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T' was the time before Christmas And all thru the stations Lots of new faces  To cover anchor vacations The bosses were gone and the newsroom was quiet... They pay us so little, we're all on a diet... They make us wear jackets  With company logos But DON'T ask for more money Raises are no-gos The laptops keep grinding, with much news to share.. It's already on phones, so viewers don't care  Some say that 'human' news writing's outdated... Cuz AI makes it all automated. Muir tops the Net news, But Llamas must try And Bari's in charge of the bloodshot EYE Paramount wants to buy it all up, Netflix hates their big 'interrupt.' And Trump, we know, surely likes Ellison Something the Netflix boys won't be relishin' The linear world keep on screaming Cuz the young folks only care about streaming. You Tube's a fave, no doubt about it. Despite its high price, go on and flout it. Meanwhile, CNN's failing, MSNow likely flailing, The FOXie...

Bryan Johnson, who worked for both KOMO radio and TV, and who covered some of the biggest stories in Seattle and Washington history, has passed away.   Mr. Johnson was 89.  KOMO anchor/reporter Mary Nam visited with him two years ago and filed this story about him and his legendary career.  A sad day for the KOMO family and his.   RIP, sir. https://komonews.com/features/komo-anniversary/bryan-johnson-reporter-newsgathering-journalism-wto-riots-mount-st-helens-eruption-radio-host-wah-mee-massacre-chinatown-international-district-seattle-western-washington?fbclid=IwdGRjcAOkMw1jbGNrA6Qy4WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHsIcf2ejx8d0CQEKnHQQi9vBnCGPiFz6LAiXjkW1f9PjfwjXjzeAkLHnh1KC_aem_rTilKf_D9c9J-d-wWgHxog

Nick Allard can go back to just doing morning weather at KIRO 7 instead of double duty in traffic as Paola Tristan Arruda joins as the new traffic anchor.  It's good to see another new hire at 7.   Meterologist Robert Van Winkle recently came here from Florida.  Perhaps the station has finally gotten the go ahead to address some of its recurring problems of short staffing. Ms. Arruda previously worked at WESH in Orlando/Daytona and WGAL in Lancaster, PA. https://www.facebook.com/share/1K5kg3cyL2/

  No credibility whatsover at Fox 13 Seattle.  Keep the fun off the platform linked to your employer, folks.  Grow up, people.   Foolish.  Watch it and weep.  Abby Acone can't help herself. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16m9We8U3E/

Lisa Kerney who anchored sports on  KING 5  in the  2010s , has left her gig at  FanDuel  for  NBC  and its new  Versant spinoff . She says she will be a studio host for  college basketball .  Lisa has also anchored for ESPN, WCBS-TV in New York and MLB-TV. Lisa is married to  Patrick Kerney , who played defensive end for the  Seahawks . More here: https://x.com/LisaKerney/status/1996930377030443430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1996930377030443430%7Ctwgr%5E925cd81f327a33c6127c215a34c14e6e6123d717%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fawfulannouncing.com%2Fcollege-basketball%2Flisa-kerney-announces-she-is-joining-nbc-versant-college-basketball-coverage.html

Seeing Fox 13 lowering the credibility bar again as TRAFFIC reporter Adam Gehrke co-anchors a newscast with WEATHER anchor Abby Acone.  No chops that I can see.  But I guess 13 likes to claim journalistic strength without having any, while replaying large segments every day.    Abby co-anchors weekend morning news on the Fox duopoly, but falls way short on the news side.   Not much of a newscast anyway.  Mostly mindless banter. Nothing personal here, just the product tossed out to viewers.