MediaMaven

55 years in the books today for my wife and I.  Met at the college radio station at Kent State.   Spun the platters for her midday FM show.    That's our personal long-playing record!    At least I did one thing right!! 

Madeline Carter gets the weekend evening gig at KING, replacing  Madison Wade.   She announced it on social media.  It's a mad, mad world.  "✨ BIG NEWS ✨ I’m so excited to share that I’m the new Weekend Evening Anchor at KING 5! 🥹💗 I’m incredibly grateful for the trust, encouragement, and opportunities that have brought me to this moment. I can’t wait to continue telling stories that matter and spend my weekends with you! Seattle, I’ll see you on the anchor desk." 

Last time we caught up with Liz Dueweke, former anchor for KOMO and Fox 13, she had taken a job in Sept 2024 as a senior communication specialist at the Allen Brain Institute in Seattle's South Lake Union, working for ex-KING reporter Rob Piercy.   Well, the neurons apparently didn't fire too well and Liz has now taken her brain to an anchor slot at WFLD, the Fox station in Chicago, per her posts on Instagram.  Her accompanying quote on the post was "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in," recalling the Pacino line from Godfather 3, which has become a cliche.   Anyway, WGN owns mornings in Chi-town so good luck at what has been an also-ran much of the time there.    She was once married to Adam Mertz, who worked for a time at KING.  And before joining Allen, she worked for Sinclair out in the 'West Texas town of El Paso'.  Wow, she sure can pick her TV companies, can't she?  I never got her act, sorry.   

Hearing that The Ultimate Sports Show on KONG was the top streaming program on Monday in Seattle before the big World Cup match with USA-Belgium.  My sources are not 'waffling,' BTW.   But not sure of full accuracy.   But fun to at least throw it out there. The show will be halfway thru its 6 month trial on July 20. Now Seahawks Training Camp soon to open so both this show and Fox 13's Washington Sports Wrap will be goini's at it, while poor Niko at KOMO must fly solo and nobody at KIRO apparently will care.

KOMO World Cup mish-mash of pics and texts. Even speed readers and multitaskers are bewildered.  These boxes kept repeatedly changing for 18 seconds. I then had to watch the movie Vertigo.  From Tuesday 6 a.m.  Not awake yet.  After the World Cup, no less? KOMO overkill with this technology on linear. Bad television, folks.  But then it's KOMO trying too hard to be high end.  At least do a video pull out for a couple of the pics and read some tweets that are highlighted. 

Hey Seattle media talent groupies, KING Sports anchor/reporter Arielle Orsuto, KOMO's Sports Director Niko Tamurian, KIRO's newest reporter, Tyrah Majors, and Kraken radio man Everett Fitzhugh will step up to the plate July 11 at Tacoma's Cheyney Stadium for a Celebrity Softball and HR Derby Event.  Some Seahawks there, too.  King is the media sponsor.  I know its not the World Cup but it could be a real kick!   And helps non profits, too. Photo courtesy "Jay Create"