Bill Martin is having a morning meeting today (Friday) with members of KTVU's upper suits and while I have no clue what they'll be meeting about, this matter is probably first on the agenda. Keep in mind it's a day off for martin and the other A-Teamers at Channel 2 so a Friday meeting is unusual.Martin's status has been a topic of major conversation at KTVU and for now, it is just conversation because odds are, Martin isn't going anywhere unless, say he calls the HR boss a very bad word and don't think he would do that because he's not that stupid, A., B. he has a contract, and C. if he were to split or take a hike recommended by FOX people, I'm sure he wouldn't want to compromise a significant severance, at least significant by today's standards.
The irony here is that KTVU is the one that has drawn ire from the worker bees in the newsroom deciding to throw on non-weather people when Martin is away; it's always been the norm for either a Mark Tamayo or Rosemary Orozco to fill in when Billy was out. At one time, Billy was adamant that when he was off, it was mandatory that a weather person broadcast. Fox has said the hell with that, (for now) and today's meeting will presumably address that. It's very much possible that the matter will be discussed at the powwow or they could very well be meeting about Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Anything's possible these days at the Fox hound.
Now now, when I first moved here, the weatherman's qualifications were Dialing for Dollars. Of course, there was a whole lot less blond acumen on the local hairwaves.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, thanks for the memories...for as Pat McCormick used to say at the 7-Eleven in Petaluma, “Go get me a fuckin Hot Link, you little bastard.”
DeleteHappy Father’s Day. America.
I don't work at this station so maybe there's something more I don't know but, why don't they just hire another meteorologist? Is KTVU that broke? I thought they did well in the ratings. I don't get it.
ReplyDeleteEveryone knows computers are predicting the weather. I'm surprised that "weather people" have any leverage with their stations.
ReplyDeleteComputers "land planes" too. I guess that means we don't need pilots?
DeleteExcept for the part where weather is THE ONE thing that people actually watch local news for. Research has repeatedly shown that and stations still skimp on weather budgets. No wonder local news viewership is tanking.
ReplyDeleteREAD THE RESEARCH THOSE OF YOU IN NEWS MANAGEMENT.
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2019/pew-research-finds-that-broadcast-is-the-favorite-source-for-local-news-and-weather-is-the-most-valued-topic/
If that's what the "research" says, it MUST be true!
DeleteI prefer watching Rosemary anytime.......
ReplyDeleteJust watch Steve Paulson. He's a robot. Just stands in front of the green screen. His moves are so robotic. His left hand simply touches the map at the same spot. No other moves!!!!
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