On Kim Coyle and Radnich

A person I respect in the biz got on me: "You were way outta line on Kim Coyle."

NO, I wasn't, I shot back.

Let me say up front, I don't know Coyle very well, but I've seen much of her work and am not impressed, but it's not personal at all. I'm sure Coyle is a nice lady, but she doesn't do much for me as a reporter and there's a good reason why she's been asked to do the 49ers highlights show.

Just the other day, an e-mailer called me out on Coyle because she's a woman. Ha! Gotta laugh at that one.

FACT: I've written a ton about how much I love Andrea Kramer on NBC and her award-winning work on HBO Real Sports. I'm not a misogynist. There's a lot of great women in broadcasting. Coyle, in my opinion, is not one of them.

**RADNICH post--

I called out the 9-Nooner, (today) on his horrible performance. As usual, received a lot of amens and the usual skeptics who think I have it in for Raddy--I don't.

I just said the other day that KNBR should have him conduct the weekly Q and A with Mike Singletary, highlighting his work as an astute interviewer. When he's ON, I've lauded him and when he's OFF, like he was today, (three hours of pointless, unfunny, banalities and interrupting TBruno) then I'm going to call him out.

Yes, I listen to him , listen to Owens too and Krasny and all the others. It's part of the gig. I'm consistent. I've never gone personal on him, (as he has with me,) but that's another story.

The fact that not one sports minion dares question his legitimacy of late speaks volumes about just what the so-called "critics" in this town have been reduced to. They are beholden to kissing his ass to get on to plug their column--I'm not and as long as I keep writing this blog, I will always be honest. Pro and con.