On a Slow News Day, There's Always the Lottery; Tuesday Dish

**When it's a slow news day and the lottery surpasses $350M, expect a ton of live shots from liquor stores on Tuesday night and the usual suspects in fine journalistic mode:

Schmuck reporter to guy who's buying tickets: "So, what would you do with $350M?" Uh, maybe go to the moon and turn your behind off.

This is what is known as lazy reporting 101A. It's what a radio talk-show host does to attract callers: have a physic on and the lines light up. Lazy.

Granted, the pot has risen to over 300 mill, but so what? Yeah, it's a news story all right but a mere mention with some video is all that's needed, not the usual "Our Lidia is live at 7-11 in Walnut Creek..."with 80 morons in line that think they'll win.

I'm a moron. I bought $10 worth of tickets.

*More salaries: Roberta Gonzales, KPIX Weather goddess: $300,000

*Mike Nicco and Jennifer Jones-Lee constant morning chirping/giggling on KGONE: Cruel and unusual punishment.

*Yeah, Kruk and Kuipe both make over a million, but they're not a part of the local TV news club. And, oh, by the way, neither is Greg Papa of Comcast hovering in the mid six figures. Fitz and the angry LSU guy? Not even close.

*My salary? Considerably lower than the coin I was making prior to 2007. That said, life is good and sober. 74 straight days.

*Memo to Brandon Tierney: your hour with Eric Davis on Monday from 6-7 was very good, funny, insightful radio. Especially liked the phoner with Rich Gannon. Why can't you just do that every day and 86 the screaming and yelling? 'Nuff said.

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Fitz; Moneyball; 'The Game'; Sports anchors turn to news; Raiders/Cumulus relationship?

*How detested is Rudy? Supposedly, even his "potna", Brooks doesn't care for him, but does the radio show to get a paycheck. (Which is only fair).

Fitz, like I said a few weeks back, is on the clock. The Warriors ownership hierarchy, still surveying the scene over in Oakland, have other higher things on the pay grade, but are aware of how many of you Warriors followers have thorough disdain for giggles.

Be advised that that the powers that be may yet make a move, but these things take time.

*"Moneyball review: good movie. And for all the bad pub about Phillip Seymour-Hoffman's portrayal of Art Howe? Who the hell cares--IT'S A MOVIE!

*95.7 'The Game' Update: If their various tonsils were as sensitive on the air as they are here in my pad, then they'd have a good radio station. Again, guys, before you begin firing salvos, get to know the market.

*Mark Ibanez, Larry Beil and Raj Mathai have all detoured from sports to news here in this market. It's happening elsewhere in other markets too. Call it local TV news multi-tasking and a state of the business, but it's a trend that continues to grow.

*Could the Raiders end up on a KNBR station next year? Stay tuned.

*Randy Hahn, Ken Korach, Ted Robinson--the rest are dust.

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