The first for this station, following the fireworks flop program on July 4. 1. No produced open...joined a band to begin live. Bit of a surprise to get the hype going. Sell the program!! Short,-sighted. Port of Seattle is main sponsor. 2. Better hosts, Wixey and Mayofsky over Rose and Sabirah on fireworks. 3. #4 Weather Wizard aboard a float, her video froze the second toss in, she did pre-recorded interviews as well. Where's Claire Anderson again?? Or Brian MacMillan, talent more known to viewers from weekday morning and evenings? Ilona McCauley did a nice job, but where are your main weather wizards, Fox 13, on this big sampling opportunity?? 4. Multiple, forced additional sponsor interviews before the parade even starts...Boeing guy, Alaska Airlines lady and the Seafair President who, in particular, had zero energy to sell the parade, as well as someone from Kaiser Permanente and the Port, of course. Wayyyy too much pre-game man...
Mariners announcer Aaron Goldsmith was handling play by play of the Fox game Saturday against Texas. It was an early shutout for the Rangers, so food was brought into the booth to talk about for five minutes. Aaron played along given the l grimace/smile on his face with partner A.J. Pierzynski. Oh well, gotta maintain interest at all costs.