Owens KGO passion; Lewis shines on KCBS; Moskowitz; Bay Area media notes

**Ronn Owens spirited debate on the Israeli commando raid over the weekend, provided a heated and sparked series of calls on KGO this morning between Owens and his listeners. Trite as it is, it was good radio.

No matter how you feel about the Middle-East debate, and the Israeli action on Sunday in particular, Owens back-and-forth with callers on this issue always brings out the best in Bay Area radio; its a KGO specialty and one of Owens staples. I wish he'd stick to that formula.

**In the big picture, Dave Lewis' nightly sports updates on KCBS (M-F at :15 and :45 past the hour) don't rattle the senses, but Lewis'spots are the most fluid, crisp, and well-written reports on local SF radio. Lewis isn't flamboyant, cute, or dramatic--he just gives a nice and steady series of updates mixed with an occasional actuality. Keep it simple and straight. Nice work, and get this: Lewis reports from a makeshift studio at his home garage.

**Roxy Bernstein has joined XTRA Sports "JJ and the Mouth" (Noon- 3 PM M-F). The CAL basketball announcer and college football tonsil is a welcome addition to a program that could use a little spark and Bernstein's mix of humor, insights and opinionated takes will add needed juice to this sports cluster.

**Anybody else like me notice that its been a while since KTVU's Gasia Mikaelian has been on the Channel 2 airwaves? I'll have to make a call.

**Tax maven Steve Moskowitz is now firmly ensconced on KSFO, KNBR, KCBS and KGO--Comcast SportsNet Bay Area too, (where he also is the legal analyst); For all I care, Moskowitz can buy the entire market--wait a minute, he already has.

**KTVU posted dominant May ratings, (again) across the board; in the morning, mid-day, and evening and nightly news. This isn't news because KTVU always wins, while the others keep flailing away.

**Quick psst. to KNBR's Dan Dibley: too cute and shtick gone overboard. Be a little straight now and then.

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