tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post3353261698092776172..comments2024-03-28T05:28:54.552-07:00Comments on RICH LIEBERMAN 415 MEDIA: Frank Somerville is GodRich Liebermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174495340920055435noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-85022935749292772712016-01-17T20:37:44.148-08:002016-01-17T20:37:44.148-08:00Hi Rick - I read your blog every week and I am sur...Hi Rick - I read your blog every week and I am surprised in your sudden attack on Frank. You used to compliment him all the time. I like Frank a lot and I do think he is real. He is very open on his Facebook page and seems to care. <br /><br />If the sudden attack is because he stopped talking to you due to Fox management's objections, I do not think that's fair.<br /><br />He is a good guy.<br /><br />On the other hand, feel free to talk about Mike M and Ross P. They deserve your colorful comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-25802442773976883602016-01-16T21:32:13.851-08:002016-01-16T21:32:13.851-08:00Seriously, this just sounds more and more like a p...Seriously, this just sounds more and more like a petty personal grudge/ax to grind. If your gonna whine about Frank's plugs also call out the female anchors with hair extensions aka almost all of them. I miss the days this blog didn't go into personal vendettas against reporters. Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792394103263428373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-71422459047880405942016-01-16T16:24:03.479-08:002016-01-16T16:24:03.479-08:00True. I have nothing against Sommerville. Sure, he...True. I have nothing against Sommerville. Sure, he can be a bit smarmy, but he's nothing like anywhere near offensive. <br /><br />That Palombo creep looks and acts like he should be registered as some sort of offender, and not allowed near schools. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-33569740356128626202016-01-16T15:56:05.963-08:002016-01-16T15:56:05.963-08:00Personally, I've had it to right about here wi...Personally, I've had it to right about here with these sanctimonious anchors moralizing to the masses, using their influence to pedal their own brand of dudie. Who do they think they are? What gives them the right? Why are they all from somewhere else? Kiss my ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-4346847850051159442016-01-16T13:53:44.896-08:002016-01-16T13:53:44.896-08:00I can't add to much, since I don't watch l...I can't add to much, since I don't watch local TV news for a long time. Just from the internet and a little radioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-20483986796077360522016-01-16T10:38:05.696-08:002016-01-16T10:38:05.696-08:00He didn't start as a top anchor, but still, ho...He didn't start as a top anchor, but still, how does sitting behind a desk reading words other people wrote and researched over video other people went out and shot and edited make a difference, whether it's in SF or Burlington, NJ? Anchors don't even have any editorial input; the guys in the suits who answer to the owners and to marketing call the shots. The anchors, if they want to keep their cushy $800,000-a-year jobs, just say "Yes sir!" (or, increasingly, ma'am).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-83527598204381560862016-01-16T08:52:05.243-08:002016-01-16T08:52:05.243-08:00The article certainly wasn't news or even rele...The article certainly wasn't news or even relevant, with the diminished standards of journalism that the Chronicle now employs did he pay for that infomercial?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-10147037932017090712016-01-16T07:28:08.768-08:002016-01-16T07:28:08.768-08:00Rich, take out Somerville and hair plugs, insert R...Rich, take out Somerville and hair plugs, insert Ross Palombo and you'll be good.junkman9096https://www.blogger.com/profile/01900011002082864075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-3662719100726376062016-01-16T04:35:12.710-08:002016-01-16T04:35:12.710-08:006:41 I agree with you, but he got his name out th...6:41 I agree with you, but he got his name out there in another medium yet one more time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-59240992164140173042016-01-16T04:33:52.558-08:002016-01-16T04:33:52.558-08:00he got into the business not just to be on TV, but...he got into the business not just to be on TV, but " To make a difference" <br />=====<br /><br />Beware of such motivations. They're supposed to be unbiased and just give the news, not "make a difference". I'll make up my own mind. I'm a strong independent thinker who doesn't have to rely on someone that wants to "make a difference". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-52369648192128478462016-01-15T19:20:53.574-08:002016-01-15T19:20:53.574-08:00Frank didn't start as the top anchor in a big ...Frank didn't start as the top anchor in a big market. He paid his dues in a few markets like Rhode Island and Minnesota before finally settling as a morning anchor. Frank is a great guy. I have worked with him since 1994, nd unlike alot of beloved on air talent that have no use for the "common folk", Frank has always been comfortable mixing it up.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-68956712850969688552016-01-15T18:51:39.426-08:002016-01-15T18:51:39.426-08:00No...it was just you that was sucker punched by al...No...it was just you that was sucker punched by all the bullshit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-11087216483337129312016-01-15T18:41:56.561-08:002016-01-15T18:41:56.561-08:00The fact that he even wrote an SF Chronicle editor...The fact that he even wrote an SF Chronicle editorial to explain himself just proves he's an asshat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-13797528741423150542016-01-15T18:21:13.543-08:002016-01-15T18:21:13.543-08:00I think we were all sucker-punched when Frank comb...I think we were all sucker-punched when Frank combed his daughter's hair, on air.