Ronn Owens' Brunettes Issues; KGO's Dilemma; Bunger and Wahl Tense Moments at KCBS; Juliette Goodrich Has Black Rock Attention; Scott Reiss Wants More Presence at KTVU; Ibanez Major Obstacle; Friday 415 Media Round-Up

Lisa Bloom

YES, HE'S GOT A THING FOR BRUNETTES does KGO's Ronn Owens --be it Lisa Bloom (the daughter of Gloria Allred) or radio shrink, Dr. Tara Fields, who he's had on a number of times before it was discovered that Fields really got Ronnn's attention but placed him in the doghouse with his wife, Jan Black. Six months of solitary confinement.

Dr. Tara Fields

Fields seemed to genuinely like Ronn only things escalated --the problem is that she too is hitched (Fields is married) and that doesn't work out long term unless you're into that kind of thing.

Bloom, as a reader points out, was not thrilled with Ronn's gushy and mushy play and her people did complain to KGO upper suits. I don't know but probably shouldn't mess with a woman lawyer whose mother is a lawyer.

Owens background doesn't indicate any women issues but this particular affair wasn't too kind to the one-time mayor of Union Street.

He's been reduced now to a "report" --an eight-minute solo act on KGO where he daily begs the Cumulus guards to let him have his show back and become relevant again which he's not capable of but maybe a two-hour retro show where he can schmooze and do occasional interviews might be in the mix.

Ronn Owens has no ego of course not

Just keep brunettes away from the premises.

*Meanwhile, across the street, the acrimony between Stan Bunger and yenta supreme, Jan Wahl is the talk of the KCBS newsroom.

Stan apparently thinks his shit doesn't stink and Wahl challenged him --off the air of course but the moody blues that permeate 740 AM is indicative of cat fights like this one which is not a good sign for Countess Seelig.

Stan Bunger

If Bunger wanted to show his influence he might wing a fist at arrogant egotist reporter, Jeffrey Schaub, who thinks he's so great he wants to go back to TV even though that's long been lost in the woods.

*More news on the TV front is that CBS higher-ups like Juliette Goodrich almost as much as I do and want to see her in a more prime time role; again, I've been on the bandwagon in the past.

It doesn't take a brain surgeon to realize that Goodrich has more star power and pizazz on the news desk at KPIX with Ken Bastida.

That's not to denigrate Liz Cook who I've grown to like a little more but Cook doesn't have the mojo to help Bastida; Goodrich does.

Juliette Goodrich slowly inching to prime time on KPIX

She loves working weekends and evading the suits at PIX along with being able to hang out with her kids and husband only I get the feeling (just a hunch) that a little pay raise and flexibility should land her on weekdays at either 5 or 6 and definitely 11 PM. It's called business. It's something that should have been instituted years ago but Dan Rosenheim was too busy having adult beverages with the sports guy.

*SPEAKING of SPORTS, seems Scott Reiss, the #2 or 3 anchor at KTVU wants significant more air time and not throwaway gigs.

He had some interest from CNN not so long ago but didn't make a deal and thought Atlanta summers would be too taxing and the Bay Area is OK, especially a family guy like Reiss.

Scott Reiss

Reiss comes across sometimes as too robotic but he has screen presence and can write too; which might explain the tension between him and former Mr. Nice Guy, Mark Ibanez who just signed his last contract extension and is apparently become a male diva.

That's too bad because Ibanez was once considered one of the more enlightening personalities on KTVU until one night a few months back when he stabbed (figuratively speaking) a good friend in the back. It made for interesting chatter in Jack London Square.

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