Why would anyone pay to see the Mariners on cable?  Waste to pay Comcast a fee for mediocrity.    They need a broadcast deal with KSTW or Fox 13 Duopoly channel or KONG next year.  Not paying to stream.  Kraken model is great.    Your move Mariners.

Back on Jan 27, I posted about the disaster I saw immediately saw unfolding with the debut of the CBS Evening News and its woeful anchor triumvirate, plus a prediction of immediate ratings trauma.   The New York Post has weighed in with this: 'CBS News is already backtracking on a revamp of its “Evening News” program — and the network’s embattled boss (Wendy McMahon) risks becoming a casualty, The Post has learned. Just weeks after a  drastic overhaul replaced Norah O’Donnell  with a “60 Minutes”-style news magazine helmed by a pair of little-known anchors, the Tiffany Network is reverting to a more news-driven broadcast as ratings tumble, sources said. That’s after embarrassments like last week, when the “Evening News” led with “Why can’t Johnny read?” — a six-minute feature package about student literacy — despite a busy news cycle that included Elon Musk appearing at the White House and Russia's release of an American prisoner.' https://nypost.com/2025/02/20/media...

Mariners have officially announced their TV broadcast team as previously reported here.  They mention that TV analyst Mike Blowers has hung up the cleats.   It will take four to replace him:  Angie Mentink, Jay Buhner, Dave Valle and Ryan Rowland-Smith.   

If you are hankering for a little Rick Rizzs radio Fox with the Mariners, broadcasts start Friday on KIRO radio app.

Here's purely a question. With the push from the Trump White House to eliminate DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) efforts around the country, I still assume KING will continue to go strong with its award-winning Facing Race franchise which been going strong for several years now with specials and segments.  It won a prestigious Peabody Award.   

Into the weeds for this one: I have been waiting to see some changes in presentation on KOMO's main newscasts since the arrival of the new news boss, whose rep is being  a 'Show Doctor.'  I'm now frequently seeing anchors pictured on a close-up camera while doing voice-overs.  It's not done on a large video wall, which we are used to.  These are variably-sized double boxes.   Seems to be new, and I wonder if it is an attempt to better connect the anchors to the stories.  Here are three examples. This text should be full screen anyway. An irrelevant shot of the WH at night And another.  FWIW.