tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post194689591387767659..comments2024-03-29T03:11:15.951-07:00Comments on RICH LIEBERMAN 415 MEDIA: The Last Time KPIX Had An Identity Rich Liebermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174495340920055435noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-72998116297450513972020-04-19T23:34:10.456-07:002020-04-19T23:34:10.456-07:00I met Joel Bartlett in the '80s at an auto bod...I met Joel Bartlett in the '80s at an auto body shop in Marin County. He was really very pleasant. I had watched his weather report for years. Wendy Tokuda was good. Her father-in-law was Monty Hall from Let's Make a Deal. And I loved Dave McElhattan. He reminded me of my dad. I miss the days when news was news. They didn't analyze it for us and they didn't need to entertain us.About Me:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04016091101376274996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-41616352876990543052015-08-10T16:56:12.773-07:002015-08-10T16:56:12.773-07:00Boy, I remember... this was the local news I watch...Boy, I remember... this was the local news I watched. Mac's weight loss then was a big deal. Tokuda had fanboys, 35 years ago (I was not one; Lowry for me). Joel was like Ringo, affable & competent. Walker was unmatched (in the pic, it looks like he's on his way to grabbing something, but someone was posing him). Look how Tokuda's dressed; that was the norm. Nowadays even the "serious" networks are overpopulated with helium-chested chicks. 'Cause, y'know, it ain't about the news. But I guess it wasn't by then, either (think Channel 7 News Gang).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-40201831819327592962015-08-09T20:11:11.462-07:002015-08-09T20:11:11.462-07:00Growing up in the 1980's this was THE team. K...Growing up in the 1980's this was THE team. KTVU only had 10pm. KRON tried and failed with the Sylvia Chase-Jim Paymar experiment. Van Amburg and eventually up and coming Pete Wilson kept KGO in the race. This was the only game in town and the best part was the team chemistry they had. Once Joel was sent packing for Brian Sussman, the chinks began to show in the KPIX conglomerate. Then Wendy took off for LA dreams. Sure Kate Kelly & Anna Chavez were great but just weren't the same.<br /><br />Having done a high school internship with Joel Bartlett, the guy was an absolute class act. And most importantly, he knew his stuff. No ego, did his job and no bull kapookie. Puckguy14https://www.blogger.com/profile/13623318114735487603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-69238025830789754072015-08-04T07:37:13.950-07:002015-08-04T07:37:13.950-07:00I worked at 'PIX in the 80's thru the mid-...I worked at 'PIX in the 80's thru the mid-90's as a writer/producer. (no longer in the biz nowadays). When I first got the job, I remember telling myself, "OK, prepare yourself to deal every day with main anchor guy, Dave McElhatton. Just smile/play along with whatever he says/ignore him when he pulls any diva shit).<br /><br />Boy--was I wrong.<br /><br />Mac was the kindest, sweetest man I ever worked with in the business. If he made any corrections in his script, he would actually walk over and tell me, "...I just re-worded it a little bit--but nice job on the structure." After the 6pm news, he'd also tell flying stories (he was a pilot)...he actually didn't go out to dinner a lot. Many times I'd find him back in the Editor Bays chatting up the Editors and Photogs.<br /><br />Just a great, great guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-38070447796198928772015-08-03T23:52:57.075-07:002015-08-03T23:52:57.075-07:00Wayne Walker was well regarded. You are in the mi...Wayne Walker was well regarded. You are in the minority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-42099517448346557572015-08-03T19:07:16.278-07:002015-08-03T19:07:16.278-07:00Hmm...I could have sworn there was a guy named Cro...Hmm...I could have sworn there was a guy named Cronkite doing news who was not among the local broadcasters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-19551139303763867022015-08-03T16:43:35.963-07:002015-08-03T16:43:35.963-07:00Why is Wayne fondling Wendy's arm?Why is Wayne fondling Wendy's arm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-77098620193628282442015-08-03T14:00:18.422-07:002015-08-03T14:00:18.422-07:007:12,
If you recall, Joel was also needled a lot ...7:12,<br /><br />If you recall, Joel was also needled a lot by Carolyn Johnson, Dan Noyes, and Larry Beil. I have wondered how much of that was really "good natured." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-61304839461150905452015-08-03T13:42:18.185-07:002015-08-03T13:42:18.185-07:00Walker was the best I've seen in this market.Walker was the best I've seen in this market. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-91432969566297032662015-08-03T13:04:30.555-07:002015-08-03T13:04:30.555-07:00Back in the day, women on air didn't need to s...Back in the day, women on air didn't need to show their bare arms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-56064695584308374402015-08-03T12:13:32.627-07:002015-08-03T12:13:32.627-07:00Right on three of four counts. Wendy Tokuda was a...Right on three of four counts. Wendy Tokuda was an amateur. My high school English teacher used to play clips from election night returns when<br />Wendy used to say, "Gavin Newsome is out ahead, and Matt Gonzalez is<br />trailing behind." She was used as an example of how NOT to speak!