I watched the show and felt it was an underwhelming production-wise. Mediocre camera work, music blaring, a mic drop-out and no directing for pace. Just slow to me by comparison. I realize a production company is doing the work. But I thought it was far better when KING aired it. Any thoughts? Their first Seafair year of three.
KIRO reporter Jake Chapman broke into national CBS PGA golf coverage at 2:10 to carry a Governor's press conference about the terrible and tragic Spokane wildfire crisis. Bold move from a new ND, but this could have been recorded and played back at 3 pm instead of interuppting a sports event heading for a conclusion. However, KIRO airs a paid program at 3, so pre-empting that would cost money. I wonder if that was considered. On the other hand, pre-empting golf in Seattle for a Spokane story will likely cause the station phones to light up. That always happens fwiw. BTW, KOMO aired paid programming at 2:30, Fox 13 in Seafair Live, KING in WNBA. KIRO broke away from the newser after a half-hour and brought weatherman Van Winkle in for a fire forecast. By the time golf returned, it was already decided at 2:45. I am a big believer in doing coverage like this on TV when the story demands ...