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Mary NOT contrary to reading sports

Mary Nam grinding out sports on Thursday's KOMO 4 PM. Guess Niko and, even Chris Daniels were unavailable.  Hey the Fox station in Houston just closed down it sports dept.  KIRO did it here.  Lavan and Sloss doing sports there off the news desk.  It's a trend, right.   I believe weather may be next down the road.   Just need mornings live...AI for the rest or hubbed from out of market.  
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KOMO strikes again

Does anybody approve this content??? How's this for a story from KOMO about a human trafficker shown on a lower third chyron for young people to see?  Hey Mom, what's a pimp? How about trafficker? Sinclair stuff, folks.   

It's 'Goodbye to TV Denise Day'

Last roundup at KOMO before Denise Whitaker moves to KNWN Radio 97.7 in Seattle.  Going from TV to radio is an odd landing spot in this media environment but good luck.  Was it contractual or did she just want to escape Sinclair on her terms?      Btw, the radio station dropped a bit in the May book but is still in the top 15, though a full share point behind KIRO FM, and it's lowest number since Feb.  

KOMO is the gaffe that keeps on giving

After several days of protests in downtown Seattle at the Henry Jackson Federal Building, Preston Phillips called it the HOWARD JACKSON federal building   It's only happened there every night.   How bout understanding facts about where you live and not just blindly read whatever's on the prompter.

A ratings superfecta for Seattle radio

NPR - KUOW did it again in May, leading the radio pack for the fourth straight month, though down a touch, as was KZOK which finished runner up.  KIRO AM & FM had good PPMs finishing 8th and 9th with the hot Mariners helping beat out the talker by a tenth of a point.  WOLF reigned in the country category.    Meanwhile, public radio and TV face the congressional battle for funding. https://ratings.radio-online.com/content/arb039

Ex Seattle TV station boss to retire.

  Sheila Oliver, who ran Fox 13 Seattle before the network sent her to its Chicago O&O, is leaving at the end of June.   She had been there for two years, so maybe pushed by a contract issue?   Chicago is basically a two station market, with WLS and WMAQ far outdistancing WBBM and her station,WFLD, both of which have been ratings challenged for years.   Also, don't know if this is at all related to a reorg at her station, like Fox 13 here.   Here's the full story from tvnewscheck. https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/sheila-oliver-gm-of-wfld-wpwr-chicago-to-retire/

Seattle TV cuts its #2 in News

  Here's the story from our friends at FTVLive.  Another job elimination related to the news expasnsion at Fox 13.