<br /><br />He gained points; we were struck mute.<br /><br />Good move, Frank. (Love that widow's peak, btw, don't ever give it up.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-53258299348239692942016-01-15T18:02:27.388-08:002016-01-15T18:02:27.388-08:00I guess if the "art" you are referring t...I guess if the "art" you are referring to is that abstract crap on Justin Herman Plaza in SF.IamNotaRobotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-69313145535861761152016-01-15T17:49:03.179-08:002016-01-15T17:49:03.179-08:00The point is being missed here. Somerville said he...The point is being missed here. Somerville said he got into the business not just to be on TV, but " To make a difference" Come on, really? Exactly how does sitting behind a desk with pancake makeup, hair plugs and reading a teleprompter make a difference in any of our daily lives? The level of self importance and egos of these news readers is simply astonishing. And precisely why we need Rich to call them out when their heads swell! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-57598999339115077172016-01-15T16:27:23.024-08:002016-01-15T16:27:23.024-08:00I like your blog, but I think Frank is one of the ...I like your blog, but I think Frank is one of the most real, down to earth folks out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-6886775802795751192016-01-15T15:00:48.317-08:002016-01-15T15:00:48.317-08:00Couldn't have said/written it better myself.
...Couldn't have said/written it better myself. <br /><br />Maybe it's a publicity stunt like Letterman and Oprah?IamNotaRobotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-46132140172240151502016-01-15T13:20:38.573-08:002016-01-15T13:20:38.573-08:00Donald Trump's hair looks like a work of art c...Donald Trump's hair looks like a work of art compared to Frank's hair plugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-3470720294294365492016-01-15T13:01:01.822-08:002016-01-15T13:01:01.822-08:00There is nothing wrong with Frank Somerville. He i...There is nothing wrong with Frank Somerville. He is no worse than any of the local anchors from the past who Rich Lieberman places on an imaginary pedestal because they are part of the past.<br /><br />Lieberman's criticism makes no sense except as part of his incessant ridicule of everything and everyone in local media.Tim K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-40042173065134593752016-01-15T12:51:10.294-08:002016-01-15T12:51:10.294-08:00Rich, I read your blog just about every day and I&...Rich, I read your blog just about every day and I've written a lot of comments over the past few years, including a scathing one just yesterday regarding KTVU's 9am show. However, I think it's time to give Frank Somerville a break and let this sit on the back burner for a long, long time. By all indications I see Frank Somerville as a decent man who's an exceptional and capable journalist and anchor, one of the best the Bay Area has on the air right now. And with television being a visual medium, I have absolutely no problem with him getting hair plugs -- that's his business. To try and look your best and improve your appearance for a television audience is just fine by me. Furthermore, the hair plugs have adapted well and he looks great. It's such a petty and insignificant issue. I think more substantive articles which you have written of late would be much more noteworthy and digestible -- such as the demise of local production quality not only at KTVU but pretty much most of the stations in the market. Your coverage of the union issues, salary issues, management issues, new talent arriving on the scene, tributes to current and former media celebrities, etc., etc. are some of the things you do best. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-77111742416431802642016-01-15T11:27:56.494-08:002016-01-15T11:27:56.494-08:00JCOAFC Rich - did FS shit on your parade at one po...JCOAFC Rich - did FS shit on your parade at one point in your life? Piss in your milk in the school lunchroom when you weren't looking? What's up with all the vitriol? Personally, I don't give a damn. Keep up the fine brand you espouse as journalism. It's entertaining as all get-out. True, not true. Who cares? In the accompanying pic, is Frank on the left or the right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-26053239662931431252016-01-15T11:19:52.202-08:002016-01-15T11:19:52.202-08:00And Frank has/had anything to do with any of that?...And Frank has/had anything to do with any of that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-37215526140247205922016-01-15T10:41:40.460-08:002016-01-15T10:41:40.460-08:00I remember that interview on KOMY. It was the day ...I remember that interview on KOMY. It was the day after the Asiana Airlines crash in SF. Dick Lieberman praised KTVU for its great coverage and commended Sommerville for driving his Porsche Turbo 911 10 minutes from his house in the Oakland Hills to KTVU to broadcast live as news broke. Of course the self congratulations didn't last long as we all know Sum Ting Went Terribly Wong soon thereafter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-76342974557150078182016-01-15T09:33:55.836-08:002016-01-15T09:33:55.836-08:00Probably because he stopped.
Rich is the one who ...Probably because he stopped.<br /><br />Rich is the one who thinks he's God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com