According to several station sources, a new anchor team is being formulated and it could debut anytime soon.
The new team is Alex Savidge and Cristina Rendon.
Both have been at KTVU for nearly a decade and know the system.
KTVU knows this and doesn't want to be caught off-guard, thus the Savidge/Rendon tinkering.
And what about fellow anchor and mainstay, Mike Mibach's status? Mibach, who took over for disgraced veteran, Frank Somerville, is still on board and will not lose his anchorship although management might be moving him to an alternate nightime time slot. It's not something imminent with regards to Mibach, I'm told.
Haener's status is much more problemamtic.
Several longtime KTVU sources told me that managers at both KTVU and Fox parent are upset at Haener's penchant "to push the envelope" and take advantage of her position at the station.
"She realizes she has pull nere and that if they (KTVU) lose her, the ratings would really tank," a source told me.
Which is why the bosses may be planning a back-up team of Savidge and Rendon just in case.
KTVU, once the dominant Bay Area TV news source, is now scrambling just to remain relevant.
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Please no. Heather Holmes is the perfect choice.
ReplyDeleteOK Heather.
DeleteYuck, no thanks.
DeleteHH is balls on fire hot!
DeleteShe's getting a little older and not at her peak hotness anymore but I'd still like to read her teleprompter.
DeleteHeather is the best looking news anchor in the Bay Area. That is my opinion and if Julie decides to leave KTVU would be crazy not to put her in the 10 PM slot. Men know why I say that, because Heather has IT whatever IT is.
DeleteHeather gives me the creeps. I don't see "it".
DeleteWhy Haener is still on the payroll is beyond me. She immediately shaped up after your explosive exposè about her dramatics and erratic schedule but it looks like she's already reverted back to old habits, missing several days over the past two weeks. This is the perfect time to move away from the stale model of old geezer botox barbies sitting there like statues reading the news.
ReplyDeleteSend Haener packing and move Alex and Christina into the prime time slot immediately. Both are youthful, respected and bring good energy to the newscast. Plus it's a pairing that can flourish and turn into a Bay Area mainstay. And while they're at it they should work on making the newscast itself more dynamic and engaging. NBC 11 and KRON are perfect examples of this.
Excellent reporting as usual Rich.
She’s not an old geezer, she’s an Instagrandma (postmenopausal women who dress and act like teenage girls).
DeleteWhy Haener is still on the payroll is beyond me. She immediately shaped up after your explosive exposè about her dramatics and erratic schedule but it looks like she's already reverted back to old habits, missing several days over the past two weeks. This is the perfect time to move away from the stale model of old geezer botox barbies sitting there like statues reading the news.
ReplyDeleteSend Haener packing and move Alex and Christina into the prime time slot immediately. Both are youthful, respected and bring good energy to the newscast. Plus it's a pairing that can flourish and turn into a Bay Area mainstay. And while they're at it they should work on making the newscast itself more dynamic and engaging. NBC 11 and KRON are perfect examples of this.
Excellent reporting as usual Rich.
I have deja vu.
Delete@5:36 lol!
Deleteso KTVU is no longer #1?
ReplyDeleteWhy not shake up the anchor team and put in Heather Holmes and LaMonica Peters? Add Roberta Gonzales on weather for even more fun. Then throw in Frank Mallicoat on sports.
ReplyDelete'KTVU and its senior Fox news division has begun to think outside the box." What? Do you want a fuckin cookie? Rich, this is their JOB! This anticipatory shit storm has been brewing for quite some time and like a spoiled child, covered their ears and eyes hoping it would go away on its own. This country needs an enema. Starting with the brain dead liberal MSM. Incompetence and laziness is not to be rewarded or commended. This should have been dealt with at its nexus when Ibanez was shown the door. Read the room!
ReplyDeleteAmen brother.
DeleteAlex and Christina works for me. Just do it.
ReplyDeleteAlex and Christina...sounds like a solid team.
ReplyDeleteOff subject. Once in awhile I tune into Shark Tank and this season started off with a live audience. What an absolute S&%t Show.
It's cute that you think anyone at KTVU actually plans anything LOL
ReplyDeleteWhatever works. Personally, I'll be watching KRON-4.
ReplyDeleteI actually miss an anchor saying, "...in for Julie Haener, who is off tonight", or Mike Mibach when he's off as they used to when it was Frank S. and Julie H. That announcement went away with the latest staffing iteration without Frank S. It's as if KTVU hasn't committed to anybody anchoring the Sunday-Thursday evening newscasts at 5, 6, and 10 pm.
ReplyDeleteI’ve noticed the same. They’ve basically committed to playing musical chairs with anchors. In their mind you’re qualified to anchor any newscast so long as you have a pulse and aren’t blind.
