Breaking: Randall Bloomquist OUT at Cumulus; UPDATE: Renee Bakos Resigns; Chaos At KGO Radio

 Cumulus says for "family reasons" --yeah, right, and I'm Kate Upton.


Real reasons: issues with various staff, (think a certain one).


Terrible people skills


Ronn Owens loses--he picked the wrong guy to kiss major ass--(again!) Chaos


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UPDATE: 2: 24 PM PT: BAKOS RESIGNS! A staffer: "Good riddance!"




Just learned through a station source that Renee Bakos, the PD, has resigned, effective immediately.


So soon after Bloomquist is out, Bakos resigns. Coincidence? Perhaps, you be the judge. It's common knowledge that both Bloomquist and Bakos were close confidants --how close? uh, let your imagination run wild.


Meanwhile, the station personnel and the entire operation is in complete chaos. If this were to happen at any business, let alone a major-market, 50K-watt radio station, major heads would roll. The inmates are running the asylum --and it's reached crisis proportions. Heavy-duty.


A person with knowledge of the situation tells me the following:


"So here we go again, new management with yet another new set of how we should be doing talk radio.  The frustration mounts.  Many of us are at the point of not giving a fuck anymore.  But we hold on to the desperate hope that we’ll get someone who gets it.  We had great hopes for Kevin and the bastard went and died on us.  Now we’re in limbo again."


Yes, this is the same radio station that Ronn Owens said would just be peachy after the December, 2011 format change. "We're going to be great!--These are great people." Yeah, Ronn, how's that program going lately? The grand Cumulus experiment has been an utter disaster.


Wait, did I say it already? I need to say it again. Cumulus is the WORST company in the World!


If this isn't proof I don't know what is.

Hey, Randall Bloomquist, KGO/Cumulus Big Suit Sends E-Mail To Staff Not To Worry--Burkhart Is Safe; ABC7 Solid On Storm Coverage; KPIX Deanno Nails Forecast; News And Notes

Randy Bloomquist

 FRIDAY FOLLIES

Hey, Randy Bloomquist, I thought you had at least a half a brain--first rule: never send out inter-office e-mails--they usually land in my domain..

The KGO Radio-Cumulus temporary king was all huffy-puffy in reacting to my item involving his PM news anchors status, (they're being considered to get cut from KGONE's edifice.)

Bloomquist memo--verbatim-- to KGO staff, (obtained by my secret spy):

"Regarding a certain piece of brain vomit that appeared on the Internet today… Bret Burkhart and Nikki Medoro are key and beloved members of the KGO 810 team. They aren't going anywhere. You know, in Dante's Inferno rumor-mongers are hacked to pieces over and over again by demons — a fitting punishment for having divided people during life. Just sayin' Now, let's all get back to our fantastic storm coverage."

RB --

"Brain vomit?" Clever, boy wonder, that should get you another Sweetjack bonus from the Dickeys and a free lunch from the mattress man--wonder where the vomit reference came from--you're so insensitive, dude.

And the whole Dante's Inferno deal? God, you're getting deep on me; I'm appalled--I thought you were more of the Nancy Drew mystery-type.

BACK STORY: Burkhart, he of the sensitive type, was enraged and rattled upon getting wind of my item and went directly to Bloomquist to inquire, "What's the deal?" (neurosis sets in)--Bloomy then thinking wisely decided to send out some bullshit to placate BB and Medoro.

*STORM WATCH NEWS AND MEDIA NOTES FRIDAY: The uber-storm was covered heavy duty from the locals; rightly so. Kudos to KGO-TV which was on top of the whole deal from beginning to end. At first irritating but as the day progressed, wise: ABC7's decision to place Doppler radar in its screen even when other programs were on. Lent a helping hand...KPIX chief weather guy, Paul Deanno gets full marks for correctly forecasting that the storm would be with us most of the day and into the evening--KTVU's Bill Martin not so good: "It'll be a quick-moving front and we'll be OK after 4 o'clock." Uh, WRONG! Again...Outside of the roof caving in at that San Jose Safeway and the predictable all-hell/flooding in Marin, the storm was nothing out of the ordinary. OK, so Union Square and parts of the city were without power, it happens. Ask the people in the Midwest and east coast post hurricane how their damage compared to ours...That Comcast/Giants "Insider" who said he was quitting from the beat to move on to other things was really more forced out by the powers-that-be because after all, don't want to piss off the Giants now...KRON's Jackie Bennett is headed to KNBC in LA, (most likely)--maybe she can take coffee breaks with ex-KGO-TVer, Carolyn Johnson...One advantage for Bennett: at least her station might stay on the air in the event of a rain storm...All you need to know about the gadget man and Bloomquist: Owens kisses ass over a 40-something asshole that has all the authenticity of a Concord Denny's --Hey Ronnnnn? That female therapist you had on the other day, Dr. Tara Fields? God, talk about uncomfortable radio. Gotta listen to this, tell me if this ain't weird...There was a lot of commotion over at KQED Radio over Forum host, Michael Krasny, and his bizarre take with a guest on the whole Virginia Univ. gang-rape story, which has now been sort of debunked, courtesy Rolling Stone's coming out--that's gonna help the cause...The "staff-meteorologist" at KKKSFO, devoid of phone lines due to a power outage, had to broadcast his shit over an actual microphone--what a concept! Still sounds like crap, but good old gravel-voiced traffic chick's, "Thank You Brian" saved the day, (nose growing).

RADNICH HABIT: Sends interns to fetch him his orange sodas--gives 'em five bucks and makes sure they return the change. NO tip, no treat. What a swell guy.

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