tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post8297694046954889257..comments2024-03-28T12:30:58.099-07:00Comments on RICH LIEBERMAN 415 MEDIA: My Year-End Greetings and Blunt Assertions To Bay Area Media Schmuckos; Happy Holidays Rich Liebermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174495340920055435noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-42738035006103809062013-12-14T22:33:55.511-08:002013-12-14T22:33:55.511-08:00Darya has a slammin' body. Let us enjoy it. ...Darya has a slammin' body. Let us enjoy it. Sheesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-30838488319251105132013-12-14T16:14:35.518-08:002013-12-14T16:14:35.518-08:00I did work. For 13 years. Got out. I thought about...I did work. For 13 years. Got out. I thought about writing a book about the things I observed but I figured no one would either believe me or care, since TV news, and especially local news, is becoming more irrelevant every day. But if I did, one chapter I really wanted to do was "We Really Turned This Newsroom Around." It would be about the day the new Young Broadcasting bozos took over. One of the first things they did--swear to God--was to redo the layout of the newsroom. They moved the assignment desk to the opposite side, turned all the desks and chairs around to face the other way! There was/is no advantage to this move; they just did it! But it gets better. They didn't want any of this to be obvious to viewers watching. Now, you'll recall at the time KRON had a transparent background behind the anchors where you'd see the staff working, through a glass. <br /><br />They got video cameras before they started the move and made a long video loop of people working. Then they moved the anchor desk upstairs and projected this video background behind the anchors so that to the viewers at home things looked the same, while they were remodeling downstairs, turning everything to face the other way. So think about this: during unprecedented budget cuts and layoffs, they spent lots of money faking a look on a new set that was identical to the real look on the original set, which they could have kept for free. In other words, they spent all this money and to the people at home none of it looked any different! Which begs the question why'd they do it in the first place? To this day no one knows the answer.<br /><br />Oh, the project apparently ran out of money, because they never really finished the downstairs newsroom. To this day there are areas with no ceiling tiles, and wires and cables that are supposed to be neatly tied up and out of place hang down from the rafters. There are sections--visible occasionally when they do a live newsroom shot and the camera pans around a bit too far--where they never finished working. You just have piles of old chairs and desks and cubicle walls in a dark corner. Since KRON's staff is now a tiny fraction of what it was in 2002, you don't need most of the desks and chairs anymore so they're just in a pile off to the side of the half-abandoned room.<br /><br />This was the first "improvement" project Young Broadcasting embarked on when they bought the station. They didn't do anything useful, like upgrade dilapidated equipment. (Some directors at KRON also teach at community colleges to round out their income, and they say the student equipment is more modern than KRON's real equipment.) They didn't maintain the vans, which break on the way to a story. When this happens, they fire the produce whose shift if happened on even though that person has nothing to do with it. When someone complained once because the back fell off their chair (it was at least 20 years old), an assistant ND threw said chair at the producer's face, barely missing her. Yep, insane people all right. And they'd tell you "Tough shit, that's the way it is. If you don't like it, quit." Which is why so many people, even in these tough times, have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-59502077641936608232013-12-14T11:09:20.004-08:002013-12-14T11:09:20.004-08:00I agree with everything you posted.I agree with everything you posted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-13409247480965315832013-12-13T13:09:58.905-08:002013-12-13T13:09:58.905-08:00Have to agree about everything written on Kate Sco...Have to agree about everything written on Kate Scott - nothing more than generic sports takes and Dib's act (Yes, Nobody Cares) from 8 years ago. Even if I was a fan, I wish KNBR would eliminate her position. There are already so many commercials that getting rid of both the sports and traffic updates would make the station a much more listenable. Besides, we already know there is a lot of traffic as well as the scores of yesterday's games. I really like how Mike & Mike just give five or ten quick seconds of news at the beginning of a segment and then jump right back into what they were talking about. KNBR meanwhile has to play the bumper, introduce Kate who then banters with the host. Then Kate tells you who is