Bay Area TV/Radio Lacks Star Power; More Women at KCBS? Uh, Sure Thing; Addicted to KOIT Xmas Music; Greedy Greg Papa; Michael Krasny/KQED Dark Side; Mandy Update; Better and Better Randy Hahn and Ted Robinson; The Equisite Cheryl Hurd; Phony Susan Leigh Taylor; Advice to Damon Bruce; Chip Franklin Suddenly Compelling on KGO; Pam Moore has options on KRON; Too Much Mayo at NBC Bay Area; Thursday 415 Media Nosh

STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE: THE BAY AREA TV/RADIO STATE LACKS STAR POWER.

What we have here for the most part: posers. I don't have to embellish you know the story. You both watch and listen every night even in declining numbers most of which is due to the relative lack of interesting people delivering your news, sports and weather.

The Bay Area used to be a hotbed for nationally-recognized journalists and the like. We had meat and potato personalities. Now we're reduced to tofu pie. What a disgrace.

*KCBS: more women street reporter because 477 isn't enough.

*KOIT: I'm suckered into the Christmas music like everyone else but it would be nice to have a live DJ every now and then. I know, I know, it ain't the old days.

*If all of you that bitch and moan over missing 415 Media for a week (while I was being screwed over by AT&T) and have the chutzpah to lecture me about why I didn't file from a Starbucks, were to actually contribute and become paid members, there'd be no pledge breaks.

*Greg Papa: greedy too. And a cheapskate too. Papa didn't even give a Christmas gift to his TV/Radio brethren. The Buffalo Boor strikes again.

*Leah Garchik of the Chronicle: any more Marin news?

*Michael Krasny of KQED Radio "Forum" show: if only a quarter of the people out there who listen to you, knew your dark side, they would not be fooled by your warm and fuzzy voice.

*Getting better and better and better --an elite broadcaster and play-by-play delight: Randy Hahn. Ditto Ted Robinson.

*Mandy update: pretty much what I expected: she's got issues. I always attract the weird and demented. She's a nice young woman with lofty expectations --I'm not in the mix nor want to be but we'll be friends. It's the story of my life. God forbid I couldn't meet some sarcastic middle-aged nurse from Pleasanton with some edge and reality.

Cheryl Hurd

*John Rothmann: maybe KGO Radio did know something I didn't know.

*The thing you should know about KTVU is that some of its most popular air talent have the innate ability to not let their personal life troubles affect their work on air and that's worthy of a compliment.

*Dan Ashley of KGO-TV: a valuable commodity that should be re-upped immediately.

*When Greg Papa becomes less likable then Bob Fitzgerald, then you know there's a problem.

*Total fraud: Jim Barnett.

*Cheryl Hurd of NBC Bay Area: she's not only really talented she's a total class act. A person that is as charming and beautiful off the air as she is on the air.

*I DON'T RAIL JUST TO RAIL: From time to time I get shit from people: "Why do you rip so much? It seems you have some personal vendetta --scores to settle?" My answer: everything these days is by definition, personal. Many of the people I rip get it; it's almost a form of flattery. They understand. Those that don't are amateurs. They should be lucky someone actually cares to write and cover their business. Funny story: I had one prominent anchor guy pissed at me because he was never ripped. True story. Don't take everything so seriously. Me too.

*Yeah, Frances Wang is not going to KPIX, sue me.

*The deal about my issues with Susan Leigh Taylor of KCBS is my deal with everyone else: if you lack sincerity and your reek of self-importance and think your crap doesn't stink, then I'm not impressed with you at all and will call you out. Sure, it's an opinion, we all have a right to have one.

*I'm glad many of you illustrated the obvious about Vern Glenn because I feel the same way. Vern is a good guy, very talented and funny and a terrific personality--his personality. I don't think he's consciously trying to be Gary Radnich but all the paper shuffling, the Garyisms so readily seen on air makes me wonder at times. Vern, two words: be yourself.

*On the other hand, a mean guy with no warmth and thinks he's a god: Dennis O'Donnell. Maybe he wants to be Greg Papa.

Damon Bruce

*Damon Bruce of 95.7 FM: "The Game": when you do a "bit" it may be OK and even very good but it's still a bit. I like stream of consciousness thought and expression. It is indicative of someone who can talk on the run and doesn't need notes and time to do the "bit." It also speaks volumes about the ability to just talk plainly and clearly without having to resort to histrionics and artificial outrage. I'm not ripping you, Damon, in fact I'm interested and an advocate, I would just like more instant thought and analysis as opposed to mass notes and pregnant pauses.

*WHAT DRIVES ME CRAZY: the shit where a radio voice says, "...and this is my opinion..." Of course, it's YOUR OPINION! Why say it then? If it isn't your opinion, then who's is it? So annoying!...And the proliferation of interviews on radio with interviewee beginning each sentence with..."so..."DRIVES ME NUTS! I got your so right here!

*Papa thinks he's Ted Koppel doing sports when in actuality he's sort of a wooden Milt Kahn. Those of you with Bay Area roots know the latter name.

Pam Moore

*Who'd have thunk I actually like listening to Chip Franklin on KGO because Chip and/or the powers that be at KGO let Chip expand on a topic and didn't have to resort to poop and sex tidbits. Yes, you can be interesting and provocative when what you're talking deals with everyday life issues and politics --news-talk at its purest form, what a concept.

*The heart and soul of Circle7: Ashley and Michael Finney. Or to be more precise: KGO's co-MVP's.

*Pam Moore: soon to have an abundance of options, sort of. At KRON, you always want options. Otherwise you end up becoming Henry Tannenbaum.

*Add KRON: the doofus reporter who took a female friend to Grumpy's for lunch and let the whole place know he worked at KRON. Maybe he's related to Doug Sovern.

*God forbid KPIX made a bold move and seized upon Moore but the last time PIX had an ounce of energy and creativity, Wendy Tokuda was in the cafeteria eating vegetarian chow fun from Hunan.

*Allen Martin: you're no Doug Murphy. I knew Doug Murphy. Bring in Lloyd Bentsen.

Janelle Wang

*Contrived, befuddled, no clue, mucho blasé: Janelle Wang. Looks can be deceiving.

*NBC Bay Area in San Jose: the cost of too much mayo on wonder bread is taking its toll. Maybe you should add some substance to the news and quit trying to copy KTLA in LA because your air product is so, so bland.

*Bluster and fake outrage: Mark Ibanez.

*Rob Roth: show a pulse every now and then.

*Ronn Owens and Gavin Newsom: birds of a feather...