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News anchor on Storm pre-game show??



Ok I surrender, first Seattle Storm game on KOMO Saturday night and Kelly Koopsman is co-anchoring the WNBA pre game with the sports director????  What's the credibility rationale there? She's a morning news anchor.   Looks desperate to get a female on a women's basketball show.   How bout hiring an expert, a former player.  No, too cheap.

Nike could have pre-taped multiple analysis segments with Elise Woodward (even earlier in the week) and anchor the show himself.   Instead they throw Kelly on there.   And they continue to let Chris Daniels upstage him on social media sports poss.

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  1. It's becoming increasingly evident that KOMO really doesn't see Niko as their lead sports person, even though that is officially his job there. It is a shame, as Niko is certainly capable of doing the job. He may not have the institutional knowledge that comes with being in the Seattle market for a long time, as Chris Daniels has been, but he has been here for a few years now, and he is only going to grow more knowledgeable with time. But will KOMO's viewers ever get to see it if they keep sidelineing him in favor of Chris Daniels and now Kelly Koopmans?

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