Kudos to Kelly Hanson https://x.com/kellyihanson/status/1876446966047191474?t=p35O5NhcMmKW0gUkAAHBNQ&s=19  

Drew Mikkelson, KING, #1 statehouse guy in the market.  Versatile, solid, straight-up Jeremy Harris KOMO, alarmist at times for sure, but knows how to handle live shots with urgency.  That said, Sinclair wants even more urgency trying to tear down cities with its corporate agenda.  But he get attention. Lynette Nguyen, KOMO, solid on live shots, even-keeled.   Nice change from the hype. Natalie Swaby, KING, longtime reporter who gets it and provides solid, non-alarmist reports Eric Wilkerson, KING, longtime North Bureau Chief, always calm, cool and collected.  True vet! KING wins; I can't think of anyone from KIRO (no standouts) or KCPQ (Dave Dettman had problems in Baltimore) but feel free to offer up some names.

Could barely believe my eyes watching the Portland Trailblazers pre-game show on CW.  The cheapest looking studio set I have seen in a long time.   Neal Everett, ex ESPN anchor who co-hosts the show, should ask the team or Toyota for a new paint job.  Not to mention the abysmal color.  Is that Barbie pink?   Look above to second O and second T in Toyota and the blue element below it to see white spots. Or chips. Expand your screen to get the full fiasco.  Yikes.

97.3 KIRO longtime ace radio traffic anchor/reporter Chris Sullivan has a son playing in an FCS champitonship game Monday.  He will take a 'detour' to his TV set and 'yield' to watching ESPN as Montana State tries to put a 'Stop sign' up against North Dakota St.  His son Tommy is a long snapper for MSU

1.  Jean Enersen, KING.  NO contest.  One of the pioneers 2.  Kathi Goertzen, KOMO.  Hall of Famer and WSU legend 3. Steve Raible, KIRO, Seahawks popularity and strong news chops 4. Dan Lewis, KOMO, Kathi's co-anchor and perfect partner a long time 5. Joyce Taylor KING, (also was at KIRO) Still knockin it out of the park Honorables:  Dennis Bounds, Lori Matsukawa, Bill Wixey, David Rose, Brad Goode, Allen Schauffler, Aaron Brown (before my time here, but certainly in the overall list).

Here's a fun fact:  Former Fox 13 news anchor Matt Lorch (below) left the station last year to start an auctioneering business, but the station is now adding a new fulltime auctioneer, Stephen Kilbreath, to fill-in for Claire Anderson who is on baby break.  A curious coincidence.  IMHO hard to understand why 13 would keep the more experienced met Abby Acone co-anchoring the weak weekend mornings on FOX+ when she could go prime time for the far more important flagship shows.  BTW, Stephen works very well on morning shows, can throw in some weekend traffic and has anchored news before on the old NWCN.   He just left KING due to freelance budget cuts.  Here he is on Fox Sunday night and previously getting some bids.                                                           Lorch

Paul Rivera (below) joins Mo Haider as the latest KOMO reporter to depart.  After three years and presumably his deal ending, maybe he didn't want a re-up or the Evil Empire at Sinclair didn't want to offer one.  Meanwhile at KOMO, Denise Whitaker (below), ousted as an anchor by the previous ND, showed up this weekend with Theron Zahn at the big desk with Zahn doing news and weather.   The musical chairs continue.    Nascient news boss comes aboard stuck with a new anchor trying to fill Eric Johnson's shoes and now needs a new reporter.  I speculate that Preston Phillips is happy after being aced by Chris Nguyen's hire as main male.  BTW, Mark Neerman has previous history with Shannon O'Donnell and Molly Shen FWIW.

You see it here first. Our long regional nightmare is over.  Frankie Katafias back on KIRO 7 weekend weather Saturday night. No word on why she's been absent from Seattle's Incredible Shrinking Station.

Kraken Hockey Network teased a big special guest Saturday night online for the pre-game show and it was turned out to be a player from the Boston Fleet from the PWSL an little known hockey league. Who is Hillary Knight?   No offense but that's not a get unless you are a hardcore puck fan.  Need to know more about the league, history, etc.   Bait and switch.

