415 Media Extra: Bill Martin Flexes His (Gonzales), Roberta Muscle; Julie Haener Mulls Future at KTVU

THE LAST TWO REMAINING..of the Core4 at KTVU's vaunted "10 O'Clock News"..have interesting and fascinating elements within them--quite likely resulting in BOTH going their separate ways (sort of).

Weatherman, Bill Martin, in early 2021, was set to retire and enjoy his golden years at home in Lafayatte. But Martin had a change of heart and has decided to remain on the KTVU weather anchor seat, but stay perched indefinitely. He has a cush gig--how much so?

Martin brought on #2 and weekend fill-in Roberta Gonzales. Knowing full well Gonzales would never get hired full-time, Martin, I'm told by a source, has milked the Gonzales' part-time status; in essence, Martin has inked KTVU 2 and he uses his considerable juice by leaving his weather gig the second he's done --plus his KTVU bosses still allow him to do his weather broadcast from home.

*Julie Haener is reportedly both sad and now angry that her two comrades have departed. Mark Ibanez to forced retirement; Frank Somerville, to loads of personal problems and unseemly acts on and off the KTVU news desk.

Haener has a luxuorious private life with a well-heeled, multi-millionaire husband and QB/son who plays at Fresno State. Not to mention, a million-dollar-plus mansion in stately Danville. Life is good but at KTVU?

Haener MISSES her buds, especially Ibanez, whom she shared a very private, confidential, professional relationship with. Both she and Ibanez would often talk shop and their pernonal/professional life --when Ibanez was doing sports studio and not from his Napa home.She was close friends with Somerville, maybe the only KTVUer that liked Frank and was furious when he got into trouble even when Julie defended him countless times.

Now Haener seems distant and clearly upset.

She can basically run her own schedule at KTVU and seems untouchable by her bosses. Haener, you can imagine, can pick and choose but she also is now mulling her own future. She still loves the job but she also is upset at the ongoing and past developments at Fox2.

Stay tuned.