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KY sports guy heading for Seattle




KING's Madeline Carter's heartthrob is leaving Louisville's WAVE to follow her to Seattle in hopes of landing work.  She joined King in June last year.

His name is Dusty Baker!   How sportsy.    Room at KIRO 7 for him as a freelancer for M's season?  




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  1. IDC9February 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM

    I hope Baker is able to find work in this market so he and Carter can have a happy life together here. KIRO could certainly use a freelancer for sports, if nothing else.

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    1. Rhett WorkmanFebruary 12, 2026 at 6:56 AM

      Agree. At a bare minimum KIRO should at least give this guy a look

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    2. Wayne LFebruary 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM

      Not to mention the World Cup coming here in June.

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    3. Rhett WorkmanFebruary 12, 2026 at 12:20 PM

      That too, Wayne. KIRO has plenty of work for him to do if they wanted to bring him in. Yes, they have Eric there handling that but IIRC they hired him as a weekend news anchor. You really can't have him doing both IMO so they have to make their mind up about how they want to use him - as an anchor or their chief sports guy. And if they want Eric to be an anchor, then Baker would obviously be someone to bring in to handle the sports duty

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