Warriors Kept Bob Fitzgerald Over Greg Papa Because of Two Key People; Sniff -Sniff at Circle7; Terry McSweeney Stayed Put at NBC San Jose over CNN; Comcast Sunday Sports Crap Show Befits Its MO; KRON's Grogan OutFoxes KTVU; Makovec Not Ready for Prime Time at PIX; KCSM Saturday Magic

THE WARRIORS seriously considered bringing back Greg Papa--not that long ago--but instead ended up staying with Bob Fitzgerald, the veteran pbp-broadcaster on TV. Even though Fitz is still a major irritant among fans and critics like myself, the Dubs decided, out of sheer loyalty to retain Fitzgerald.

But there were other factors that never were explained until now.

Papa, the pbp-voice of the 49ers and who's tight with Warriors' owner, Joe Lacob, was very close to making a deal but Papa's 49ers' committment nexed that. But a deal could have still worked out only another key ingrediant emerged and was probably the main reason why Fitzgerald kept his job.

Lacob was sympathetic to Fitz, who lost his wife to cancer. It was Lacob, who despite the overwhelming negatives that still plague Fitz, decided to keep him, (Fitzgerald)--another key person in the organization that liked Fitz and was instrumental in his keeping his gig: some guy by the name of Steph Curry.

Both Lacob and Curry were at Fitzgerald's wife's funeral.

*There's a certain person at Circle7 who has a substance-abuse problem that the bosses are aware of--they haven't told him to get his act together (yet) but they probably should. If he tried to go to Disneyland, they'd sure say something.

*Terry McSweeney has turned down several network offers to remain at NBC Bay Area. He's, sure, maybe on the wrong side of 65, but both CNN and CNN International didn't care. Seems, yeah, McSweeney has a soft spot for the Bay Area.

*Comcast hires CHEAP people because they're cheap.I'm not at all surprised that that shit Sunday show that airs is a total EMBARRASSMENT. But Comcast (NBC Sports Bay Area) doesn't care. They put on a woman (Carmen Q) who has a social media following and whose family has lots of money. Comcast figures it's cool; they don't have to pay her much and she'll promote the show. Hired.

*And yes, the Carmen woman is terrible but whatever...

*Frankly, I was never a fan of Kyla Grogan, but she grew on me because she obviously knows weather; she has enormous viewer appeal not to just men but women alike. And she projects well; a real, emerging presence on local TV News--the fact KTVU let her get away to semi-Neanderthal KRON is a major blunder, yeah, the bigger picture--The Firm getting outfoxed by the KRONvicts.

*If KRON can beat KTVU pre-Kyla at 10 PM, then KTVU has bigger issues then I thought.

*KCBS is running promos nonstop about its new "wow" guy, Bret Burkhart, yet in the spot, it never says when Bret is on. That's dumb enough but even more telling is how KCBS is highlighting a "story-teller" anhor who is nothing more than a former KGO retread. KCBS is another former legacy station that has gone to pot. It's brutal and pathetic how KCBS has morphed into a total joke but when you have idiots who run the asylum, I'm not surprised.

*The KPIX retrofit begins in earnest in the fall when new torsos from within and out of the Bay Area (market) become the new kids on the block. Given PIX's penchant to screw up a wet dream, I hope the new hires rent first.

*A terse take, by the way, from a PIX mole to me on Anne Makovec: "she's good, but she's simply not ready for prime time, otherwise she'd have been on the 6 O'Clock News by now."

Agree and that new (alternate) 10 PM cast (on the CW net) she anchors doesn't count.

How the hell is Ryan Yamamoto on? I'd put Annie on his slot in a SF second.

*REPEAT worth repeating: KCSM (91.1 FM) is a great, therapeutic listen on Saturday morn with morning jazz and big band--a blend of Buddy Rich, Cal Tjader, Duke Ellington and Count Basie uninterupted by a thousand commercials and wonderfully aided by the lucid tones of Sonny Buxton.

The coffee tastes better too.