KING met Leah Pezzetti's doing double duty thru Wednesday hosting New Day Northwest while Kelly Hanson is aboard a cruise ship filming (probably a pay for play deal for this lifestyle show).
"I am no longer at Komo 4." Thanks. Longtime Weather Anchor Rebecca Stevenson confirms that she left the station just before Christmas. Her last Facebook posts are 12/17. She has the Seattle station Quintafecta, having worked at the old NWCN, KING, KIRO, KCPQ and KOMO. Looks like her decision. Wants a new chapter. She was doing mainly weekend evenings for KOMO. Perhaps Stella Sun will move there. She has been sharing weekend mornings with Theron Zahn.
What are their shifts now adays it seems the weather anchors are all over the place.
ReplyDeleteMarriott in the mornings; Claibon noon, 4, 5; Parella 630, 7, 9, 10, 11; Leah on weekend pm
ReplyDeleteand Ruiz on weekend a.m. would be my best guess. Lots of scheduling flexibility for sure.
Interesting choice to have Leah host New Day while Kelly is away, but I can't think of anyone else at KING off the top of my head who could fill in on New Day. I hope Leah is having fun with this temporary assignment.
ReplyDeleteI feel she would be a good replacement for the position
DeleteShe certainly could be in the event that Kelly leaves the show. But I don't see that happening anytime soon. She hasn't been in the role that long. Leah could certainly become Kelly's primary fill in, or even a co-host if KING wants to go down that path.
DeletePrior to Leah they were using the show’s producers/ assistant producers as fill ins. Folks that (to my uneducated eyes) are not typically in on-camera roles.
DeleteIt is nice to see behind-the-scenes folks get a chance to be in front of the camera every now and then, assuming they want to.
DeleteYes you are correct, they used a producer (Suzie WIley) to sub but her on-air work was acceptable. But I think KING wanted more and stronger personality.
ReplyDeleteThat could be. Without a good dose of personality, the show can just feel like its going through the motions, merely filling time until the Noon news. I rarely watch New Day, but I do recall catching a segment or two one time where Suzie was hosting, and thought she did well enough.
DeleteIf you want an understanding of what Wayne was referring to for those that don't know pay-for-play: https://www.thestranger.com/news/2010/04/29/3948637/pay-for-play
DeleteI can hear Jack Jones in my head now: "The Love Boat, soon will be making another run..."
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