Well, the very first face we saw on KIRO morning news at 6 was ex-KOMO Tyrah Majors working the aftermath of three overnight shootings in Seattle with her live on scene. She broke the first rule of doing live shots, with these two lines off the top: "As you can see behind me" and "You can see a Metro Bus there." Yes, we can see! Overall, though, she did a capable, pretty poised job on her first day in a much different role. Multiple live shots is an early test, a tough assignment for someone who was mostly studio bound for a couple of years. Interesting that maybe she took the job partly to prove she can mix it up street-wise going forward. She also posted on X her 5 a.m. live shot to spread the word. On the big world cup day here, I was surprised they didn't give that live assignment to her instead of Brooke Griffin. Maybe they wanted to put her with hard news. And they put that story first, ahead of the big game. It's a KIR...
July 5th, 2016 333 Dexter felt the wrath of the demolition crews on that day 10 years ago. Massive buyouts had taken place just months earlier when broadcast giants like Dennis Bounds, Jeff Renner and Linda Byron, among others, chose to leave rather than stay with troubled Tegna, eventually replaced by a gaggle of short timers and a parade of news bosses Now, KING rents space across the street from TMobile in SODO. Legacy lost. Apple has built in that space I happily worked in the building for 11 years at NWCN and, in my opinion, without rancor, KING has never been the same since the former GM engineered the move. Ratings, credibility, sources, skills and institutional memory have been lost to some degree along the way.