KNBR Waits for the Next Axe to Fall; Mark Ibanez Dumps Suits and Ties on KTVU Newsroom (Literally); Papa Show Airs Will Smith's "Shit" Brigade; KPIX Stale Anchors; Rumor: Joe Starkey Swan Song on Cal Football/ KGO Radio 43 Years; Wednesday Wash

CUMULUS has its sports outlet, (KNBR) on edge: who's about to get sacked next. It's NOT about if, it's about when and who.

After firing Larry Krueger and Rod Brooks, a reliable source told me someone up the high-end pay (making over $100G) was the next to get the axe.

That would include Tom Tolbert, Brian Murphy, Greg Papa and John Lund.

Again, it's coming and it wouldn't shock anyone, says the source, if it were Tom Tolbert or perhaps, John Lund.

But again, NO ONE is safe.

*A sidebar on Mark Ibanez: the KTVU veteran sports anchor, who's last night is tommorow (Thursday) night, brought in his suit collection to the KTVU newsroom and literally placed them on a desk for those who wanted to help themselves to Ibanez' suit/tie ensemble--yeah, there was quite the reaction.

*A number of local stations played the expletive-laced verbal barrage uttered by Will Smith Oscar night--during Papa's KNBR show on Monday in the 10 AM hour, listeners got "shit" two times from Mr. Smith yelp to Chris Rock. They may have been amused but the FCC won't.

*An easy observation that is readily OBVIOUS to the naked eye: KPIX has the WORST and most archaic-looking anchors in the Bay Area. Outside of a Juliette Goodrich and Liz Cook, PIX's set of news readers are just plain boring, uninspiring and unimaginative. Worse, the combo Ryan Yamamoto and Sara Donchey are DISASTERS! Who said that, a majority of the KPIX staff who know the drill but can't say anything for fear of being sent to the back of the class. Somebody in charge has to clean up the mess.

*There's a rumor that Cal Football pbp-broadcaster, Joe Starkey, will call it quits after the '22 season--the 40-year anniv. of The Play comes Novemner and that would be a fitting way to say goodbye --Starkey has done Cal football since 1975.

*When you run multiple promos, national ads, PSAs, and such, that's not a good omen. Even if your morning shows from 6-Noon have "decent" ratings. You still have NO CUME, your AQL is MIA, and you have hosts talking gibberish and not attempting to engage listeners with news topics. You still cling to the idea that gimmicks and pretend radio, with lifestyle, Facebook bullshit, will win the day and night. Not a chance. Too bad the top suit still doesn't get it. He never will.