July 5th, 2016 333 Dexter felt the wrath of the demolition crews on that day 10 years ago. Massive buyouts had taken place just months earlier when broadcast giants like Dennis Bounds, Jeff Renner and Linda Byron, among others, chose to leave rather than stay with troubled Tegna. Then the building started coming down. Now, KING rents space across the street from TMobile in SODO. Legacy lost. Apple has built in that space I happily worked in the building for 11 years at NWCN and, in my opinion, without rancor, KING has never been the same since the former GM engineered the move. Ratings, credibility, sources, skills and institutional memory have been lost to some degree along the way.
News anchors David Rose and Sabirah Radford hosted the Fox 13 Seafair Fireworks show after stealing the coverage from KIRO in a new three-year deal. I think they are anchoring from the roof of 13 on Westlake instead of at Gas Works. Bland background. No energy. Over graphiced. #4 weather person in the field. I would have used Garcia and Erin on the desk....more personality. Abby in the crowd. David was miscast. He's a serious anchor, not a fanboy hoop-dee-doo type. Music and fireworks were old hat for a 250th. Nothing meaningful. It was supposed to be special this year...new station, new excitement. Nope. I found it all weak overall compared to KING and KIRO shows in the past. Better luck next time with stronger show planning.