Jon Miller Talks Mexico City History and Wordle But Very Little Giants; So Too Smurph and Smack on KNBR; Circle7 Disney Factoids; KRON Can Show The Beef; Brian Murphy Reality; Greg Papa Too; Clint Riley Can't Save Examiner; Raj Mathai Plain and Simple; Friday On-Air

JON MILLER, I guess, is bored with calling the Giants games --which maybe explains his decision the other day to spend a whole inning talking about the history of Mexico City. (The Giants play in Mexico in 2023, thus Professor Miller's ten-minute dissertation).

Not to be a one-trick pony, now Miller every day discusses his newfound passion, Wordle. Every day. And for long extended times. I'm sure Larry Baer and the sponsors are just thrilled.

*This (Friday) morning on state radio, (KNBR) Smurph and Smack talked to Mike Krukow --their normal deal, only not one word about the Giants.

*Carolyn Tyler used all her considerable influence --with SF's Black and Women community--to basically tell everyone at KGO-TV (ABC7) not to screw with her, or else.

*ABC7's morning mildew is pretty much Disney's way of checking all the boxes.

*KRON is doing its best to erase a couple decades worth of being the local albatross and so far, it's working. But there's still remnants of the old KRON --reporters, editors, producers--people who should know better--that refuse to move from the dark ages and offer a hint of professionalism. They don't know any better and it's that contingent that prevents KRON from emerging from the dust of Young and its ilk.

KRON can be a valuable tool in its later 2020's awakening --it has a corporate behemoth that is cash heavy and willing to spend the bucks, albeit still full of corporate greed and mush. But that's a constant everywhere; don't blow it, KRON.

*Brian Murphy kisses Larry Baer's ass because he's preparing for the day (soon) when Cumulus tells him to take a hike into the Marin wilderness. It's not a state secret. Murphy is a well-heeled social turd who made it big playing golf with his assorted Trumpians at the Concordia club who eat at Tadich and rub shoulders with the Gettys and shine Charles Johnson's shoes. People like Murph and Baer, only "liberals" in theory but in reality, take pleasure when the country is divided and minority folk are enmeshed in turmoil.

*The "dude" in the PM/KNBR mush, Mr. ha-ha-ha, Copeland (Adam) plays golf with Murph and is about as hip as a one-legged hooker in the Tenderloin.

*If Copeland was paid by the laugh, he'd be making Jeff Bezos money.

*Copeland's incessant giggle/laugh and Tolbert's (Tom) "exactly": the gruesome twosome.

*The funniest thing about Greg Papa, among other things, is his want to tell people how much he knows inside and out, re: 49ers --you would think Papa would use that juice to tell listeners on KNBR about some 49ers intrigue --like the Garoppolo saga--only in truth, Papa exagerates his influence and only makes it look like he's some sage insider. He doesn't know shit.

*Clint Reilly hasn't done a damn thing to make The Examiner relevant. He has the money and wherewithawl but even Clint and his mega-millions aren't that creative.

*Meanwhile, The Chronicle and its digital carcass, SFGate, paddle on to nowhere --thanks Hearst and your wasted BILLIONS.

*Raj Mathai wasn't all about image and superficiality --at least when he started out at NBC San Jose--he really did want to make himself an honest-to-goodness news guy with passion and conviction. But Raj got caught up with his own super EGO and thought it was all about him. And when the nitty-gritty of actual news gathering made it to his way, Raj wasn't in to it. Too much work. Raj loved the bright lights and glamour but didn't care for the work.

*When Ming Sze walks into the newsroom at Circle7, everyone splits.

*Audacy stock is about the share cost of half a Snickers bar but the nuts are missing.