MediaMaven

Thursday, Oct 30, begins the November ratings sweeps which end the day before Thanksgiving.  Be on the lookout for lots of special reports and a good test for Fox 13 Seattle's Live Desk concept and Susannah Frame's first sweeps as new ND at KING.  Let me know what you observe at any of the stations.  Remember that the numbers are based not only on linear viewing, but IMPRESSIONS on the Internet.    

KING 5's Leah Pezzetti has a new book out fulfilling a lifelong dream to write a children's book.   It's called, 'She Dreamed, So She Did,' available on Amazon.  She says it book one of a series on women working in male domnated fields.     More below: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQE_n5yjnvc/?img_index=2&igsh=aTd4Zm80dTg1ZWJ2

  Hey everybody, Fox 13 Sports Director Aaron Levine will be a contestant on JEOPARDY next Monday night on KOMO/ABC, right after the Monday Night Football at 10:30 pm.    He says "It was an experience I will never forget," but added  'Timing that buzzer is tough."   Special thanks went out to his bosses for letting him appear on another channel in town and achieve a lifelong dream.    If you miss it, it will stream on Peacock and Hulu the following morning. Congratulations to one of the hardest workers in the market.    More at his X page: @AaronLevine https://x.com/AaronLevine_/status/1980711181452267947?t=U2VxmzGKFPC59aRqqNqfAg&s=19

  The great team of Charlie Harger and Manda Factor at 97.3 KIRO-FM invited me in for a video/radio interview about local TV news and my new novel out for Halloween, 'Blood Stained Papers,' where reporters are turned into vampires!    They are a classy, talented team and my appreciation to both.  2:04:45 is the hit time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTcfQLy7qVg

I know there was plenty of pre game and post game coverage of the Mariners playoffs on the four Seattle TV stations.  With FS1 carrying the games, Fox 13 had a major advantage and the flexibility to extend coverage.  But I noticed at times, Aaron Levine could barely get a word in edgewise with the digital guy Curtis Crabtree rambling on, leaving Levine a bit frustrated.  I do know KING used its streaming Plus app to do extensive pre-game coverage with Paul Silvi at the anchor desk.   Saw little of KOMO and KIRO.  Give us your thoughts.   If you saw a lot more, please weigh in on what you watched, NOT your feelings on the M's loss.

Taylor Mirfendereski, who was let go from the KING5 Investigators a few months ago, has opened a new photo-video business.  It's called T. Rae Media.  She's an Peabody and Emmy award winner with 15 years of experience.  More at the link. https://www.traemedia.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNiLxlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBDODRFVElrWEZnbkhnampnAR5XrbYQ2klPvhvsrDvrUmbNu_tapvl6gw7kzLRI5Y5dSNTGcCGsI1p0V2pM3w_aem_5rjqfoEtSswHleft s5Jt26murg