tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post5952212473347754206..comments2024-03-28T05:28:54.552-07:00Comments on RICH LIEBERMAN 415 MEDIA: Your predictable After-Christmas Story on Local TV News; KTVU 5 and 6 PM News Blues; The Game brings in ESPN and KNBR brings in CBS; Wednesday OpenerRich Liebermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174495340920055435noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-64766346881669718382012-12-27T22:24:08.153-08:002012-12-27T22:24:08.153-08:00Hahaha so true. Reporters appear somber as if some...Hahaha so true. Reporters appear somber as if someone died to tell us that people did not shop as much as ”expected”. Hey morons we are still in the midst of the great recession! People can't use their homes as atm's anymore. We are broke. Let the one percenters carry the load. They should feel guilty....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-77852206388097913192012-12-27T22:10:43.846-08:002012-12-27T22:10:43.846-08:00Ratto is actually semi-intelligent, which may be h...Ratto is actually semi-intelligent, which may be hard for some listeners to deal with. I think he's the best partner Tolbert has had.<br /><br />Do you nitwits want Byrnes back?Anonymoosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-65345953061092091182012-12-27T16:08:13.783-08:002012-12-27T16:08:13.783-08:00AmenAmenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-84026288599503454802012-12-27T11:07:57.235-08:002012-12-27T11:07:57.235-08:00My pet peeve with after-Christmas reporting is it&...My pet peeve with after-Christmas reporting is it's always about retail sales falling short. Like paying taxes (a la Biden), is shopping our civic duty? Christmas isn't for filling the pockets of retailers. Reporters--please try reporting something new . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-36411916969308331492012-12-27T11:01:15.300-08:002012-12-27T11:01:15.300-08:00Colin COWherd won't be carried by 95.7 anyway....Colin COWherd won't be carried by 95.7 anyway. The only daily ESPN show on 95.7 will be Mike & Mike from 3-6am. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-15022012849492322262012-12-27T10:01:52.543-08:002012-12-27T10:01:52.543-08:00Colin Cowherd is excellent for a variety of reason...Colin Cowherd is excellent for a variety of reasons, like him or not. 95.7 FM is being run by a know-nothing. If anyone here knows Jason Barrett they are well aware he has no idea as to what he is doing. KNBR has its own set of a problems across the board. 95.7 had no choice but to take ESPN radio for they have nothing else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-85910311345404290032012-12-27T09:22:27.732-08:002012-12-27T09:22:27.732-08:00Explanation: Paranoid Stan constructs elaborate nu...Explanation: Paranoid Stan constructs elaborate nutty fantasies about Radnich. Stan is one sick puppy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-21606451741027752902012-12-27T09:00:34.523-08:002012-12-27T09:00:34.523-08:00I like Colin Herd on ESPN, but I don't get 95....I like Colin Herd on ESPN, but I don't get 95.7 where I live. I think that move stinks.Scott Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-77982986102221132022012-12-27T06:55:11.040-08:002012-12-27T06:55:11.040-08:00December ratings are out. KNBR lost half its share...December ratings are out. KNBR lost half its share with baseball over. But KGMZ is so sad. Can't even break a 1 share. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-66989985969851069882012-12-26T20:26:35.624-08:002012-12-26T20:26:35.624-08:00Rich, before being such a critic, you need to sit ...Rich, before being such a critic, you need to sit on an assignment desk the day after Christmas with a skeleton crew. God bless Scott Peterson. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-48562067260204091662012-12-26T20:07:28.468-08:002012-12-26T20:07:28.468-08:00KTVU will bring in the same idiotic consultants fr...KTVU will bring in the same idiotic consultants from COX Atlanta who will tell them yet again to do more and shorter stories because supposedly that's what their focus groups tell them. So every shooting, every little crime story will be covered with 20 seconds of copy while they race on to the next story. All reporter packages must be limited to 1:30, even if it's an enterprise piece by one of their award winning reporters, no exceptions. Like we all know in this business however, the consultant is NEVER wrong, even when proven wrong by plummeting ratings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-32083578030753239242012-12-26T20:03:27.420-08:002012-12-26T20:03:27.420-08:00I don't know why Rich loyalists are so defensi...I don't know why Rich loyalists are so defensive. I suspect Rich himself would concede that an hour radio interview with a local weatherman isn't necessarily scintillating. Rich's show doesn't have to be scintillating. What he's offering is intelligent conversation, something of a throwback, targeting an audience that misses that format of radio entertainment.<br /><br />Nor is it necessary to trash KNBR and 95.7 to defend Rich. It's not a zero sum game. Rich's show can sink or swim on it's own and surely isn't aspiring to vanquish KNBR.Fair and Balancednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-23948439921628421142012-12-26T19:49:51.121-08:002012-12-26T19:49:51.121-08:00They really are both really average. They just ca...They really are both really average. They just can't find a guy for Tom, and the other shows are so boring. There are two restaurants serving sports. One has edible food and the other is boarded up every other week. Just brutal. I'd rather listen to KGO/KKSF/KSFO/KQED and I love sports. Damon and Tom is where it starts and ends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-8135936397358327022012-12-26T19:11:59.096-08:002012-12-26T19:11:59.096-08:00"All too much of a coincidence-wink-wink.