with him politically, but since I listen to a few hosts I don't agree with, like Tom Sullivan, that really has nothing to do with it. I wonder if the decision to take Medved off the national show has to do with his often being critical of Trump, although he also often praised the President. Independent hosts are refreshing, too bad there are so few of them.
DeleteThe reason I liked Medved is, although a conservative, he seemed fair, and was capable of being critical of Trump when warranted. Liberal or conservative I don't care to listen to a talk show host that is predictable, i.e. Hannity, it is Hillary and FBI all the time, Tom Hartmann it is Trump (in a very negative way) all the time. I'm not into sports, so that is out.
ReplyDeleteHi Rich,
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to Lilian Kim at KGO? I haven't seen her on TV since October and she is no longer on the ABC 7 website.
Claudine Wong observation...... have seen your previous mentions about her lack of a smile on the air, never thought of her as a major "piece of A..." not on the level as the other blonde club DIVA and her club attire.... saw her on a one on one long interview chat with a deaf immigrant, I think on Christmas Day, OMG, she was dressed in a tight black cocktail type of dress! Thinking the videographer on purpose shot at the "voyeur angle" she kept on crossing her legs, thus resulting on her dress hemline rising, way up.... nice upper tighs, NICE!!!! firm and tight and at the same time I realized the angle of her cleavage, IMO she is better than the CLUB gal on the eyes, not trying to seem perverted, just an objective observation.
ReplyDelete