Mike Mibach was on the anchor desk at KTVU last (Monday), night looking perfectly Ron Burgandyish; although he was so wooden and robotic-looking, a producer at The Firm labeled him, "Mechanical Mike."
*Add Mike: It might help Mike, if you bought Julie Haener some Starbucks because, as you know, Julie is a bit anxious. She's angry at Frank because she went out of her way to save his ass--numerous times--but she' s also wary of new boys like you. It's complicated.
*It's the perfect storm: KTVU has more drama than the 10th year of General Hospital episodes; it's not that everybody has issues. We all do. It's jut that KTVU and Fox seem to have outdone themselves. The Firm should clean house and cleanse the entire building, it couldn't hurt.
*And don't say Eikel has good numbers to justify her continued reign: Fox's schedule of shows and NFL programming is why KTVU rules.
*In spite of local industry ridicule, KGO Radio still runs its pathetic Steve Moskowitz "conversations"--they're really Paid For ads that KGO should run a disclaimer saying so but they don't. They don't give a damn anymore. Worse, the hosts that take part in this charade have no shame and act like giddy kids at the prom. Shameful and disgusting.
*John Rothmann: the SHRIEKING, the lecturing, the yelling, the SHOUTING. And yes, the FAUX OUTRAGE that continues to KILL his show. Maybe too many C Crane radios.
*Rothmann thinks Jan Wahl is cool which is sort of like thinking the dogs-playing poker- paintings is art.
*SFGate in a nutshell: purple houses, nachos, restaurant reviews, 49ers, news? What's that?
*Time of the year now every non-sports anchor on TV says, "Go Niners."
*Robert C. is a local ad guy who takes people to lunch and does business over lots of french bread and coffee--he said Original Joe's was half empty on a recent Friday and that's all you need to know about how the pandemic isn't going away anytime soon.
*Check the Wahl record: KRON, KCBS, KGO Radio and you have all you need to know.
*KRON's Ella Sogomonian is getting pursued by CNN and it's serious.
Hey John Rothman what's it like having Donald Trump living in your head rent free?
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DeleteYes having lived in Germany the news is actually news not some happy talk filled with mindless gossip and not saying “go niners” or in their case Bayern Munich every two minutes. As an aside ‘could never figure out why they wouldn’t call it Bayern München.
DeleteJust changed channels from 2 at Noon to KRON. Not digging the style.
ReplyDeleteMibach would be perfect for the Minecraft movie, with that square head of his.
DeleteI guess no more 10pm news for me anymore! No way he worth that much. What a joke.
ReplyDeleteAs a side note, when I was at SFSU Moskowitch was an instructor there. I took his class, enough said.
Mibach isn't ready for the anchor desk with his funny hair style trying to hide his baldness. I won't be watching him.
ReplyDeleteLOL no worse than Dan Ashley, who seems to have a different hair style and color every night.
DeleteToday rothmann took brown nosing to another level with marty Lurie and steve moskowitz
ReplyDeleteYes, Rothmann does the Steve Moskowitz "conversations" without a disclaimer. But I do believe Rothmann has faith that Moskowitz will give the customers a honest service which is the product being promoted.
ReplyDeleteThat same belief can't be said for certain KGO hosts who "personally" engage in the promotion of fraudulent assertions for the shameful fruit and veggie capsule company.
Unlike them, Moskowitz isn't routinely fleecing seniors.
FCC regulations do not require a disclaimer as long as the live spot is contained within an obvious commercial break. That's why you hear disclaimers before and after the hour-long informercials.
Delete"It might help Mike, if you bought Julie Haener some Starbucks because, as you know, Julie is a bit anxious. She's angry at Frank because she went out of her way to save his ass--numerous times--but she' s also wary of new boys like you. It's complicated."
ReplyDeleteDo these fucks realize they just SIT AT A DESK AND READ WORDS OTHER PEOPLE RESEARCH AND WRITE? (Although there's barely any research anymore; it's just copy and paste. That's how crap like Wi Tu Lo makes it on the air.) Why all the drama about fear and betrayal. Nobody at home gives a shit who reads the news. It could be Amber Eikel's dog for all anyone cares. In Europe they're called "news presenters" and they're low on the totem pole and they don't think they're movie stars or reality TV celebrities. And their heads are far smaller--*and*...here's a bonus...they're actually generally far more intelligent than the pampered divas here.
KTVU's Mibach is the equivalent to KPIX' Ryan Yamayoto!!!
ReplyDelete@ 7:10 PM: I used Moskowitz and his firm some 15 or so years ago, b/c I heard him on the air and believed his shpiel about being in trouble with the IRS, which I was. Moskowitz himself did the initial interview (e.g., closed the sale) and I never spoke to him again; thereafter it was all staff. His words: "We need to get these returns filed ASAP!". He never mentioned the possibility of my filing bankruptcy, nor the implications of filing 5 years of back tax returns on that possibility; this turned out to be a serious omission. His answer to my financial despair involved negotiating a crippling payment plan, which was done.
ReplyDeleteIn the end, I did have to do a BK, and when the BK attorney asked about the 5 years of late-filings, he put his head in his hands and groaned when I told him what had transpired. It seems that I could have stiffed the IRS for 10's of thousands if I had NOT filed, but since I DID file I was on the hook for all of it, BK or not. You would think Good Ol' Attorney Steve would have at least mentioned this quirk of law, but he did not; It took me years to finish paying all that stuff off. He took his fee off the top of course, and it turns out I paid him top dollar for the crappy advice, too.
So AVOID this crumb bumb, he's not your friend.
so, you cheated and didn't pay taxes but you wanted a tax lawyer to tell you to continue to try to stiff the IRS?
DeleteAmen. Been down that same road with Moskowitz.
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ReplyDeleteBroadcast journalists in Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Ireland are widely respected and not at all "low on the totem pole." You are, however, correct that they're far more intelligent--infinitely so--and stick to elevated, straightforward delivery rather than indulge in the dreck that passes for news in the U.S.
I'm watching Allie Rasmus anchoring the noon right now and she's terrible. Not ready for the anchor desk even in Fresno. Can't read a sentence and convince me she understands it.
ReplyDeleteWhat are the complaints with Gasia? Shes decent enough to me...
ReplyDeleteI feel that way too. Apparently Mibach thinks she's an airhead or some such but she' (and formerly he) hosts a morning show. It's not Face The Nation. Mibach always struck me as too much of a stuffed shirt for mornings, which are mostly light news most of the time, but now that I'm seeing him at night he strikes me as too stuffed for that too. I don't think he could crack a smile if you put a gun to his head. And I can't imagine him accommodating himself to KTVU's penchant for emotional tags at the end of reports, where the anchor looks sadly at the camera, "tsks" and says "What a saaad story." Mike just can't pull that shit off.
Delete@10:36 I didn't cheat on my taxes, I f*cked up. There's a difference. Nor did I write the quirky law that would have let me off the hook! Legally! I did hire the friendly radio attorney who said he cared, but he didn't tell me all of the options, specifically the one that would have saved me 20 grand I didn't have. I think it's a fair criticism. BTW I'm all caught up now thank you very much.
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