Saturday, May 14, 2022

Lisa White Won't Make Waves at PIX; KCBS LA Voice, Kris Ankarlo Steady If Not Spectacular; KGO Producer Good Eavesdropper; Saturday Deli Nosh

Lisa White will not make any waves, I'm fairly certain and that's just the environment we're in now. She survived 22plus years as an assistant probably because she didn't rock the boat and went along and followed orders. That's not a knock, necessarily, but probably more pragmatism on White's part, for her own rear end. Good for her, but bad, most likely, for KPIX and its path to escape the news wilderness.

Here's the problem though and at PIX, there's a lot to chew on. They need help. They have no buzz and they are losers at almost every conceivable news time. They are getting murdered by a suddenly competitive KRON and it's not even close. KRON is destroying them at 5 and 6PM. PIX should be ashamed but when you throw out crap you get crap in return.

We'll see how the new regime of GM, Scott Warren and ND, Ms. White carry on in the ensuing months. Don't hold your breath.

*Compared to some of the other wretched one, KCBS anchor/reporter, Kris Ankarlo, is fairly steady. While at times he sounds boring and robotic, he's at least credible and takes his craft seriously. Side nugget: La native Ankarlo was supposedly a prime candidate to take over the morning anchor slot but was nixed for some unknown reason. Probably a money deal, it's always the reason.

*Noted without comment: With the exception of KRON, all Bay Area TV News stations have women news directors. And on radio, KCBS too.

*Good talk radio callers (and calls) can be had as long as you have good producers. But in 2022, that's impossible.

*At KGO Radio, the guy who acts as a producer for the show after Medoro (Nikki) is getting shit because he's lately nothing more than the house snitch and who eavesdrops into everyone's phone conversations. The guy is such a boob, a dalyboob, he was warned by a suit to either knock it off or face the consequences of having to take Steve Moskowitz's shirts to the cleaners.

*The late talker, Gene Burns, would have fired his ass on spot.

9 comments:

  1. KCBS has a new food segment to fill air time. "The sausage king"
    Compelling.
    Move over...foodie chap.

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  2. I want a Lucca Deli Sandwich...

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  3. Hmmm ....all bay area news stations have women news directors, must be something there that they all suck....let the attacks begin..... hahaha!!

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  4. You know, Pat Thurston is now also consulting with Greg O Donnel and Steve Moskovitz became so jealous he threatened to mess up Pat's EITC untill she stopped doing commericals with him

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  5. Why do so many anchors and reporters on KCBS have sibilant S problems? That's usually a problem you can overcome with a bit of training in your first job. I haven't listened to KCBS for a few years because I've got satellite, but I had to drive a loaner car with only AM-FM for a week and was forced to tune in. KCBS has deteriorated in a number of ways -- voices, delivery, story choices, interviewing. It's a dumpster fire.

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  6. I belive he (Kris) was at KFI for a few years before working and coming to from the east coast. I thought he was better on KFI because everybody else in his news room and interviewing him was good. He covered fires etc. News room? KGO has none. Well we have Lynn and Karen here, I see Pat and Kim reporting from Romper Room land. So glad we have everybody here including Jan Wahl. Lets talk until they don't agree and then well cut them out. That makes for great radio. Lee you and your cast do not cut it. Pathetic.

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  7. It's funny on kpix and in kcbs radio they are trying to push people to thier streaming service. Commericals say thousands are on it daily?? Do you know if that is true Rich?

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  8. I think Dan Mitchinson is much better than Kris Ankarlo, who usually sounds like he's just smoked a pack of cigarettes, with his gnarly voice. Mitchinson has much better voice quality, and more animation and inflection in his delivery.

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  9. Fire him? They were friends. Producers work for the PD, so you’d have to do something pretty egregious to get fired. They’re all union.

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