My Christmas Gift List for Seattle Media (naughty and nice) - plus a Poem at the end!

With Christmas near, here are my Christmas wishes for the Seattle media gang:

For Jesse Jones, a new position that allows him either to continue helping people solve consumer issues or just keeps him happy and healthy.

For KIRO7 to stop making bad talent decisions, like cutting Jesse Jones and forcing news reporters to do weather anchoring and weather anchors to be street reporters.

For Fox 13 Seattle's talented Meteorologist Claire Anderson to deliver a beautiful new person to this world.

For Fox 13 to stop using weather anchors (left-grimace??) as news anchors just reading prompter.  What a look on both.  (News anchor right, looking bored).

For KOMO, that the new incoming news director will curtail the comtinual alarmist-style crime reporting and spare us ARC Seattle in the morning. It's awful.  Too many hired gun PR guests.

For KUOW-FM to remain number one, reassuring some of us that straight news and public radio still matters.

For KIRO-FM's retiring Dave Ross and co-host Colleen O'Brien to catch up on sleep after years of those awful early hours doing morning news.

For KIRO-FM, that former ND Charlie Harger has a successful time waking up early and taking over for Ross.

For KING's Kelly Hanson to have a long run as new host of KING's New Day show and, after FIVE months, for the station to finally hire a replacement for Kim Holcomb on Evening. She went to Amazon 

For The Seattle Channel, that the new funding plan by the Mayor and City Council will allow continuation of its important civic, cultural connections and discussion.

For Root Sports, that Major League Baseball reportedly producing games will pump some life into the stale Mariners TV coverage as it currently exists.

For Comcast/Xfinity to stop charging $18.50 a month to watch the team.

For Dave Sims to be the perfect successor to the great John Sterling as the NY Yankees radio voice.

For Ian Furness to inject more of his radio talk personality and excitement into the Kraken Hockey Network shows.

For KING's Paul Silvi to continue his reign as the dean of Seattle TV sportscasters.

For Seattle's TV married couple Niko Tamurian (sports director) and wife Farah Jadran (weekend morning news anchor) to continue their success on KOMO and KING respectively. 

For 710's Brock Huard to get a shot at some NFL booth work for FOX in 2025.  He got his start in Seattle TV in 2005. A real success story.

                                                     AND NOW!

                    Last but not least, this ode on the state of the business:

"Twas the Time Before Christmas and all thru the stations....

Too many fill-ins to cover on-air vacations...

The bosses were gone and the newsroom was quiet...

They pay us so little, we're all on a diet...

The laptops were grinding, much info to share...

But people with phones may no longer care...

Some now call radio fully outdated...

That's probably 'cause it's gone all automated.

We already know the only constant is change...

So try something new, don't stay in your lanes...

As corporate closes, they go home in their limos...

Still making sure sales pushes the demos...

But I heard them exclaim as they rode out of sight...

We're going to keep cutting till we get it more tight...

So do your best NOW to spread some good cheer...

Cause next year will $uck and it's almost here."

                  Merry Christmas!