Pont Counter-Point

Point: Why would ABC want to pay that much for Dion Lim? She's run of mill woman with average anchor skills and not much buzz.
Counter Point: ABC views Lim as a relative bargain now before she becomes too expensive. Furthermore, in this environment of minority hiring, Lim is both a woman and an Asian American and that's a biggie in Disney optics

Point: How could Dion Lim even consider turning down millions from ABC?
Counter Point: Because money isn't everything these days plus being happy and living in the Bay Area still means more to some people like Lim who might get more green anyway from KGO, not as much as ABC is offering but within the margin.

Point: Lim's ascendancy has to really piss off Kirsten Sze.
Counter Point: Yes and no but mostly Sze is basically an older (52) version of Lim --I'd love to be 35 again too.
Counter Point: Who the hell cares what others think about Dion Lim? It's a business you know.

Point: Even with less time on the docket, Darya Folsom is a popular KRON personality and provides some spark and energy, not to mention boob power.
Counter point; First off, we're seeing less of Darya and her breasts are becoming non-existent. Moreover, the only people that watch KRON value lawn furniture more than news personalities. Even those that were last relevant during the Carter administration.

Point: KNBR both morning, midday and afternoon drive are KILLING The Game (95.7 FM).
Counter Point: Yet KNBR is losing globs of money because advertising is down, way down in pandemic era. The only accounts that have remained at the Bleeder are a few oldies like a body shop and a few car dealers.

Point: KPIX is a major dud for CBS here and continues to fluster away at 855 Battery with boring, incompetent news talent. It's a total wasteland at the CBS SF O and O.
Counter Point: Even with all their mass incompetence, KPIX still makes money and more money than you think which is why TV stations are considered blue-chip assets. Or more precisely, when your mother grew up and prayed you'd become a modern-day Les Moonves.

Point: That show, Check Please, brings lots of demos to KQED and is relatively cheap to produce and it's got local written all over it.
Counter Point: Actually, Check Please is more expensive to produce than you think. But yeah, it's popular, so much so, KQED might place it in prime time.

Point: Gees, Rich you go gaga over KGO's Pat Thurston she can't be that big a deal.
Counter Point: She's actually doing real well from Noon-6 in what otherwise is KGO's lack of gusto in the ratings plus Thurston is an excellent interviewer and gets big time guests --not to mention a strong women demo including the PTA mothers demo. She's very strong and versatile and KGO concurs.

Point: NBC Bay Area is a vital O and O for NBC at 30 Rock.
Counter Point: Yet NBC is cutting a whole lot\ of people at KNTV --mostly off-air people but lots anyway so someone in NY really doesn't give a damn and is ordered to CUT, cut and cut. NBC isn't alone here, CBS is fst on the shredder dept.

Point: Frank Somerville has a lot of personal issues on his plate. It's affecting his anchor duties at KTVU.
Counter Point: Somehow, Somerville has been able to compartmentalize his long list of personal issues to still be able to anchor the news and not show any ill effect. KTVU's numbers at night --10 PM to be exact are still mighty huge so Somerville gets credit.