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| Amy Hollyfield |
SATURDAY 415 MEDIA COFFEE
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| Laura Anthony |
I'M NOT ONE TO BE PC HERE; I like
Amy Hollyfield quite a bit on
KGO-TV; I just wish I saw a lot more of her because she's a fine
GSA Reporter and usually makes even the most boring stories quite interesting and provocative; speaking of boring, there's fellow
Circle7 reporter,
Laura Anthony, who is the polar opposite of Hollyfield; dull and dreary. My goodness watching Anthony stain the screen happens every time I see her. Anthony doesn't have any magic and her voice and look is vanilla, I know that sounds harsh but I'm giving you the truth. It's like watching paint dry. Does Anthony ever smile? No, not since the birth of
Jimmy Carter, I don't care if she was covering the county fair. She looks eternally gloomy like someone fed her melba toast and tofu for lunch with a cold glass of water. Anthony needs something; a good jolt. Maybe a trip to the ocean.
Hollyfield, on the other hand, seems rather frenzied by comparison.
She oozes confidence and happiness. This may sound strange but if she were covering a murder, as bad as that would be, I could smile because at least there's some passion in the story and Amy looks like she would be having a good time. That's no knock on Hollyfield, my point is she is one happy camper.
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| Nurse Ratchet as portrayed by Louise Fletcher |
Anthony is instant downer. A veritable
Nurse Ratchet. What a turnoff. Am I being tough? Maybe but it's the truth.
*OK, so now that I've ruined your breakfast, tell me why I must suffer that schmuck on the
Petersen Dean roofing ads? Terminal indigestion would be more favorable then watching this solar panel schmendrick. Pass the Maalox.
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| Dennis Richmond and Leslie Griffith |
*Sure,
Leslie Griffith was slightly disturbing and troubled but she was damn good on the air. She was smart as a whip and sort of acted like she was talking directly to you as opposed to merely reading copy off the teleprompter. Yeah, she had a brain and didn't take any shit which probably cost her a job at
KTVU but I really like her. A throwback to an era when some anchors actually knew what the hell they were talking about; Griffith projected power and supreme confidence. Too bad the boys at 2 couldn't handle her.
Like, say,
Dennis Richmond, who didn't like Leslie because she dare speak her mind. I'm not talking on the air, mind you, I'm talking about off the air persona. Griffith often battled with Dennis because Dennis thought he was king. It could be two battling egos but it was more than that. Leslie often felt (with good reason) that Richmond was a power jerk and liked to intimidate. She wasn't the only one; she
was the only one who refused to put up with Richmond's BS. Something you'll never read in the local press except here.
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| Duane Kuiper |
*Another thing that really irritates me is
Duane Kuiper's lack of fashion technique. While the other guys regularly wear suits (except
Dave Flemming) Kuiper has to put on the windbreaker --why is this a constant? Kuiper should respect the broadcast and wear professional-looking clothes and not dress like he just left the ski slopes at Tahoe. Is that too much to ask for? I think not. Yeah, I'm a little critical, sue me.
When you're broadcasting a major league baseball game you should always wear a suit and tie. Remember, you're not just some shlunk with a microphone you're representing the Giants and professional baseball; you should look like you belong.
I like Kuiper for the most part unless he sounds like he's bored and eating peanuts on the air but he can at least wear a suit and tie and try to win me over. Not an especially difficult chore and I welcome a transformation.
Like today, perhaps? I'm not holding my breath.
