tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post889676930413208211..comments2024-03-28T05:28:54.552-07:00Comments on RICH LIEBERMAN 415 MEDIA: The Yin and Yang of KQED; 415 Media Pledge Notice Too; Monday OpenerRich Liebermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174495340920055435noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-70093639303788675142016-12-21T15:43:05.658-08:002016-12-21T15:43:05.658-08:00KQED TV will be first victim of the Spectrum Aucti...KQED TV will be first victim of the Spectrum Auction. KQED is the most valuable TV Spectrum property with the most motivated sellers......The govt will make an absolute fortune and the revenue from the auction will disappear to line the pockets of our local govt officials. This is the TV property that will go away first, not the "For Profits" KOFY oe KRONAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-34401298881744099292016-12-20T11:57:43.242-08:002016-12-20T11:57:43.242-08:00When KQED used members pledge dollars to place the...When KQED used members pledge dollars to place their logo on top of San Jose's former Knight-Ridder building I decided they no longer needed my meager pledge $$. <br />Not only is the management top-heavy, they don't seem to do a damn thing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-81787063471698714912016-12-20T07:38:39.208-08:002016-12-20T07:38:39.208-08:00That friend made some brilliant Observations!That friend made some brilliant Observations!Stan the Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908178414036768306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-67103694230938574502016-12-19T20:18:30.646-08:002016-12-19T20:18:30.646-08:00Rich,
I remember while in college taking a tour of...Rich,<br />I remember while in college taking a tour of two SF broadcast operations – our radio teacher at Ohlone College (KOHL) had arranged for us to visit KFRC and KQED on the same day. Our first stop was KFRC then located on Bush Street. This was in the late 70’s when 610 was one of the top-rated and top-billing stations in the market. The facilities were small, but impressive – very high quality gear, meticulously maintained and you could tell that RKO General knew they had something special in KFRC and it showed. <br /><br />After lunch we visited KQED and in a word I was appalled. The profligate waste that I saw around me was astounding. KQED had studios that would’ve put KFRC to shame and needlessly so. There was no reason whatsoever for KQED to spend the kind of monies they did on studios and equipment – it was overkill to the Nth degree. <br /><br />I decided right at that moment that I would never give dollar one to KQED. My opinion was they wasted members dollars on gold-plated broadcast equipment because someone was having their radio wetdream realized. From your column today I can see that little has changed in nearly 40 years.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-85041346350872019562016-12-19T19:10:09.095-08:002016-12-19T19:10:09.095-08:00What do you call Jan Wahl and Michael Krasny break...What do you call Jan Wahl and Michael Krasny breaking wind at the same time? A KQED Pledge Break.Steven say HOCK!!!!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-52008654265520008582016-12-19T18:53:55.070-08:002016-12-19T18:53:55.070-08:00WQED (their counterpart in Pittsburgh) has great l...WQED (their counterpart in Pittsburgh) has great local programming, mostly due to the influence of Rick Sebak. They don't have half of KQED's money and it doesn't matter. Pittsburgh for the most isn't an inherited money town. It used to be a blue collar town and today it's a white collar, middle class, bootstrap town.rootvghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03524524048523221143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-47906367632673755182016-12-19T18:29:20.929-08:002016-12-19T18:29:20.929-08:00If KQED wants to improve their performance, start ...If KQED wants to improve their performance, start a "traffic report" segment and steal Alexis Smith from ABC7 to do it. When she comes to work looking as good as she did this morning, all I can say is (trying to be respectful), wow, what a woman, and I do mean WOW!! Go Alexis!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-41505214775140536002016-12-19T17:49:15.168-08:002016-12-19T17:49:15.168-08:00KQED and 415 Media...I always get the two confused...KQED and 415 Media...I always get the two confused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-40156375343969647442016-12-19T16:40:32.835-08:002016-12-19T16:40:32.835-08:00Why not just print it in the clear?Why not just print it in the clear?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-12629853521943886432016-12-19T16:15:53.818-08:002016-12-19T16:15:53.818-08:00It is actually available directly from KQED. Most...It is actually available directly from KQED. Most non-profits make their 990s freely available. Here is the 2014 990 for KQED. I had problems accessing it from the link posted by 10:24AM.<br /><br />https://a.s.kqed.net/pdf/about/kqed-form990-fy2015.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-54587915162316375732016-12-19T15:38:32.563-08:002016-12-19T15:38:32.563-08:00I remember how often they were begging for money s...I remember how often they were begging for money supposedly in order to afford HD equipment when TV was going digital. What, so they could afford to tape Check Please in HD? Or does that money primarily go to buying retread BBC shows? <br /><br />British accents do make their programming seem so much more sophisticated than domestic programming, don't you know. Perhaps the new administration will think twice about government-supported TV being able to spend so much money on foreign-produced goods and PBS will have to come up with something original.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-44358326315381869312016-12-19T14:33:27.263-08:002016-12-19T14:33:27.263-08:00The only thing on watch on KQED anymore is Washing...The only thing on watch on KQED anymore is Washington Week. I used to watch "This Week in Northern California" every Friday, but stopped after it was replaced with the incredibly boring "Newsroom." I guess I'm just not interested in watching endless stories about transgender, people of color dance troupes.Anonymoosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-56234946399042889572016-12-19T14:21:58.893-08:002016-12-19T14:21:58.893-08:00Good to see they have money for a rainy day...
D...Good to see they have money for a rainy day...<br /><br />DEFUND PBS!<br /><br />Thank You...that is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-43965685089519817862016-12-19T12:00:45.540-08:002016-12-19T12:00:45.540-08:00While I DO mind the overstaffing part, I don't...While I DO mind the overstaffing part, I don't mind at all the lack of local programming.<br /><br />I don't care where the programming comes from: Local, national, or international. I just care if it's GOOD. If all of a sudden KQED would start airing local content, it would just be a bunch of talking-head news/community forum shows...or tired/cliched documentaries about Chinese immigration, the fight against AIDS, Silicon Valley trends, or 1906 Earthquake anniversary features.<br /><br />ZZZzzzzzzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-79764626791727278812016-12-19T10:24:52.865-08:002016-12-19T10:24:52.865-08:00The form 990 tax return for KQED (for 2014) is eas...The form 990 tax return for KQED (for 2014) is easily available at https://pp-990.s3.amazonaws.com/2015_08_EO/94-1241309_990_201409.pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAI7C6X5GT42DHYZIA%2F20161219%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20161219T182101Z&X-Amz-Expires=1800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=4ce2818a648e7874ecfba8f1134735fe79c33498427d85f8f51ec4a1f939da05<br /><br />Dig through it and you'll see executive salaries etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com