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Connor Board has announced that she is leaving KING5, hearing reportedly for family reasons.   She arrived from the Tegna station in Austin in October of 2022, so not quite four years.   Bio said she was a native of Snohomish.    Her most recent assignment was covrring Tacoma and Pierce County.   No word on what's next.   Thanks to a a loyal reader who provided this information.

Ron Francis is stepping down as Kraken President with the team well out of the playoffs again, and simply not moving the needle for anyone but hardcore fans, IMO.  KHN hasn't exactly lit up the meters with its tepid, team-controlled coverage. The Kraken remain a minimally successful expansion team.  It is not working, and it's a coaching carousel already. So what will happen when and if the Sonics come back with a collection of castoffs, finish with the likes of the Wizards, Jazz and Nets, the needle doesn't move and the ticket prices skyrocket.   Look at the tanking already going on in the NBA.  Seattle now has a plethora of marginal teams in various leagues and the money pie is getting sliced ever thinner.    I know the return of the team will bring civic pride and fan mayhem.  But when they are 12 and 70?    Is the Kraken experience teaching us that mediocrity in our new sports teams is a warning sign after the next money grab, merch ...

KREM's chief weather man Jeremy Lagoo says his time is over at the rapidly disintegrating KREM in Spokane. Met Thomas Patrick just bailed as well. "Never stop fighting for what is right. I loved my job. My career was a dream.  I am heartbroken. If you watched it live, the tears were real. The pain is real.  For a long time, I was a vagabond. I didn’t belong. Somewhere along the way, sharing my love of weather not only got me paid, but gave me purpose. I cannot express my gratitude for you accepting me and trusting me. It means the world to me. Thank you. I will be staying in Spokane. The Inland Northwest is my home. The outdoors drew me in, the people kept me.  My love for weather will never fade. I will always love talking the forecast or even some weird clouds you saw last week. Nicole and I will be getting married at the end of May. I feel blessed to have found my soulmate. I promise to never take that for granted and to cherish every moment together. I will always car...

  I am told she might still be part time at Fox despite the new gig.     After Elise Woodward jumped from doing Seattle Storm TV game analysis to become the play-by-play voice of the new Portland Fire of the WNBA today, we now know her replacement here: Alyssa Charlston-Smith of Fox 13. She will work with KJR-FM's Dick Fain as lead analyst. 

Bucky Jacobson is taking a break from KJR's 'Chuck and Buck' show for some health issues. Stay tuned

Seattle Storm TV broadcaster Elise Woodward is joining the expansion WNBA Portland Fire's broadcast team as its lead play-by-play announcer  After working as an analyst with partner Dick Fain here, her new partner will be Aja Ellison. Ellison has worked WNBA games for several outlets.  Geat move for Elise.