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-84511245437702124002015-08-03T11:48:56.003-07:002015-08-03T11:48:56.003-07:00I grew up in a household where we might as well ha...I grew up in a household where we might as well have not had a channel tuner(in he pre-remote control era), because my dad watched channel 7 news, and most other ABC programming,with rare exceptions(mostly for sports, or later in the '80s, NBC Thursday sitcoms). It was Van Amburg/Pete Wilson every night. My mom tended to watch KPIX on another TV. McElhatton struck me as kind of a 'Dick Van Patten' type...inoffensive, somewhat entertaining, but boring in large doses. We weren't into 'Dallas' or the other CBS soaps, so, other than 'MASH'and 'Newhart', we rarely had KPIX on for prime time, either. CBS's ratings, aside from the aforementioned, plus 'Magnum PI' and 'Simon and Simon', were garbage in the 80s, and maybe because of that, I perceived KPIX to have a 'weak' newscast.oneillb454@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871027852560385711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-8334619547927326822015-08-03T09:57:13.039-07:002015-08-03T09:57:13.039-07:00Disagree. Wayne Walker was the last really good sp...Disagree. Wayne Walker was the last really good sports reporter we've had in the Bay Area. <br />Of course, after Milt Kahn ANYBODY would be a step up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-79534099923224726952015-08-03T09:16:24.779-07:002015-08-03T09:16:24.779-07:00Agreed. Things have changed.
That's why I do...Agreed. Things have changed. <br /><br />That's why I don't understand the incessant complaints about the local stations here on this website. It's not unique to this market.. <br /><br />Isn't it time to accept the reality that the world keeps changing instead of clinging to fond but over-sentimentalized memories from the past. <br /><br />It'd not uniques to Nan G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-12741776719016023772015-08-03T09:02:32.682-07:002015-08-03T09:02:32.682-07:00KPIX women also spend too much time taking silly p...KPIX women also spend too much time taking silly photos and posting them on social media. Grow up already!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-85803750279769018072015-08-03T08:27:09.860-07:002015-08-03T08:27:09.860-07:00Based on the crap on TV these days, you won't ...Based on the crap on TV these days, you won't see professionals like this anymore. In any market. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-4702613980932856702015-08-03T08:10:18.664-07:002015-08-03T08:10:18.664-07:00Not only was he not annoying but represented the b...Not only was he not annoying but represented the best in local sports and had the highest Q scores among all news talent on any station during that period of time .. Class act foreverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-28842913098817995072015-08-03T05:30:38.711-07:002015-08-03T05:30:38.711-07:00You mean when newsrooms weren't filled with id...You mean when newsrooms weren't filled with idiotic women posting puppy pictures and YouTube videos to Twitter? You know, tanking what little is left of the business. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-34568196663203024412015-08-02T22:53:50.802-07:002015-08-02T22:53:50.802-07:00Dave! Loved Big Mac!Dave! Loved Big Mac!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-6064342381249767252015-08-02T22:46:52.754-07:002015-08-02T22:46:52.754-07:00Other than KGO and KTVU, who really has an identit...Other than KGO and KTVU, who really has an identity these days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-62474442182638193392015-08-02T21:44:50.370-07:002015-08-02T21:44:50.370-07:00Channel 11 is amateur night, Channel 7 is workmanl...Channel 11 is amateur night, Channel 7 is workmanlike but boring, that leaves Ken Bastida and the girl with the scary eyes. I just look away when it's her turn to speak.<br /><br />When I have to get to bed early I watch the Channel 2 news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-45834447041178874932015-08-02T20:43:12.180-07:002015-08-02T20:43:12.180-07:00Joel was pleasant, entertaining, and quite accurat...Joel was pleasant, entertaining, and quite accurate with his forecasting. If I recall correctly, there was a period where he even graded his forecasting on-the-air. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-10114476540399968882015-08-02T20:34:12.925-07:002015-08-02T20:34:12.925-07:00Just cut the goddam bullshit!Just cut the goddam bullshit!Nucky Thompson's Fathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-90716986580775404952015-08-02T19:34:17.657-07:002015-08-02T19:34:17.657-07:00Geronimo, Bitch!! Let's Go!!
"...Escapa...Geronimo, Bitch!! Let's Go!!<br /><br />"...Escapade...we'll have a good time...Eacapade...leave your worries behind..."<br /><br />Kick Ass!!!Janet Jackson and Bruce Willisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-7469844197419378572015-08-02T19:12:53.441-07:002015-08-02T19:12:53.441-07:00Joel Bartlett was told to stop twirling his pen at...Joel Bartlett was told to stop twirling his pen at Channel 7 - shortly thereafter, he "retired". At least that's what the rumors were at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com