sponsoring the update followed by 30 seconds of telling us what we already know and then concludes with an exit bumper - it's just a waste of time and usually when I start flipping stations. That being said, I imagine this probably won't change because of the sponsorship money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-83589480929802442502013-12-13T08:10:12.866-08:002013-12-13T08:10:12.866-08:00Certainly can't fault the KTVU news anchor. Sh...Certainly can't fault the KTVU news anchor. She is reading a breaking bulletin that was handed to her. Very unlikely that she had time to review it... Maybe fault the news people that handed her the story, but very unfair that Rich wants her to be fired for an innocent mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-53327831815833483942013-12-12T20:17:16.807-08:002013-12-12T20:17:16.807-08:00Couldn't agree with you more on Barnett. He&#...Couldn't agree with you more on Barnett. He's passionate, knowledgeable, and a great story teller. I never thought I could listen to a broadcast where the insufferable ass-kisser Bob 'Fatty' Fitzgerald was doing his homerish play by play, but Barnett has made the Warriors TV broadcasts palatable. So sorry he'll be retiring after 29 years behind the mike. Now if Warrior ownership could only see the light and fire the insufferable 'Fitz' and bring back someone solid and credible, such as Greg Papa, (who incidentally, was stabbed in the back by the scheming Fitz and his sleazy handler Martin Mandel back in the late 1990s.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-92030183531427016182013-12-12T15:38:50.709-08:002013-12-12T15:38:50.709-08:00Excellent assessment, 8:43 AM!Excellent assessment, 8:43 AM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-35341276914181161562013-12-12T14:30:41.966-08:002013-12-12T14:30:41.966-08:00To 4:50,
Why is it easier to be a Conservative tha...To 4:50,<br />Why is it easier to be a Conservative than a Liberal?<br />Because it’s so much easier to give people the Finger than to offer a Helping Hand. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-57723258444038623572013-12-12T13:52:27.680-08:002013-12-12T13:52:27.680-08:00Anon at 4;42...a fantastic post, and it seems you ...Anon at 4;42...a fantastic post, and it seems you too have worked in the media to post such with such great observations. Again, bravo, and it begs the question what is happening to us as a society that the working conditions that you mentioned are considered the norm, and worse, expected. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-84837226179761177712013-12-12T09:53:37.755-08:002013-12-12T09:53:37.755-08:00It is all about the ratings and how much it costs ...It is all about the ratings and how much it costs to run the station. KSFO has/had more syndicated programming the KGO had, which is/was less expensive to put on the air. KGO had local talent, for which they were absorbing the full talent salary plus production costs (maintaining the studio, the infrastructure and production staff). That is expensive to keep up, especially with the eroding ratings they were seeing. I miss the old KGO, too. However, they made some bad decisions when ratings were starting to fall that didn't work. That led to the more radical changes that also didn't really work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-68014059261063844352013-12-12T09:44:05.015-08:002013-12-12T09:44:05.015-08:00So, you don't watch or listen to Bay Area medi...So, you don't watch or listen to Bay Area media, yet you read and comment on a blog about Bay Area media. Yeah, that makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-35563332545156394422013-12-12T09:43:25.951-08:002013-12-12T09:43:25.951-08:00Yea, but they're actually worth watching.Yea, but they're actually worth watching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-90569328539683750512013-12-12T08:43:43.830-08:002013-12-12T08:43:43.830-08:00Pedestrian is the correct definition of Kate Scott...Pedestrian is the correct definition of Kate Scott. "There is no there there." She reads the morning Chronicle, then authoritatively states the obvious. She does not have an original thought. Some gush over the girl who stands up to Gary, but she knows she is barely faking the whole act. Kate will not make it big time. Soccer sideline reporting on Comcast will be her highest media job. