Friday, October 29, 2021

Rosemary Orozco HR Issue at KTVU Probably Prevents Her Permanent 10 PM News Weather Gig; Bill Martin's Brown Toilet Paper Act With Assistant News Director Makes Waves

Kyla Grogan's abropt departure from KTVU --reported here, first has several layers of side-stories.

ONE in particular is TROUBLESOME to back-up Rosemary Orozco.

Orozco, who has been mysteriously snubbed from any serious consideration for the 10 PM News, permanent weather anchor gig, was the subject of an HR COMPLAINT by a fellow KTVU employee --the incident took place months ago, but it helps explain why she's been 86ed from any serious consideration for 10 O'Clock.

Orozco, in addition to her TV duties has a clothing line. One day, she brought a photographer from her clothing line, into the KTVU offices in Jack London Square. The photographer, who a contact refers as "creepy," had a confrontation with a female staffer (not on-air) at KTVU. It was heated, the contact told me. Heated enough that Orozco confronted the fellow KTVU worker ( a female) and both she and Orozco had it out, in so many words.

It was bad enough that the incident made its way to HR --Orozco, who has a reputation as being cold and impersonal around her colleagues--took a MAJOR HIT. It wasn't an end-all, but the incident didn't help her ambition to become the permanent 10 PM News weather anchor. Moreover, word of the confrontation at KTVU further alienated Orozco's relationship with fellow staffers. She is still considered as "mean-spirited" and standoffish. Which helps explain as to why she's been perennialy kept at the "MO2" (Mornings on Two) weekend gig, and only served as fill-in at 10 PM.

*SPEAKING of Bill Martin, the TALK behind the scenes at KTVU involved Martin's major "ass-kissing" to a station news exec, Simone Aponte. Martin, the story goes (and confirmed here) went OVERBOARD praising the assistant news director (called a "bitch" by several KTVU staffers, including women) Martin, who has wanted to retire for several months, has only remained at KTVU because FOx hasn't found (yet), his replacement.

Something tells me Martin's ass-kissing may be to curry favor with both his KTVU bosses and Fox execs in order for a golden, GOLDEN, parachute.

21 comments:

  1. Good god, Rosemary has lost her mind. Bringing a photographer for her clothing line into the building for what purpose? To photographer her at KTVU? Pretty sure that would be some sort of conflict of interest or HR violation to blur the lines and use the ktvu space to generate revenue for her clothing line. There are enough people out there who can stand in front of a green screen and do weather, and probably for a lot cheaper than whatever she's getting paid. The Firm needs to show her the door pronto.

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    1. If KTVU granted her permission to use their facilities and/or brand for her commercial use then it would be ok, but I can't imagine that they would be ok with that. the fact the photographer got into a run in with a female employee suggest that he was likely doing something that the employee took issue with.

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  2. Didn’t know she also does clothing now. A quick look at her page and it looks like she has several photographers. Phillipe Lee, Studio Fab Photography, Austin Castro, Bradley Helms and Alan Filippi all do photography for her clothing brand. Is she that successful or that self-absorbed?

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    1. You claim you looked at her page. If so, the answer to your questions should be pretty obvious.

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    2. @12:47pm - The sixty two thousand four hundred twenty nine selfies should be clue enough for your question.

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    3. 12:47pm, self-absorbed is not a strong enough word to describe someone who needs/goes through that many photographers to photograph them.

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    4. 4:58 pm: it’s upwards of 64,000 now, which is approaching the number of gaffes Frank Mallicoat makes each newscast. Take today for example, he referred to a biopic as a ‘bio-pick,’ the Castro District as the ‘Castrict Distro’ and Bob Melvin as ‘Bob Mel-vine.’ His only job is to sit there and read a teleprompter and he can’t even get through one read without botching it. He pauses mid sentence for no reason, puts the emphasis on the wrong words, and doesn’t stop at the end of a sentence but instead just runs right into the next one. For the love of god please give this man a pink slip.

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  3. As if Martin’s bumbling and mumbling wasn’t bad enough, now we get to add ass-kissery to the list. Nice!

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  4. KTVU *did* find the right replacement for Bill Martin...and she left out of frustration.

    They wouldn't know talent if it bit them in the ass.

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  5. Or could it be that Martin's kissing ass to try to hang on to his job? Fox has to be ready to 86 that paycheck that's for sure.

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    1. How dare YOU? Yes, I’m talking to you.

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  7. Pro tip to avoid HR issues: Don’t bring creepy photographers into your place of employment and allow them to harass your co-workers and make them uncomfortable.

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  8. As hot and beautiful as Rosemary is, this is not good.

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  9. KTVU's MOTTO: Fuck Everyone: You know who you are.

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  10. I’ve seen Rosemary a few times in person around Rockridge. She’s alright from the front but if you like ASS she ain’t got none. Flat ass like a pancake. Her and Heather Holmes might be tied for the flattest asses on Bay Area TV news. Facts!

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  11. I don’t get it. She brought in one of her photographers who creeped out a colleague. How is this Rose Mary’s fault? Ban the photographer from ktvu premises and problem solved. Sounds like a case of jealousy to me.

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  12. Anybody who thinks Rosemary is gorgeous or even good looking needs to get their eyes checked.

    As for Bill Martin...Stockholm Syndrome?

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  13. Anyone else would’ve been canned. But have you seen her frame? That’s why she’s still at ktvu.

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  14. .I think Rosemary Orozco is the Barbara Carrera or the Rita Hayworth of our weather 🌡️
    Smart and attractive.🌹🍹

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