An 'Obsession' with Radnich? Hardly; Sunday Sermon; 415 Media

Lately, I get a lot of e-mail telling me "you have an 'obsession' with Gary Radnich'". Really? I thought it was more about writing about Bay Area media people and Radnich, however more twilight in his career, is still a part of major SF-area mediaville.

Look, this is a blog about 415 Media. Most of the time, I state an opinion or write inside material that, hopefully, the readers find interesting and worthy of reading. That much is evident as the page views continue to grow and this site has become a part of the industry landscape.

Radnich, in spite of my own personal feelings, (and some of yours too), is still a significant player on the local scene. Whether consciously or sub-consciously, he maintains low-level gravitas--as such, I will write about him and you guys can add your two cents.

Ironically, Saturday's posting had a tone of supreme neutrality. There was no shots, no poking, no wanton hit, just a little tidbit on a past bit of local TV lore when Radnich ruled the land and helped evolve a popular Sunday night sports show at a pre-ESPN-prominence. It also highlighted a time when Radnich was king-supreme at once-mighty KRON and its most popular personality.

Obsession? No, not really. Just an acknowledgment of the obvious. Funny, even when I try to be objective, some of you interns and anonymous lads poke. Quite alright, part of the territory.

I've written quite a lot about Dana King too. And Mark Ibanez. Frank Somerville And Ronnnnn Owens. Obsession? No sir.

Sure, Radnich gets his share and beyond because he does and says things that elicit a good share of comments and e-mails. You want to talk about about obsession.

Bill King, the late, great pbp-announcer, used to tell me the play on the field dictated the style of the call. That same formula applies here, in a different manner.

The volume of mail and feedback on a given media person will dictate the amount of postings I write on them, mostly.

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