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-18492301674683879442013-12-11T22:51:22.368-08:002013-12-11T22:51:22.368-08:00Brian Copeland does not have slanted politics, he ...Brian Copeland does not have slanted politics, he has fairly liberal politics on some issues, and he often has a different take on things, I think it is nice to have a black persons perspective on things, I also like his 3rd hour, comedians take on the news, especially when he has Will Durst on, but other comedians he has on is quite funny. I don't know why Rich has so must against Brian, he is not Gene Burns or John Rothman, but there is really no one in the Bay Area who are close to those 2, and giving what is on the airwaves these day I think Copie is quite good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-68343596125347828072013-12-11T22:44:03.558-08:002013-12-11T22:44:03.558-08:00Yes I was surprised that so many talk show hosts t...Yes I was surprised that so many talk show hosts that Rich have written about in the past was not on his list, certainly Gil, Frosty and other should be mentioned, being it negative or positive. Heard Gil promote the new line up at 910 come January, it is not very promising, it is as follows: Armstrong and Getty 6 to 10 a.m. I like them at times, mostly because other alternatives at that hour are few, unless you get a kick out of Glenn Beck and his bizarre analysis of current events, but 4 hours, please. Then Frosty for 3 hours, then Randy Rhodes for 2 hours, at least she is intelligent and has some very good points, after Randy it is guess who? Gil Gross for 4 hours, 4 hours of Gil is worse than 4 hours of Armstrong and Getty, I still want to know who in the hell listen to Gil for 4 hours and Frosty for 3, just pathetic, in a town that use to boast of Gene Burns, Pete Wilson and John Rothmann. Where have all the flowers gone?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-32855188891984013022013-12-11T21:26:57.982-08:002013-12-11T21:26:57.982-08:00One of the bright spots in Bay Area Sports is Jim ...One of the bright spots in Bay Area Sports is Jim Barnett. Unfortunately, this season will be his last as he is retiring. He teaches the fundamentals of basketball while he does the color commentary, and he is not stuck in the past but gives insight and sees the potential of today's players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-10071769070992665252013-12-11T20:50:27.393-08:002013-12-11T20:50:27.393-08:00Can only imagine how many reader comments Lieberma...Can only imagine how many reader comments Lieberman is censoring after posting this gratuitous vitriol. Think he must have forgotten to take his medication for a couple of days. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-83851060464004923562013-12-11T20:47:28.327-08:002013-12-11T20:47:28.327-08:00When Frank and Mike left, that was it for KNBR Mor...When Frank and Mike left, that was it for KNBR MorningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-22487482956604343172013-12-11T20:36:33.257-08:002013-12-11T20:36:33.257-08:00I still hear home runs called bombs on the play-by...I still hear home runs called bombs on the play-by-play. Now, try shouting that at the TV while you wait at the bar in the airport, that's a whole 'other story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-14817832895172601852013-12-11T20:27:50.916-08:002013-12-11T20:27:50.916-08:00What did you mean by "we lost yesterday"...What did you mean by "we lost yesterday"? (Sorry, but I don't live near SF.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-85102421057985987002013-12-11T19:23:18.583-08:002013-12-11T19:23:18.583-08:00Hey Rich what about Liam Meacalm's buddy Joel ...Hey Rich what about Liam Meacalm's buddy Joel Raddel? You know the producer who has taken over the great Gene Burns restaurant program? He is an embarrassment to say the least. Sometimes he even breaks out an English accent like he's trying to be like the Foodie chap. My husband and I saw him on the KQED show Check Please and he was speaking with an English accent! Why do the people in charge think we want to hear English accents here in the Bay Area?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-37916629616507232212013-12-11T17:43:40.350-08:002013-12-11T17:43:40.350-08:00Hey Rich can you see if Greenwald and Snowden can ...Hey Rich can you see if Greenwald and Snowden can get us the <br />Ralph Barbieri full settlement?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-13878383405694903422013-12-11T17:40:27.956-08:002013-12-11T17:40:27.956-08:00I don't want to sound like a dopey neanderthal...I don't want to sound like a dopey neanderthal like the awful blowhard Damon Bruce - - but Kate Scott solo is terrible, and it has nothing to do with her being a woman. It has to do with her being woefully ill-informed, completely pedestrian, bad at interviews and an unrepentant Bay Area homer. Oh, but she did do a stellar job with the Adam Meyer gambling segment....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-77629311861820080872013-12-11T17:01:18.830-08:002013-12-11T17:01:18.830-08:00Leave Darya alone lol She is my only guilty pleasu...Leave Darya alone lol She is my only guilty pleasure. There is no one here in the Sacramento market worth getting up for... Otherwise I like the venom Eric Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337150491868507548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-6266150368905978442013-12-11T16:51:22.417-08:002013-12-11T16:51:22.417-08:00That made me laugh. Make it so, Rich!That made me laugh. Make it so, Rich!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com