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A sometimes sour, yet a tasty Local TV Media critique matched to the Big Meal!

With Thanksgiving now in plain sight, let's put the Seattle TV Media on the MENU as we compare it to the scrumptious holiday fare ahead, shall we? First, I've selected an 'extremely' dry  SAUVIGNON  ' BLANK ' for KIRO 'blank'-ing out weekend morning news.   Bad in the aftertaste. Healthy GREENS  to properly welcome the four most recent meteorologists added to our local TV, who may still be just a little 'green' to  the tricky 'Emerald' City forecasts, but who seem to be making a positive impact so far: (George Waldenberger and Stella Sun (KOMO), Ashley Ruiz (KING) and Robert Van Winkle (KIRO). MASHED POTATOES for FOX 13 'mashing' two weather anchors into morning news anchors, saving money while apparently unworried about journalistic credibility.  YAMS for ALL of the local 'lifestyle' programs and their incessant daily 'yammering' about cooking, fashion, social media trends, self-help, health, pets and celebs.  A l...
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Posted without comment from the Fox 13 Seattle studios.

  This is from our friends at ftvlive.com.  Abby Acone of Fox 13 creating some unusual content at her station. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2025/11/12/wtf
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Full Court Press on Tech Jobs? An idea!

I would love to see a Seattle TV go all out to help laid off tech workers and worried computer grads here.  Heavily promote a true job line, run a streaming telethon for job matches, produce a job fair, and create multiple impact stories with an assigned team.   Full court press.   This issue is important to the city, region and state's economy and I believe it would get multiple sponsors.   Just an idea for a station to separate itself from the others.    Could also be done for other sectors, education, health, etc.  
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The KING speech and stunning lack therof

Amazingly, KING was the only Seattle TV NOT to carry the first key speech by newly-elected Mayor Katie WIlson.  The other three locals all took it live wall to wall.    KING may have streamed it, but to ignore a linear telecast is highly unusual.    Her election is revolutionary in the city, but apparently, not important enough to air in full.    Meanwhile, Fox 13 merged its Live Desk on FOX 13 (KJZO) with the main channel with Matthew Smith joining Hana Kim for coverage over the usual TMZ.    KIRO dumped a CBS soap opera!  KOMO per-empted Kelly Clarkson.   KING stayed with Access Hollywood.   Yikes. Sorry for the word play on The King's Speech movie.   
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This Seattle TV called the Mayoral race first

All props to KING for first projecting Wilson over incumbent Harrell Wednesday.   Fox 13 second.  Other stations were picking up the leftovers.  KOMO called it 'likely' win, but Chris Daniels had an interview with Katie Wilson.   Big race, big decisions.   
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New reporter spotted at this Seattle TV

Jack Bilyeu, from the Fox station in Memphis and previously Florence, SC, is now on board at KIRO 7.   I wish him luck. He'll need it.  
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Former KOMO reporter on hurricane duty

Paul Rivera, who left KOMO in January,reporting on hurricane aftermath in the Caribbean: https://x.com/PaulRiveraNews/status/1986621207995638180?t=vV8Vp7T4EtNLCDk9FBz3pw&s=1
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