John Rothmann was not on KGO's airwaves both Tuesday and Wednesday night; there's an explanation and you read it here, first.
On Tuesday, Rothmann, as I learned through a source, was exposed positive to the the Covid-19 virus. Out of caution, Rothmann isolated himself and later tested negative and will be back tonight on KGO Radio.
Don't know how/where Rothmann was exposed to the virus, but will no doubt talk about it tonight (Friday) at the top of his 6 PM (until 9PM) show.
By the way, Cal basketball preempted Rothmann's Wednesday and last (Thursday) night's broadcasts. Why? Because Cal pays KGO pretty good dough to air its moribund basketball games. There's very little listenership but getting the games on the air is priority in Berkeley and KGO/Cumulus is always placing money at the forefront. Makes sense only if you're a Rothmann fan, then be advised this is a season-long event so be advised, they'll be more preemptions --I'm a big sports fan, but Cal basketball? Seriously.
*Speaking of Cal Sports, today's Big Game at 1: 30 (on KGO and Fox for TV) could be historic and I'm not even talking about the game itself. Seems word on the street is that this could be radio pbp broadcaster, Joe Starkey's swan song. Starkey is closing in on his 80'th birthday and is supposedly seriously considering retirement. There are those critics who say that should have happened long ago.
*If KRON wanted some really upfront cred, why not re-brand itself as a 2020 "Bay TV" and go 24/7 LOCAL news. That would require basic common sense and that's not the plan. It would also require a lot of money, but guess what? Suddenly, KRON and its owner, Nextstar, is deep-pockets central. Stay
tuned.
*YES, I took off a week to collect myself; I needed some time off; I have been writing non-stop. I'm sorry to those of you that were bummed out that there was no blog for a week. Only then did I think out loud:
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> If KRON wanted some really upfront cred, why
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> 24/7 LOCAL news.
That would be an excellent idea. Since they're one-man bands, they could quickly and relatively economically cover all sorts of news and have more range than slower competitors. They'd be a rough and tumble operation, same as they are now, but they would make up for their lack of polish by the range of stories they could cover. Guerilla journalism. But this makes too much sense, so instead they'll surely just keep spending their money on stupid but safe things, like new sets and bigger and gaudier mike flags.
And lose the MYtv affiliation????
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