KCBS Suits Not Entirely Thrilled That Willie Brown Did KGO Ronn Owens Show; Sussman In Line For Pay Cut; Happy KTVU; Roye And Tolbert Winning Radio Combo On Warriors PBP; Hot KGO Traffic Chick Only Dates 'Christian' Guys; Friday Notes; I'm Back

 WILLIE BROWN is regularly heard on KCBS every Friday morning during the AM news with Phil Matier of the Chronicle and KPIX.

It's about three minutes of political shop talk and SF/Sacramento/Washington nuggets.

Recently, Willie had a good one involving Hillary Clinton.

Cut to last Monday during the Ronn Owens show on KGO: Your guest, Willie Brown talking.

My CBS insiders said a few high suits had a hissy fit when they learned Brown did the Owens show although it's well known in SF media circles that Brown and Owens have been friends for over 30 years and in fact, Brown used to be Ronn's attorney.

Nonetheless, execs at 855 Battery were ticked off; the Chronicle could care less--they continue to bleed red ink. Another indication of budget mindedness? The Chron didn't send its own Cal beat writer down to cover the Bears-USC game in LA. Embarrassing. In the print edition, an AP-bylined story was used. Like I said, embarrassing.

FRIDAY ROUND-UP

*Brian Sussman and his dorky KSFO morning zoo bizarro is in for a surprise at the end of the year; "Suss" can expect a 50% pay cut which, given Cumulus' flat business situation, isn't surprising. He won't be the only one.

*Here's proof positive that the alleged FM sports station in town has a Program Director that doesn't know what the hell he's doing. Nice concept: Offend Hispanic community with show that nobody will listen to anyway, kind of like "The Game." He must have pictures.

*Take this with a grain of salt but from a good KTVU source, the natives are relatively happy since the Fox takeover. It's early of course.

*Best NBA play-by-play radio team hands down: Our illustrious Warriors tandem of Tim Roye and Tom Tolbert. Hard to believe they've only been together barley a year. Chemistry? Check. Knowledge? Check. Sense of humor? Check. Tolbert gets a little too giddy every now and then but he and Roye make the broadcast a pleasure to listen to. That would be good.

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*That extremely hot and gorgeous traffic lady on KGO Radio in the afternoon, (she's also at KRON) is single. But she only dates very religious Christian guys--yeah, must be tens of thousands here. Good luck.

*Overused words/slogans that are a pain in the ass: haters, selfies, just sayin', I'll take my answer on the air, And, oh, by the way?.

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NBC Bay Area's Raj Mathai and Warriors Radio Tonsil Tim Roye on my KSCO/KOMY Radio Show Today

On my radio show today:

1-1: 20: Raj Mathai, lead anchor at KNTV, (NBC BAY AREA)

2-2: 30: Tim Roye, radio play-by-play broadcaster for the Golden State Warriors.

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Warriors Radio Team also a Winner; Roye and Tolbert in the NBA Broadcast Booth; Chemistry and Humor; Friday Sports Media Wrap-Up



Tom Tolbert



Tim Roye

The Warriors are the talk of the town. You win, you have a loyal and loud fan base and you captivate a region with a sport that almost everyone loves...well, you know the rest of the story.

I'm happy for the team but most especially, their play-by-play broadcaster, Tim Roye. He's among the elite NBA broadcasters and he's one of the very best and actually, most underrated.

Roye has an exciting delivery and knows his game--his style resembles the late Bill King, the Warriors legendary radio PBP guy whose rapid-fire descriptions and worldly vocabulary made for must-listening. (Unless you were a ref).

Roye isn't King, but damn near close. And he's also not a homer too which many NBA guys are all too often. Early in his career with the Warriors, Roye created a signature great call, Elevation Sensation!, sort of a Bill King's Holy Toledo! I was not to thrilled to hear it at first but it's since grown on me and now look forward to hearing it.

Late in the season, Roye  was joined by Tom Tolbert, the ex-Warriors player and talk host on KNBR. Tolbert is good. While at times, I've been critical of his talk style, I enjoy his color analysis and sense of humor. Most jocks-turned-broadcaster are boring because they usually either say nothing or offer very little substance. Tolbert offers more of a variety and his chemistry with Roye, particularly in the playoffs, is quite evident.

The Warriors have begun a mojo on the court--it's nice to know they have a great radio broadcast team off the court as well.

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NBA King Stern does Play-by-Play with Roye on Warriors Broadcast; Damon Bruce gets CBS Sports Radio Saturday Gig; NBC Bay Area: SF or San Jose?; Media Notes Saturday

Saturday quickies--

*Warriors radio PBP broadcaster, Tim Roye, had a fine interview with NBA commissioner, David Stern, on Friday night during the Dubs-Houston Rockets game.

In between basic chit-chat, Stern did a double take and began doing play-by-play. If you tuned in at the right moment, you'd have sworn Stern, not exactly Woody Allen, was a real charming fellow. And more remarkably, Stern wasn't half-bad either.

Of course it helped that it was Roye manning the ship. I've always said that Roye's versatility is well-regarded in most NBA broadcast circles and he's a master broadcaster. I'm delighted Stern was able to show a bit of self-deprecation but it was Roye who brought it out.

*More ominous news for AM/FM radio: Two big car companies are planning on phasing out terrestrial radio and launching Internet radio into their dashboards. Michael Harrison, publisher of Talkers, wrote about this recently.

*Real simple, but fundamentally profound question for NBC Bay Area, (KNTV): Do we want to be a SF station or San Jose/Silicon Valley operation. That's the $64 question.

*Damon Bruce of KNBR 1050, is hosting a national program on CBS Sports Radio in March. Good gig for Bruce who knows how to move the needle. Here's hoping the show is permanent. It airs Saturday morning.

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