&quo..."<i>All too much of a coincidence-wink-wink.</i>"<br /><br />@1:51 - could you explain that idiotic comment? KRON went looking for a new reporter who has the same first name at Gary Radnich's wife?<br /><br />Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-59695421434951427682012-12-26T17:40:15.706-08:002012-12-26T17:40:15.706-08:00How true that local sports talk radio is waaay bel...How true that local sports talk radio is waaay below par. KNBR isn't going to get better as long as they shrill for their teams. And just wait, Spring Training is around the corner. That means Giants 24/7, even if the Warriors continue to play well. KNBR's talent -- especially led by Fatnich, Bobby Fitzkissass and the Grump with Tolbert -- is weak. The only thing keeping them employed is the lack of competition in this market. Lucky bastards all of you are. Happy New Year! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-56166744403112935782012-12-26T16:01:51.153-08:002012-12-26T16:01:51.153-08:00The local All-Sports Radio stations are terrible. ...The local All-Sports Radio stations are terrible. I cannot listen to either one any longer at all. The KNBR 5-9 Show is terrible and getting worse. Actually the entire KNBR line up is utterly unlistenable. I've got to admit that proomoting the Traffic and Update guy to his own show (7-10pm) is a sign that KNBR either doesnt care - or has no money to spend on talent, and is waiting out baseball season.<br />I'm not here to bag on KNBR - but the entire day is nonsense. Not even 3-7 pm is good anymore (Ray Ratto? Really?) Enugh with "The Insiders" crap.Utter Disgusthttp://www.localradiosucks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-24735806742093181182012-12-26T15:05:52.836-08:002012-12-26T15:05:52.836-08:00Rich doesn't need me defending him but the tru...Rich doesn't need me defending him but the truth is he's just finding his stride. If interviewing a local weatherman gets you going, so be it. it's not as if they'll only talk about the weather. Heck, Al Roker was once "just a weatherman." <br /><br />The reason why 95.7 took a stab at Sports is because KNBR is dominant, but weak. If someone knew what they were doing at The Game they'd take a real bite out of KNBR. Tom is certainly good and very likable, but the pairing with Ratto is garbage and lazy. Ratto is good...at WRITING. His shtick, or lack there of, is not entertaining. Seems like they're trying to re-capture Ralph on some level. The rest of the programming is average and over-paid. <br /><br />Comparing Rich to KNBR or 95.7 is only meant to insult, but hardly worth giving credence to, unless of course you want to compare Rich to Tom Tolbert's first ever show, or to that of any host on a smaller station. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-44575674377692515232012-12-26T13:51:35.000-08:002012-12-26T13:51:35.000-08:00KRON has a new reporter..she's black and her n...KRON has a new reporter..she's black and her name is Alicia Reed. Same first name of Raddys wife,and does look like her,but maybe a decade and a half younger.<br />Uhuh,guess who's going to be chatted up at KRON by the big mr. sports?<br /><br />All too much of a coincidence-wink-wink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-6856065197535384662012-12-26T12:48:02.487-08:002012-12-26T12:48:02.487-08:00KTVU news ratings problem stems from three areas: ...KTVU news ratings problem stems from three areas: 1) the set stinks, 2) the lower banner matches the set, so it too stinks, and 3) Haner and part timer Tamayo stink. I know, I know, same set and talent at 5, 6, and 10 with differing ratings...which is why I moved onto Ch5@5 and 44@10.<br /><br />The content is the same between channels, no journalism, just daily details and frankly, thats all local TV news should be. They don't have the time to allocate to really delve into a story, they gotta keep moving along with sound bites. Whenever local news TV tries to break the mold, it comes off wrong. Didn't Ch 2 break the Port of Oakland misleads? They could have made that into something but instead they choose to have their reporters stand by road side puddles.<br /><br />The Ch2 news ads are insulting...Frank bragging about award winning this or that. Levels of bad determine the audience.<br /><br />If you'll allow me to go into "Lewis Black" mode, Dave Clark isn't fit to call bingo gamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-7508880180488905672012-12-26T12:46:05.140-08:002012-12-26T12:46:05.140-08:00Hmmm... @11:21
sar·casm /ˈsärˌkazəm/
Noun: The ...Hmmm... @11:21<br /><br />sar·casm /ˈsärˌkazəm/<br /><br />Noun: The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.<br />Synonyms: irony<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-21147180046902156332012-12-26T11:21:30.858-08:002012-12-26T11:21:30.858-08:00*Ho-hum dept: The Game, (95.7 FM All-Sports) will ...<i>*Ho-hum dept: The Game, (95.7 FM All-Sports) will be new home for ESPN Radio Jan. 1 while KNBR will bring in CBS Radio's new all-sports programming. Riveting stuff. Hold me back, I can't wait.</i><br /><br />Rich, do you think an hour radio interview with a local weatherman is "riveting stuff?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com