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Seattle TV and the Top-seeded Seahawks

With the Seahawks in a bye week, it offers lots of time for the Seattle TV stations to plan their playoff coverage for a minimum of one, max of two games at Lumen Field.   The Super Bowl would be another matter.   We shall see.  Here's a snapshot to ponder. KING is well postioned as usual and, as we know they have the inside track Seahawks partnership, but longtimers Paul Silvi andChris Egan, along with Arielle Orsuto, will be on top of the story, plus lots of non-sports opportunities with Evening and New Day NW wide open for features and sidebars.  Needless to say, The Fifth Quarter will offer its usual diet of post-game coverage with Silvi and Walter Jones.  Michael Robinson, Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril are on the pre-season games for KING, so that might offer another edge for star power.  And get Matt Hasselbeck on a Zoom interview along the way. FOX13 has really increased its staff, led by knowledgeable longtimer Aaron Levine.   ...
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The Mercer-Issaquah murders coverage

This story impacts the lives of no one.  It is simply a response to the elite Mercer Island and Issaquah neighborhoods . The story was significant but now it is follow-up with no impact.  It's sad. of course, but it's a domestic.  Let's move on from leading with it on KIRO.
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You CAN go home again, Dan!

Dan Griffin , who left Fox 13 in 2023 to return to Ohio , has come back to the station's reporting staff.  I appreciate the from a loyal reader and now confirmed from inside.  My fave memory is when he was live during a Tsunami alert here and was worried that he couldn't swim.   Oh well.  
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December Seattle Radio Ratings are in

KUOW stayed a solid #1, but holiday music was on parade and that didn't help some news listening as KIRO-FM dropped a couple of slots and KNWN slipped one.  KNKX was flat.    KRWM 'warmed' our hearts with the sounds of Santa after flipping early.    KIRO Seattle Sports dropped again, even with Seahawks success.    See for yourselves: https://ratings.radio-online.com/content/arb039
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Foggy Fireworks on NY Eve

KING 5 must truly be lamenting the live broadcast and money spent on the Space Needle fireworks. Fog obstructed the thrills and chills for those attending and those watching on TV.   And it went to Portland and Spokane, too.   Oh, well   Wait till next year, I guess. https://www.king5.com/mobile/article/entertainment/television/how-to-watch-livestream-new-years-at-the-needle-seattle-2026/281-e7d138d7-63da-4e7f-8d67-aef5e014daf2 KOMO used some pics from its Seattle Center vantage point to add to the misfotune.   https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B5EhYg58E/
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Has this Seattle news boss made a difference?

Let's get a conversation started on this first day of the year with a personal commentary: On Dec. 31, 2024 one year ago, Mark Neerman was named the new news director for Sinclair's KOMO.  Amid my personal expectations as a former ND who had to push creative change, I want to ask viewers what changes or improvements they have seen during his tenure to make the newscasts better (or worse).  Has he been able to put a true stamp on the product?    Most of the change that I have noted here came in personnel.  Meteorologist Rebecca Stevenson and weekend news anchor Hannah Knowles left, as did reporters Paul Rivera, Ryan Simms and Denise Whitaker.   New anchor Chris Nguyen was gone in February after just a couple of months.  On the plus side, he brought anchor Steve Soliz over from KING, Natalie Fahmy from Ohio, reporter Claire Weber from SC and Tyler Cunnington from Colorado.  Standard turnover in TV newsrooms.    On screen, the only tan...
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KOMO reporter wants a holiday brawl sent to KIRO

Brawl breaks out at KOMO Plaza on NY Eve near the Space Needle and reporter Jeremy Harris weighed in on social.   Odd comment from the station's primary crime reporter about a violent situation and mentioning a competitor.    Don't get it.  https://x.com/i/status/2006829399971377436
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