My PIX spy says this new team is not meant as a replacement, per se, for any of the current anchors, but Yamamoto was hired back in November to take Ken Bastida's position. Yamamoto is viewed as a potential star; at least that's how he's summed up at 855 Battery. He has local roots (SF) and is considered a strong personality. I'll be surprised by that assessment. Wait and see.
She gets my vote!!! Easy on the eyes.
ReplyDeleteShe has star power !!
ReplyDeleteThe guy looks like a mini-mart cashier...No bueno
Not a compatible combo.
"He ... is considered a strong personality. I'll be surprised by that assessment."
ReplyDeleteEverything is relative today, Rich. If he can say "litigious" correctly, he'll be a notch better than Amanda Starrantino. If he understands the difference between jail and prison in copy, he's the next Cronkite.
Sara is perfect. KPIX ka-chinged on her. Now, the other guy? I dunno. Like the other poster suggested, it seems an odd coupling, aesthetically-speaking (Ryan is a perfectly suitable anchor, but the combo seems mismatched to me). Let's see how much it moves that needle. Hey, speaking of which -- who's gonna get the sports seat now that Dennis is gone gone gone? It sure can't be Vermin Glenn.
ReplyDeleteWhere are the current 5pm anchors going?
ReplyDeleteSara is HAWT. And, sorry to say, that's what matters most in a TV reader.
ReplyDeleteShe has star written all over her.
ReplyDeleteLooks to me that these changes are coming from corporate in New York. Seems tome Donchey is just a transfer from CBS LA and not a new hire. Yamamoto also has local roots, so that maybe the key to getting talent. Your report about CBS planning a big blow out at KPIX two years ago is finally happening. Now they can put all the VDLC nonsense behind them and finally make some meaningful changes.
ReplyDeleteI like it. Solid caucasian eye candy and a solid Japanese fella. No this time. This is going to be big.
ReplyDeleteIf KPIX is hiring so many, why aren't Frank Somerville and all the other disgruntled KTVU news people over there applying?
ReplyDeleteRyan is the real deal. I worked with him at KXTV before he went to Seattle. Solid, intelligent, personable, and a really fun guy. He’ll be a good fit. To the naysayers who judge him by his still pic on this lame website, get a life a holes.
ReplyDeleteThe lame website that you obviously view and take time to comment on. Thanks for the input.
DeleteFunny, this guy Dan Adams calling this a lame website, yet he's here...
ReplyDeleteJust found out some info about Sara, looks like she earns more $$ and better background than the husband.
ReplyDeleteCant wait for the new anchors. Is it just me or does Elizabeth Cook look like a school teacher talking down to her class all the time? Seems like the new hires can read better too and no stumbling.
ReplyDeleteRyan is a pro. Welcome home and best of luck to you!
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