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  The Citizen Action Defense Fund is suing the WA House and Correspondents Association for denying press credentials to Brandi Kruse, formerly of KCPQ, Jonathan Choe, formerly of KOMO and Seattle radio talk host Ari Hoffman.   Here's the link to the press release. https://citizenactiondefense.org/for-immediate-release-cadf-files-lawsuit-challenging-denial-of-press-credentials-to-ari-hoffman-brandi-kruse-and-jonathan-choe/

KING's partnership with the team was perfectly timed and it paid dividends with the game on NBC. And they jumped over the network Olympics to do a live post game with Paul Silvi and Joyce Taylor, Drew Mikkelsen and Steve Raible in Santa  Clara.   Very impressive. Great work.   And word that Wednesday KING will have EXCLUSIVE coverage of the ceremony at Lumen Field at 10 am, with the parade to follow starting at 4th and S.  Washington.    Kudos to Fox 13 for its aggressive coverage all week long despite not having the game. Impressive. They are the Champions!

Fox13 Seattle brought in its weekday morning anchor team for the promised long day of coverage on Super Sunday, also adding a countdown clock so every viewer knows exactly when to switch to KING for the game. How nice to lead us fans to the already well known start time.   Taylor Winkel, who anchors weekend mornings, was dispatched from studio duty to Lumen Field for live shots to make way for the big guns.   Lots of Santa Clara live shots, too.   Oh the comp days ahead! Ian Furness even turned up on the show wearing a Kraken cap!  Furness used to freelance for Fox during the football season.  He hosts the KHN. Oddly, the cable program grid had no listing for the 7-hour special.  On-air, they introduced the show as Seahawks Game Day at 11, shifting from Good Day earlier.

Social media briefly erupted in Seattle about Fox 13's Aaron Levine posting laugh emojis about Druski's verbal gaffe at the NFL honors show Thursday night. He butchered Seahawks star JSN's name into an apparent racial slur while announcing the player's award. KIRO 97.3 talk host posted about it, calling Levine out disappointedly while not naming him.  But Levine stepped up and took the blame.  Apparently, all is well now.   Here is the sequence: From Gee Scott Sr.on X: Kinda disappointed when I see someone in Seattle media posting laughing emojis on social media about Druski's disrespect of JSN's name. Yes, I saw it before it was deleted. Hope all of us learn from this. From Aaron Levine on X in response: Gee, this was me and it was a big mistake and I apologize. I’m not familiar with Druski nor that he likely did that on purpose. Anyone deserves more respect for such an important honor, especially JSN. My knee-jerk reaction was childish and wrong but it had eve...

Fox 13's Sports Director Aaron Levine goes to 'great heights' to capture a Patriots practice at Stanford to help the Hawks.  Success?  Well, at least he kept himself out of Jeopardy!! https://x.com/i/status/2019578358997401896

  KOMO got spoofed by Saturday Night Live in a skit that was left on the cutting room floor.   Guess time was tight.   Anyway, have a chuckle: https://youtu.be/MD9knji2F0w?si=quG4VYdwhDCV7FPi