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KOMO deteriorates




So, they have lost reporters Mo Haider, Paul Rivera, Rebecca Stevenson, union ENG guys and a News Director and News Operations Manager who both retired last month.    It has replaced Fox 13 Seattle as the sieve of this market's TV roster.  They have hired an new male anchor who simply does NOT fit.  The newscast is filled with alarmist crime stories and the ARC Seattle morning show is a FEMA zone.

Just the beginning.

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM

    Who is the new male anchor that "does not fit."

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM

    You can watch KIRO on Fox13 in the early evening as the news is co-anchored by KIRO castoffs.

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  3. Wayne LJanuary 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM

    I just think Preston is a much smoother anchor, solid with enought personality IMHO, lots of experience with breaking news since Eric left. Preston was in there for six months, and I don't see how the change to Nguyen is a stronger play. Time will tell as they say in TV news. Also, he came from Scipps News which was not anchor driven, so I don't think he is that much of command anchor at this point.

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