KNBR tonsil Bruce hits homer on Penn State/Paterno scandal; Thursday notes

Kudos to Damon Bruce on his KNBR 1050 devotion to the sordid Penn State/Joe Paterno scandal that has become front and center news. (Paterno has since been fired)

Bruce' show this week has delivered some of the best radio talk, (news and sports), I've heard in a long time. It was solid work; detailed, informative, concise and, for a change, well-spoken, articulate callers who seemed to gather the gravity of the situation.

Bruce is probably one of the few local broadcasters who actually read the entire Grand Jury report and made a point of calling out those pros who were simply relying on news attention. That makes for lazy and lousy shows. (Draw your own conclusion as to whom we're referring to).

More than merely voice the outrage that was indicative of his sports media peers, Bruce' passion for the story revealed a strong journalistic presence, almost unheard of in this part of the world.

I've been a vocal critic of Bruce, but on this front, he deserves high marks.

*Comcast SportsNet Bay Area has moved "Chronicle Live" from 5 PM to the later 7 PM time slot. I'm not so sure that a later start will help the show, but you can thank the move in part to the ongoing NBA lockout.

No Warriors games means creative thinking, but if I were the suits over there, I'd be experimenting with something far more profound. Take a chance--try a round table/Charlie Rose kind of thing, maybe an HBO "Real Sports" mojo, but is that asking for too much? Probably.

*Yeah, I took a couple of days off. Thanks to those who were alarmed. And even to those who wish I'd take a long walk on a short pier. It's so comforting.

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