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| Michael Savage |
Love him, hate him, revile at his rants, he's the highest-paid radio host in the Bay Area;
Michael Savage, syndicated talkie that has destroyed his ghost rival,
Sean Hannity not only here, (
KSFO), but NY, (King of the apple), Chicago, Detroit, Dallas. It's not even close in the important radio demos that count although some advertisers are still weary of Savage's discourse. They might have to reassess that position.
Savage makes north of a million dollars but between his books and diversified business interests fortune, he's reportedly worth close to
$100 million. Who needs radio?
*We've told you the inside story about
KTVU's desire to rid itself of the services of ace, veteran reporters,
Tom Vacar and
John Fowler. A reader inquires why we don't see much of those correspondents. Fair question. Think age perception by management although both reporters still turn out quality work. One caveat about Vacar and why he's still on the payroll: They're afraid of showing him the door: he's a lawyer.
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SPEAKING of KTVU and
Assorted Media Notes:
Heather Holmes: I don't get it, looks and all. Body of work? Meh...Where's
Maureen Naylor? Mystery...
Bill Martin looks kind of cranky and we wonder why: wait, everybody's in a crappy mood over there...Thank God for
Sal Castaneda...
Top 3 SF TV anchors in terms of pay, in order: 1.
Dan Ashley, KGO-TV, $500K range, 2.
Frank Somerville, KTVU, a little north of $500K and KPIX5's
Ken Bastida in the $400K neighborhood...Just a hunch:
Tom Tolbert will
not be the
Warriors TV analyst replacement for
Jim Barnett next year. Radio is another story. Whoever ends up in Barnett's chair will have a tough hill to climb...Salary chat:
Greg Papa gets about $300G from the
Raiders and Comcast Sports Net Bay Area but he's nowhere near the high six figures of
49ers/CBS/NBC multi-platform man,
Ted Robinson...Latest estimate time play when KRON's gear is moved to
900 Front: late Summer...Stay off my lawn, girl version:
Darya Folsom and
Justine Waldman. Cat fight with a central, certain male proxy...The only thing worse than a
Jan Wahl report on
KCBS is a Jan Wahl report...Mystery man still devoid of making the big change:
PIX boss,
Bruno Cohen who seems, temporarily, at ease with the Battery Boys...When
KSFO puppets are boasting that "
we beat KGO!" you know things are scary. Yeah, wonderful work. One albatross with
Father and Daughter AM tag team beating the
810 AM little sisters of the poor. Terrific, go collect your
Sweet Jack coupons...
Sarah and Vinnie: you should hear what your slightly-disgruntled guy from IT told me! Gosh, better than I thought. But seriously, you'll never guess who, what, where, but good luck..."
Hi, Welcome to the SF Zoo, er, KGO Radio on a Sunday Night!"...Breaking
Karel News: No red carpets in Ireland. And a bunch of drunk weirdo-types asking: "
Who the fuck is that asshole?" --
Yeah, here's your free food and Guinness now get the hell out of our country!...
Damon Bruce consensus: one year, tops...See, here's the problem: sure, in the room,
Roberta Gonzales may not have a whole lot of allies but outside the hall she has a swarm of supporters who love her dearly whether guided or misguided, it's just the facts maam...
David Weintraub has 50 lawyers lined up if KGO dare screw with him but I don't think they be that stupid. Yet...
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