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Small history lesson. IMHO. The beginning of trouble at KING started with the buyouts in April 2016 when the great, longtime leaders of the station decided to take the money and escape Tegna when they could. One talent called it a terrible company, even though being run by a previous KING GM and ND. Bounds, Brill, Byron, Renner and other top players took the buyouts.. Jean Enersen had already been pushed out prior. The sale of the Dexter property ran parallel to the buyouts as Tegna wanted to cash in on the location and move to a Sodo rental with the Tegna-ordered, faddish, trendy high-ceiling newsroom for everyone and one tiny studio. Then, the initial talent replacements didn't work at all, and I don't believe they've ever fully recovered. Another GM was running the show back then and running interference for Tegna brass. The King ND and I both left (our calls) before the buyouts, seeing the trouble ahead. In Response to a comment by Unknown King has churned thru news di...

An interview visit by Mayor Katie Wilson on that hard hitting bastion of journalism, KING's New Day Northwest.  Wilson's been under fire for dodging questions and being protected by lower tier PR handlers, so what better way to curry favor by appearing on a lifestyle show.  She was introduced by host Hanson as "a person who's a pretty big deal around here, and we wanted to get to know her a little bit more." Sheesh. 

KING morning anchors turned to the magic window where a reporter was about to break some exclusive video on a story, when, lo and behold, a studio camera was wayyy in the way.  He then actually could be seen walking behind it to get into full position.   Well, it was at 6:02 so no one was awake anyway, right?   It continues to be an odd week at K5. Weather wizard Ashley Ruiz took on traffic this morning, BTW.   Also, on the Dusty Baker fabricated social post and his subsequent CYA post, hearing that the internal fallout is mostly just 'bad first impression.'.  I did not see him in studio on the new sports show this morning after his debut Weds., a show with The 700 Club as its lead-in. One other fun fact.  I messaged KING news boss Susannah Frame yesterday, including a screenshot, about the Baker fiasco.   She's now unfriended me.  Is kill the messenger in play?   Lol.

Sebastian Robertson of KING 5 reporting on a child murder wearing a crew neck something or other on the story.  Just absurd.  Really classy, rookie. Now, back to our regularly scheduled program, Leave it to Beaver. Robertson isn't really a rookie, I should correct,  having worked in Austin and Dallas and 7 years here, so his apparel is even more surprising for a story like this.    

Not buying it bud, you're not Seattle Sports material. "My first mistake was made early! I was informed the current building was actually moved into in 2016, so naturally my memory might be a little mixed up with a more recent visit (worked in Seattle that year, so that checks out).  Regardless, have been well aware of this powerhouse station since I was young and am grateful to be at a place I’ve wanted to be at for a long time!"  Not a fake post, but appreciate the insight! I’ve been back and forth from Seattle and I do recall the KING logo, but very well could have been an ad or something alike instead. Probably confused it with another visit to this city, they were certainly spaced out! Learned the building was here in 2016, checks out since I made a trip to Safeco that year! But always had a dream of broadcasting and knew of KING when I was much younger, even without living here. Super excited to be here, and thanks for pointing out my mista

April radio ratings are in for Seattle and KIRO 710 jumps almost two share points at 6.4 to stand second (had to be the Mariners and NFL draft), way behind the usual leader, KUOW-FM at 10.6, a jump of more  than two share points.  Music stations rounded out the top five.   The other sports talker, KJR-FM registered only a 1.5. 97.3 KIRO-FM slipped .3 to a 3.5 and drops a touch farther out of the top 10.   Main competitor KNWN 97.7 had a .2 boost to a 3.3, so its a tight race for the newsies. KVI and KTTH both dropped. https://ratings.radio-online.com/content/arb039