DeleteRosh Hashanah? Gesundheit.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry but I've seen Mibach on Mornings on 2 for years. He just never came across to me as appointment viewing. Too dry? Not my cup of tea.
ReplyDeleteToo early for Julie to retire. If Heather Holmes don’t get the spot, is she going to scream???
ReplyDeleteIf Heather doesn't get it she should do what Letterman did and walk across the street and be the new main anchor on CBS. #1 ratings for a few years if that happened.
DeleteHeather seems to be a pretty stable team player. She is on all kinds of different times so she supports the station. Don't think she would bolt but if I were another network I would certainly be giving her a call if she doesn't get the main slot.
DeleteShe should walk across the street to where? The condo parking lot adjacent to ktvu where staffers and talent go to gossip and rendezvous?
DeleteI’m Team Christina! I’m not sure if Alex is a good match for her. If he anchored with Christina Rendon it would bring out his shortcomings. He can’t read the teleprompter without making errors and have you heard his attempts at ad-libbing? He can’t ask or say a thought without ums, ehs or ahhs.
ReplyDeleteHow does Haener have “pull”? I think it’s all speculation. If she wants to retire it’s ok. People retire everyday. I wish her good luck.
ReplyDeleteExactly. Sure, she may have seniority and get better shifts and PTO preference but she doesn’t necessarily have influence or pull just because she’s been there a trillion years.
DeleteI certainly can't believe she's goosing the ratings. Does anybody, except maybe some dirty old men in retirement homes along the Peninsula, care she's anchoring the news?
DeleteToo much hate from far too many that like gossip.
ReplyDeleteHate? What part of Rich’s reporting do you consider hate?
DeleteChristina would do well. She doesn't roll her r's, doesn't talk with a fake accent, and doesn't look too much like a chola.
ReplyDeleteWhen will ktvu tell Julie Haener to stop posting pics of her in creepy and borderline inappropriate poses with her sons? There are pics of her in their laps, with her legs extended across the laps and with each others hands in strange places.
ReplyDeleteEwwwwwwwwww. I just scrolled through her Instagram page and I’m now convinced the only guy who’s touched her more is Marky Mark.
DeleteHeather one time ate her snot on camera. Now that was hot.
ReplyDeleteWhile I think Savige and Rendon would be a good match, my sense is The Firm won’t ever make it officially for financial reasons. If they’re officially the prime time anchors then they’re in a position to demand more money. It’s easier to continue making assignments based on whichever anchors or reporters are available for any particular shift.
ReplyDeleteYeah they’ve been dicking around Alex and Cristina but not because of pay. Both have young children and both live in the east bay and at this point the firm knows neither has any desire to change up their routine and start fresh somewhere else, even if it’s in the Bay Area. Any other station would be in SF or San Jose and neither wants to extend their commute by 2 hours per a day. They’ve got it good driving into Oakland at off-peak times.
DeleteWhen is Bill Martin retiring?
ReplyDelete"'She realizes she has pull nere and that if they (KTVU) lose her, the ratings would really tank,' a source told me."
ReplyDeleteWhy?
Ever see that movie Lars and the Real Girl? She's the plastic doll. Or the movie I Robot? She's...well, you get it.
She ain't Christiane Amanpour.
Exactly. Haener is a teleprompter reader who works a part time schedule. She’s not a journalist. They are two completely different jobs requiring completely different skill sets. She has no journalism chops whatsoever.
DeleteWhen Julie retires or gets fired, her departure will have no impact on the news operation beyond short-term staffing issues. Ironically, ratings would like increase so long as The Firm replaces her with someone easier on the eyes and more watchable.
No one in San Francisco is Christiane Amanpour, gutsy, smart, brave, connected, old in a good way
DeleteChristiane, thanks for the reply. Try less make up and see what happens to your "gutsy, smart, brave and connected" career. Oops - Are you connected to the "mob" ?
DeleteChristiane Amanpour, unafraid to challenge the leader of Iran about head carves,fearless in reporting from volatile war zones, victorious over cancer, has more value in her little toenail than you could have in ten lifetimes.
DeleteI have been watching Andrea Nakano on KPIX. She’s really good and it’s obvious that Sara Donchey isn’t in the mix. The suits should make Andrea permanent.
ReplyDeleteI don’t give rat’s ass about Haener, Mibach or KTVU.
Rich or others....without naming specific talent by name, what can a station do, any station, to get your viewership? I am serious.
ReplyDeleteFor fuck sake!!!! The only one at KTVU that needs to go is that dumb fuck Sal. Give me a break!
ReplyDeleteFour guys yelling over each other during a pass-off on The Game, with blabbermouth Mark Willard interrupting everyone. Great radio? Not.
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