Look who got a Presidential Medal of Freedom Saturday at the White House. Seattle's own Bill Nye the Science guy who got his start at KING5's  'Almost Live' show back in the day.  Video below at link courtesy Jake Whittenberg. https://x.com/jwhittenbergK5/status/1875646351855513874?t=PczJPrShpjOx7PeYz1VWJA&s=19

The numbers are thinning. This is relatively easy: Paul Silvi KING - no contest.  Total pro, versatile on all sports and great cred.    Chris Egan KING - Hardest working guy I have worked with.    Local man with local ties, especially High School sports. Aaron Levine KCPQ - Talented and not afraid to be critical of Seattle teams, YAY.  Versatile guy. Brock Huard 97.3 KIRO radio and National TV.   Straight up knowledge and truth. National CFB announcing gets him on my TV list.  Excellent analyst.   Niko Tamurian KOMO Major up and comer.  Bit of a team rooter.  Not the job to root. Honorables for play by play and they are all good: Steve Raible, Aaron Goldsmith, John Forslund, Everett Fitzhugh  

#1  Joyce Taylor/KING -  She still connects and has longevity cred avove all else. Knows the market and perfect for navigating nightly newscasts and breakers. #2 Greg Copeland/KING - Gotta added Copeland here becasue he started as bureau chief in 1995 with the old Northwest Cable News and, after the Tegna buyouts in 2016, he got a shot at KING.  He made the most of it.  Gig Harbor boy, still making it happen #3 Molly Shen/KOMO - She has been a consistent presence at a station and held the fort after Eric Johnson retired.  She is so solid.  Sorry she works for Sinclair. #4 Jessica Janner Castro/KING - Strong anchor, consistent performer.   Needs to be showcased more, IMHO. #5 Jake Whittenberg/KING - Was a good reporter before taking the desk.  Good performer overall and good partner with Mimi Jung. Honorable Mentions: David Rose/KCPQ - Solid but I think too cozy with the area police departments because of his Washington Wanted series.  ...

  Here's my top five take on Seattle TV's besst weather talent: #!  Shannon O'Donnell/KOMO - total pro, understands the region, climate and impact.  Perfect Chief Met to succeed Steve Pool, also teaches meteorology at UW.  Nails it every time.  Bright spot for Sinclair. #2 Nick Allard/KIRO - One of KIRO7's only talent bright spots, total pro as well, talented, knowledgeable and versatile.  Has a great sense of humor to go along with the bad hours and changing news talent. #3 Leah Pezzetti/KING - newcomer to the market, but she has also done some good climate/weather reporter packages.  Works weekends, but has a lot of energy and solid forecasting.  Lots of potential to be a lead weather anchor at some point in the market. #4 Rebecca Stevenson/KOMO - Has worked at all five stations in Seattle (KING, KIRO, NWCN, KCPQ and now KOMO), which makes one wonder about committment, etc.  But she still does a solid presentation with experienced regional ...

Very telling about the complacent David Muir, not on the anchor desk at ABC World News Tonight during the NOLA catastrophe.  Vacations end when that happens.  Not a big enough story I guess.  Embarrassing.    Norah O' Donnell also missing on CBS, but she's weeks away from leaving the job.  She's third so what the hell. Only Lester Holt made the scene.  Good move.

As we predicted and confirmed first here, Kelly Hanson has now been officially named host of NEW DAY NW at KING 5, replacing Amity Addrisi.   And longtime account executive Barbara Ross is on to a new chapter. Kelly Hanson Kelly Hanson • 1st • 1st 4x EMMY® Award-Winning Content Creator | 2x Promax Gold Recipient | Host | Content Creator | Innovator | Brand Management | Awarded 425 & South Sound Magazine's 'Women to Watch.' 4x EMMY® Award-Winning Content Creator | 2x Promax Gold Recipient | Host | Content Creator | Innovator | Brand Management | Awarded 425 & South Sound Magazine's 'Women to Watch.' 21h • Edited • 21 hours ago A lot can change in a year. I've been officially named the KING 5 Media Group 's 'New Day Northwest' Host. It didn’t happen overnight. I’ve been working hard for this for over 15 years. I’ve been dreaming of this for over three decades. I hope you’ll let this hometown kid show you how much I deeply care for t...