415 Media Status Report; Rothmann KGO Excess; Velena Jones from Sacto to NBC Bay Area; ABC/ESPN Finals Crew Covid-Hit; KRON Rumors Hit Newsroom; Thursday Media Nosh

FIRST OFF, Happy Thursday (or sad, whatever) --delighted to have received so many messages from the KGO/John Rothmann fan club--roughly, the average coffee-club attendance of an Emeryville Rotary club meeting.

I don't write positive, I'm not gonna go there unless there's something "positive" to write, I don't like most of the people who work here (media)-- it's a disgrace and thus, the idea of posting anything to the contrary would be false and insincere. If you find me insulting and not interesting and can't stand me, I didn't force you to come here, you come here and most of you do everyday. In fact, I get shit from you all --you're the first people here and you can't get enough of me/the blog, it's not an opinion, it's a fact.

Another thing: I don't post stories --favorable or otherwise--to generate donations. In fact, I probably lost money because I have lost quite a bit of friends of late because I don't think or say they're Mother Teresa or Gandhi. I also don't get cash based on click bait--all the donations come from YOU, the readers.

If you're gonna threaten me that you won't donate money unless I write positive or say nice things about someone, then I guess I'm done. Because that's not gonna happen.

*Rothmann? If you think he's a great broadcaster, great, I agree. But his show stinks of late and I'll call him out. And by the way, have you seen KGO's ratings? I'm not alone. So yeah, when Rothmann gets his shit together and does a decent program, I'll say so, if he doesn't I will say so. As long as KGO doesn't go all-Spanish any day now.

*Velena Jones has joined NBC Bay Area--she will report from the Oakland/Eastbay bureua and spent the past two years at KOVR/Sacramento. How positive I am.

*The ESPN/ABC crew will be minus some of its biggest voices tonight --Game 1 of the NBA Finals from Chase Center will be without Jeff Van Gundy and most likely, Mike Breen, courtesy Covid-related positive tests. Breen, as of now, is unavailable, but ABC hasn't made it official yet. He could show up out of the blue.

*On Wednesday's broadcast on KGO Radio, Rothmann cut out a network (ABC) feed from the news presser in Tulsa--scene of the latest mass shooting--so he could "talk" to his good friend, Steve Moskowitz, about taxes. I know it's a paid commercial--KGO won't use a disclaimer--but timing is everything. Rothmann/KGO screwed up here even by lame KGO standards.

*The mood at KRON is getting more morose because several top anchors, maybe Pam Moore--probably Catrherine Heenan, might be on the verge of calling it quits. Nothing is official just yet.