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Everybody gets an Emmy at Saturday's PNW awards banquet.  One KING producer gets four.    Conspicuous consumption?  Embarrassment of riches?    Awards that have lost some of their meaning, even with the good work being done.   KING won in 25 categories with many nominees inside the station categories with including seven solo craft winners.  Plus 7 station Murrows this year.   For the record.    

Opens the stream with a cartoon, a tired Star Wars scroll, a Marvel type character in costume and KING's Chris Cashman handing out honors to competitors.  K ING wins Overall Excellence with GM Christy Moreno bringing some 50 people on stage and acknowledging how difficult a year it has been under the Nexstar/Tegna issue.  It may get better, it may get worse.  The courts will decide. Good night for KIRO, which should make its fired ND Laura Evans a bit happier:  Elle Thomas won the News Anchor Emmy, Chief Met Morgan Palmer for Weather; plus Morning News and Breaking News. Some former KING folks won: Jim Dever of Evening for Program Host and investigative reporter Kristin Goodwillie won for her work, as did Bridget Chavez and Jim Nelson, who strongly and and passionately blasted social influencers in his thank you speech.  He said they did not measure up to the true storytellers of TV news, who report the most important news information and score key, emotional on...

Confirmed that Jeff Pohjala, a reporter at KNWN, 97.7, is the new news director, replacing Brian Calvert, who is apparently still on the air staff on mornings.

Tom Layson, longtime host/Managing Editor of Northwest Now on KBTC is heading for the wonderful world of retirement.  He does say the program will continue.   He's from Maple Valley, worked for a time in Yakima and has 40 years in the biz.  Congrats Tom. Hers his post: "So here are the closing few minutes from my final Northwest Now program that aired last night. My final separation date comes on June 30. What a long, strange, and great, trip it has been. With that said, damned glad to leave this business on my terms."  Video at the link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1LZS8A2TfC/

Former popular KCPQ met Walter Kelley, who I believed moved to Arizona after leaving the station here, has turned up in the West Palm FL market.  He posted the story: "Big news! I'm thrilled to join WPTV as your new morning meteorologist! After 23 incredible years in Seattle, my family and I are excited to call South Florida home. I can't wait to use my atmospheric science background and severe weather experience to keep this amazing community informed and safe. From Mount St. Helens inspiring my career to forecasting Pacific Northwest storms, every experience has led me here. See you bright and early weekday mornings - ready to tackle hurricane season together! 🌪️ #WPTVFamily #SouthFloridaWeather #NewBeginnings"  The station is owned by Scripps. 

Noticing that the pre-game show for Friday night games on KING uses the team's sports announcers as part of the deal with the station...Adam, Rowland-Smith and Mentink. K5's Chris Egan did one Live segment, to at least spread the wealth.    BTW, Brad Adams has already guested on The Ultimate Sports Show on KONG.   Partnerships!! Everybody loves everybody!