Mibach's Dollar Shirt and Gasia's Giggles: Your KTVU Noon News Crumbles

A NOON NEWSCAST TODAY is generally schlock-central with mounds of DRECK galore: KTVU's heap of MUSH at the lunch hour is a PRIME EXAMPLE.

I'VE NEVER particularly liked MIKE MIBACH who reminds me of a sales clerk at the local Walnut Creek Nordstrom; GASIA MIKAELIAN would be a fine audience member if KTVU were host to the WENDY WILLIAMS show because she's a great giggler, news? Not so much. But it's just me. I tend to watch more critically; mayb I'm a tad difficult.

Having said all that, I can't stomach the KTVU Noon News. It's really more a thirty-minute BORE with all the excitement of a Fremont Arby's.

Mibach never says anything even when he says something and the GAAS! is hellbent on just anchoring to anchor; she too, like Mibach, seems to be there on set because you do need a body to anchor the news, even at KTVU. When one or the other is doing solo work and is there on the desk alone, I swear, watching paint dry is a more compelling experience.

It's not as if both human bots are total disasters, they are not. They merely sit there and read the prompter; I'm fairly certain the 12 people watching the news are fine and dandy but that's just about it. KTVU, I'll give 'em credit: at least they spent the extra 5 bucks for the almost-new set so at least they're trying. 5 bucks? I'm sure that covers Mibach's new shirt from the Emeryville Ross.

But the entire newscast just doesn't cut it. I don't watch most local news anymore and if I were dare to be caught watching the 2 nooner, I should be deported to San Leandro and forced to share lunch with AMBER EIKEL at the East 14th 7-11.