Mark Curtis is the former anchor and ace political reporter for KTVU years back and is now featured on the ABC affiliate in Providence, RI.
Curtis was one of the best political reporters in town and his election night analysis was absolutely first rate.
He wrote a terrific book on the historic 2008 election. He singlehandedly picked nearly all the states that Obama won in '08. Curtis is a seasoned pro and has a political Rolodex the size of Iowa. He's doing just fine and enjoying both his personal and professional life in the east but I know from people he'd love to be back in the Bay Area.
So why isn't he?
Is it because he's in his mid-50's, Caucasian, and such? I'd like to be wrong. I hope I am. (I'm not).
Is it because he's in his mid-50's, Caucasian, and such? I'd like to be wrong. I hope I am. (I'm not).
The Bay Area doesn't have a whole lot of astute political reporters on TV--hell, the Bay Area doesn't have many political reporters period! Yet, the Bay Area has a long and celebrated appreciation of all things political; John Burton, the fierce and hard-fought SF Mayoral elections and the gubernatorial races from Pete Wilson to Jerry Brown. We love our politics. It's a sort-of-passion even when there's a feeling that the turnout will be light, (like Tuesday night).
Mark Curtis reminds me a lot of the late, great, Rollin Post who was the political analyst for both KQED and KRON. Post's pontifications and election-night analysis and day-after summations were always appointment TV. Ditto Curtis, who is Peyton Manning with a keen ballot box perspective.
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