Thursday Coffee Break; 95.7 FM "The Game" All-Sports is Losing Money; Domino Effect at KTVU; Mibach Steamed Over The Firm's 10 PM Hijinks; Wants Out; Betty Yu Mulls a CBS LA Offer; Nikki Medoro "Yummy" Unintentional Laughter on KGO Radio; Kristen Sze is Still Scared to Death of Dion Lim at ABC7; Laura Garcia Diva Act at NBC Bay Area Isn't Beloved; Rob Roth Retires from Fox2 But Tom Vacar Doesn't; KGO Radio Rothmann Tries to Do PM Drive But Commits Bizarro

YEAH, it's hardly news that 95.7 FM, "The Game" doesn't have any ratings. That's been a constant since their inception. But they had other compelling reasons to carry on: at least they made money.

Wrong.

Fact is, the FM all-sports outlet --and flagship of the Warriors--doesn't make a dime. Some industry insiders tell me, in fact, The Game is now losing money. Which might explain why they and their corporate daddy, Entercom/Audacy are having a tough time and why The Game's hosts are tossing out resumes all over town and beyond.

Maybe they should consider a real PD and not a brand manager who plays checkers on Twitter.

Game off.

*DOMINO EFFECT: Mike Mibach is so angry about being jacked around, he's looking to split KTVU and pursue a gig in the Bay Area, maybe even outside the market. Only problem, Mike, you don't have much leverage. The Channel 2 morning anchor definitely wants OUT of the AM --away from the GAAS!--and thought he had the 10 PM anchor job (replacing Frank Somerville)-- he did.

Only KTVU brass instead has been going to revolving anchors. They believe they could put a farm animal on the desk and the ratings would stay the same. Mibach was caught off guard and is now STEAMED. This is not a pretty picture. Moreover, as KTVU transitions to a new "10 O'Clock News" (minus Somerville and soon, departing Mark Ibanez) there is apprehension at FOX2 and combined with newsroom turmoil, further mayhem on the horizon.

*If Betty Yu were to want to escape the abyss known as KPIX, she has an offer on the table from CBS in Ell-Lay, for a high, six-figure deal. But Yu loves the Bay Area and seems content at 855 Battery. That said, with the dough being offered by The Eye, it's gotta be tempting for Madame Yu.

*What a JOKE dept. This morning on her ratings-challenged KGO show, insufferable Nikki Medoro, was asking listeners where to get the best corned-beef sandwich (celebrating St. Patrick's Day) --(very original)--a texter mentioned a Peninsula deli, "that is great and has lots of mayonnaise!", to which Medoro said, "yummy!"--anyone with a quarter brain knows you don't put mayo on corned beef; if you did that in NY, they'd arrest you. Medoro not only doesn't know radio she also has NO TASTE in corned-beef and pastrami sandwich etiquette. Yenta alert!

*THE OUT AND OUT FEAR FACTOR--and it's 100% real--that exists between Kristen Sze toward Dion Lim, is so intense, ABC7 station staffers at Circle7 have been told to look away and eschew any glances at the two should they cross paths. It already happened and Sze looked both angry and disgusted. Sze, again, views Lim as a growing threat. She should, only now it's not a threat, it's more apparent Dion is both more talented and younger. And doesn't have an ego and fraility the size of SF Bay that befits "Ming" (as she likes to be known as to close friends, including those at ABC7). Advantage, Dion Lim.

*Speaking of paranoid and jittery --and she should be--we have NBC Bay Area's morning diva, Laura Garcia. A woman who has more drama than the last season of General Hospital. Dear, the worker bees at NBC -San Jose don't care for your bossy, ego-driven power plays every other day. They've had it, in fact and are fed up. Obviously, Laura, you can't read the room.

*Now that Rob Roth finally split from The Firm, the Fox Bay Area hierarchy is HOPING Tom Vacar finally gets his ass out the door and retires, only Vacar has no immediate plans to leave KTVU. His close friends (all one of them) have told him to take a hike but the oatmeal-faced Vacar, who last smiled during the Civil War, is not going to leave; he thinks he's still good. And he knows he's got KTVU over a barrel; yeah, Vacar is a LOYAH and they're still scared he'd sue 'em and claim ageism.

*John Rothmann is NOT an afternoon drive host--I've said it ad nauseum--he tried to be one on Wednesday and he failed miserably and managed to make himself look foolish and worse yet, make KGO Radio sound completly dorkus.

Rothmann tried to ad-lib and inexplicably went from discussing Ukraine-Russia to the latest Oakland A's-Howard Terminal ballpark setback. It was a disaster.

Rothmann doesn't know sports. And it shows. The ballpark issue is a legitimate topic but Rothmann's sudden detour was both startling and ridiculous. It not only derailed but listeners sent e-mails and wondered what the hell was he thinking. Awkward? Try unbelievable.

Look, I'm a Rothmann fan. But he's a nightime host. He's trying to conduct an orchestra without any band members. KGO screwed him up but puting him in a time slot that is not condusive to his style points, Plain and simple. It's not his fault but he's hopeless at 4 PM and his attempt to be more nuanced just doesn't work. Wednesday's latest flub was downrright laughable. What was the producer thinking?