IF THIS ISN'T CHUTZPAH, I DON'T WHAT IS DEPT...
Kevin Radich, aka, "Kevin the Rat", was to the point, recently, on his KCBS sportscast --the veteran sports anchor was incredulous that he'd be forced to do something so radical and exhaustive ...
Radich complained --on air:
"I've been in this business 30 years and because I didn't get some paperwork into the office, I have to work Christmas."
Really Kev? Cry me a river.
Millions of people, Rat, are out of work. Several hundreds of thousands of people here in California and the Bay Area are unemployed and having to go to a food bank and scrap a meal together so they can eat.
People are scared and feeling miserable. It's the holiday season and that makes it extra depressing. It's a struggle out there and yet, the guy that sits back in his recliner in Marin and has to work on Christmas?
Hey, Kev, you might want to revise your holiday mantra and offer some belated words of regret to the millions of Bay Area people who thought your words were, at best, out of line. Including a few co-workers who don't think so highly of you anymore.
Incredible.
Can we drop "THE RAT" it's getting a little old.
ReplyDeleteDrop it? That's what he goes by....unless he changed it.
DeleteI can’t understand how KCBS replaced a fine man like Hal Ramey with this jerk ! Kevin should have been the first to be laid off.
ReplyDeleteHe's been in the business for 30 years? He should've known to file that paperwork!!!
ReplyDeleteThis, of all jobs, is the ultimate phone-it-in job. So Kev's pissed he gets paid to yap on the phone from his living room?
ReplyDeleteHi Rich
ReplyDeleteI donated to your blog. I am a teacher who has been working from home for months. While this is no way to teach, I am fortunate enough to have a job. I appreciate your blog for your opinions. I don't always agree with you but I like to read what is going on in Bay Area news rooms since I don't occupy the rarified air to interact with people on tv. More importantly, people need to learn how to disagree without being disagreeable! Thanks for the information and entertainment!
I'm sure Bruce Macgowan would trade places with Kevin in a nanosecond. Way to go Kevin! You've lost all touch with reality
ReplyDeleteDidn't this guy become a sports announcer because he won some on-air audition contest on an extinct SF station? Anyone who needs some kind of tag is a clown. He's wearing the makeup and the round red nose and driving the little car right now. There were some decent sports announcers at KCBS who got the boot this year. They didn't need some stupid handle for identity. They just did their job. I'm sure they'd welcome the opportunity to report the sports at :15 and :45 during the holidays for a paycheck. Kevin Is A Rat should join that other pompous ass, Greg Poophead, who bitches that he's shrilling the 49ers from the booth in Levi's when the team is away.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't they let Hughes or Ramey do the Christmas stuff? Those guys were solid on KNBR together back in the day.
ReplyDelete"The Rat" and his tired act is 20+ years past its due date. An arrogant, cocky mediocrity of a sports reader.
ReplyDeleteWaaaaaahhhhh!! Poor baby. Work in Radio Management like I do and you never get a day off because of babies like him.
ReplyDeleteGuy sure has a big head, literally!
ReplyDeleteNo sympathy for the Rat. He has a job and receives paycheck. What a putz! 😡
ReplyDeleteHonestly, quit. How many broadcasters routinely miss the holidays to cover sports? It's called - the job. Embarassing for someone who has been in the biz - and fortunately stil is in the biz to say publically.
ReplyDeleteWith this attitude, no wonder I couldn't remember which station he's on.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, there's only 1-2 NFL scores and 5 NBA scores on Christmas. How tough it is to record an MP3 every couple hours and get it to the board op?
isn't he related to gold brick?
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