Who'd have thunk that an Apple unveiling would garner unprecedented free advertising? I don't recall any other public company, even Levi's, IBM, or Fortune 500 outfit controlling the domain like Jobs did with Apple.
*Ralph Barbieri went on his KNBR show, Wednesday, to explain, in more detail his disclosure to the Chron's Scott Ostler, that indeed, he is battling the early stages of Parkinson's disease.
While not saying so directly, Barbieri all but acknowledged that his contract with Cumulus is up at the end of the year, and that, (paraphrasing), "KNBR wants me back, but on what terms, I don't know. I hope to be here."
Translation: As many of you correctly noted, the timing of Barbieri's disclosure leaves many to conclude that he's ready for a battle with corporate and that his ailment would make it difficult for the suits to not renew his deal.
We'll see. The Dickey brothers are ruthless. They know no boundaries.
And again, on a personal note, I hope Ralph beats this. We may have differences of opinion on show style and technique, but it ends there. There is no rip job here when it comes to a person's health and welfare.
*New low at KSFO: Brian Sussman has repeatedly made fun of Democratic Florida Congresswoman, Debbi Wasserman Schultz, (A "libbeey" to Suss); Wednesday was pure disgusting. Sussman jokingly said that Wasserman Schultz "had 46 teeth."
A note to Suss: Wasserman Schultz is a breast cancer survivor. No, she's not immune to criticism. And sure, you have issues with her issues, go ahead and air them. But the constant personal badgering is way out of bounds.
And really, Brian, not funny. Stop.
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