ANOTHER NON-BRILLIANT Strategy from Countess Idiot, aka: KTVU ND, Amber Eikel, who is so fearful of anchor/reporter, Allie Rasmus, that she intentionally under-uses the star personality.
WHY? Because Rasmus (pictured) is a bona-fide talent and is engaging, smart, news-savvy, something Eikel can't fathom because her brain-dead tendencies create havoc at KTVU. Eikel is supposedly well-liked at the station; yeah, because she doesn't pick fights with KTVU's star talent --but her overall stewardship is rotten to the core. KTVU gets by in the ratings in spite of her, not because.
If Eikel were to get off her ass and actually do her job, Rasmus would have more air presence but that's not the case. Yeah, Eikel, Some Ting Wong.
*The new KRON set Has Levitz been resurrected? Oh my God.
*At KNBR they are a million dollar outlet on radio, home of the 49ers and Giants; flagship radio for a couple stories franchises but they continue to spend 4 bucks on cell-phones! Case in point, the twice daily phone hook-up with Duane Kuiper, who sounds bored as shit anyway but even worse on KNBR's Radio Shack smart phone, or in this case, DUMB phone, does anyone listen to this GARBLED shit on the radio and say, "you know what? We need to step it up a notch!" Or am I the only one who can't hear this garbled crap.
*Speaking of Kuiper. he sounds like he's been hijacked out of a funeral home and forced to talk to the morning midgets. All in all, pretty much a dead affair.
*Kuiper and dead air: dynamic duo.
*Good old gargle voice: why does Greg Papa change his voice to sound like he's 10 years old? It is mind-puzzling and annoying at the same time. Is Papa so desperate for attention he has to act like he's an imbecile? The answer is yes.
*Renel Brooks: If I hadn't mentioned your name, nobody would talk about you other than whisper how PC-wise, you got the PA gig. You sound like you're emceeing a fashion show at Burlington Coat factory.
*Cibrowski and Watkowski at KGO: Polish mafia that can't kill.
*Nikki Medoro is so bad the San Jose PTA put out a system-wide nuzzle and the entire orchards sprung to life.
*See Nick, you're half-tolerable when you have Chip Franklin on board to save you. You're lucky you have a boss like Lee Hammer who will give you endless roep to eventually hang yourself.
*Chip: termites and financial planning ads in the middle of a pandemic. Good career choice but I guess you have to feed the family.
Bill Maher on HBO keeps saying and I believe him: what if Trump loses and refuses to leave the White House? Crazy but it could very well happen. Paging Michael Moore.
*Trixie had a rough day last week: she had multiple ass-kissing sessions with Ming Sze. Now that was some kind of petition!
*Roberta Gonzales was so, so, so, desperate to win over the last asshole ND at PIX, she actually began posing for selfies with younger, better-looking castoffs she regularly put down in the newsroom. What a
tragic world. 
*Mark Willard on KNBR said the other night he doesn't understand the morning show. Welcome to the rest of the Bay Area, Mark. Bad news? There goes your next gold game with Murph.
*John Lund and Papa spend 15 minutes talking about brown showers on KNBR --nothing happens. I make fun of women anchors and reporters showing off their tits and ass and I get condemned by The Pope.
Go figure.
The notion that the addition of Chip Franklin could make something suck less is bizarre, unless you mean the annoying and awful Chip Franklin would be a distraction from the annoying and awful Medoro, thus 'saving' her, at least to some degree.
ReplyDeleteSo that's what it looks like when you pull the probation department ankle bracelet up high!
ReplyDeleteChip Franklin is an idiot. Nikki was his dumbass. If this were the 1970's their band name would be ID or I & The D, take your pick.
ReplyDeleteAllie is hot. Jan Wahl is hooter but I’d give Allie three hats!
ReplyDeleteJan Wahl is hooter? Well she is fat. Fat body generally=fat hooters. Oh no! Oh no! The 29 will be so upset!!
DeleteKuiper has been mailing it in for the last 5 years. I hear both him and Krukow get things wrong regularly because it's clear they aren't paying that much attention. And this was happening pre-COVID too. Time for Flem and Lopez to take over.
ReplyDeleteAs for Lund and Papa, yeah, they're both horrible with their banter that makes elementary school students sound like Rhodes Scholars. But they didn't name names, Rich. you did so own it.
Can you believe the Giants put forth Kuiper's name for the
DeleteHall of Fame a few years ago? What a joke! Krukow is worse. When you look up the word "homer" in the dictionary, you will see his picture.
Greg Papa voice? What about that awful high pitched girlie laugh that Mark Thomson has? And, he now seems to be embracing it! a real douche!
ReplyDeleteAmber Eikel dislikes ALL women. Leaves the older anchors alone for obvious reasons and only engages with people who suck up to her amongst the underlings and that rarely includes women. NOT well liked, just tolerated in the newsroom. And there she will remain unless ratings slip. Zero comeraderie at that shop. Self propelled boat with a barely present captain.
ReplyDeleteYep, despite the Giants' front office having more freedom to improve the roster and farm system, Lockstep still keeps the broadcasting side in Lockstep. And listeners are getting mailed in efforts as a result.
ReplyDeleteThe Levitz reference had me laughing out loud! That was hilarious!
ReplyDeleteAllie Rasmus is the most versatile broadcaster in Bay Area television. She has anchored, reported from the field, and done the weather. Great job in all roles -- under used and unappreciated.
ReplyDelete100 percent true, Rich. Renel Brooks-Moon was a PC hire,
ReplyDeleteorchestrated by Larry Baer. He had to hire another woman when he dumped Sherry Davis. Otherwise, ole' Sherry would have sued for
gender discrimination.
Her voice sounds so shot nowadays. Listen to her speak or do those radio spots. She is sounding old.
DeleteRight on about Kuip. His once a week hit on KNBR is the worst. He is a bore, boorish and tired. And it’s his show. He gets paid. Step it up and get a land line you ass hat. He and the eternal optimist/homer Kruk need to hang it up. There time has past.
ReplyDelete1. That picture of RoGo is not a selfie. 2. The new KRON set looks great, and the new cameras and lighting have knocked at least 10 years off of Darya's face.
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