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Word that the evil empire Sinclair has shut down KIMA with news to be provided in the future by its owned station in Pasco, KEPR.  KIMA has a 70-year legacy, I'm told.   This is a developing story, per FTVLIVE behind a paywall, so stay tuned.  This has happened in Tulsa as well and it all started there with the news director predecessor at KOMO who perhaps set the stage for the eventual demise of KTUL there and was maybe rewarded with the job at KOMO. This stuff creeps slowly toward Channel 4 here. Tick, tick, tick.

Here we go with the new anchor sked at KOMO at the end of  April. 330 Soliz and Koopmans (Kelly leaving mornings) 4 pm (Koopmans and Shen) 5 and 6  (Shen and Preston)  WNT with Muir at 530 gives Molly & Pres a chance to read into the 6. 10 pm or Arc (Soliz) 11 pm (Phillips) So, an opening on the morning show and Soliz assinged to early afternoon and the ARC.  As I said, he is not getting the Sinclair crown coming from KING.  

Mary Nam signed off for the final time on KOMO on the 31st, bringing her 23-year career to an end.  She's been honored here with several posts. It was a very nice video tribute, marred, in my opinion, by two appearances by News Director Mark Neerman, who joined KOMO 15 months ago and praises Mary like he's known her forever.  https://komonews.com/news/local/komo-news-anchor-mary-nam-last-day-final-broadcast-seattle-television-reporter-western-washington-23-year-tv-career-newscast-march-31-2026 Disingenuous  Now why would he do that?  Ego?  Covering for not wanting to renew her or offering a pay cut?   I don't know, but the cynic in me says, leave the good byes to the people who've known her over the decades, not some interloper who wants to back in her glory.  I have bid farewell to many anchors in my time as News Director, but I didn't need to be in the video goodbyes, or near the top and bottom of one.  IMHO.    I bet the troops d...

Well, we can hope it's not a kiss of death, but the Times reports that the Seahawks will be featured on HBO's 'Hard Knocks' this summer before the start of the season.    The team reportedly turned down the show in the early Pete Carroll era, but it's a new day out there.

As first reported here on March 11, KING has made an exclusive deal to air a set of M's games on free broadcast.  Here's part of the story from the Times beat guys.   'Amid the upheaval in local baseball broadcasts, the Mariners have reached an agreement with a local TV station to air 10 games for free this season. KING 5 will have exclusive rights for those select games, starting with the Mariners’ April 10 game vs. the Houston Astros at T-Mobile Park. Those broadcasts will be available for free to more than four million households in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and Hawaii, the team announced Monday.' Here's more from K5 anchor Jake Whittenberg, including dates and an On Deck show. @KING5Seattle will be airing 10 Friday home games FOR FREE throughout the season. These games will also be streaming via Mariners TV. The new deal is a multi-year partnership and will include a new Wednesday show before every game on KING called 'On Deck'. Games in...

Matt Elias, former producer at KING in Seattle ia out.   KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA...this Cowles owned NBC affiliate is looking for a new news director to replace MATT ELIAS, (right) who left last month. Matt was there a little less than two years.