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Another Fox 13 Flop or not?

 


Fox 13 has the Seafair Torchlight Parade on Saturday at 7. We saw how badly they covered the Fireworks Show on July 4th, mailing it in with a cheap look and the wrong talent.   They have a chance to redeem themselves with the right staff hosting and covering along the parade route.  We shall see.  DVR set. 

Insiders tell me the place is going downhill and fast.  Studio 13 a dead show walkin'.  More staff departures is common. 

PS - looks like Lauren Helmbrecht has replaced Alyssa Charlston-Smith as #2 in sports to Aaron Levine.  No performance and on camera presence comparison, sorry.  

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  1. Rhett WorkmanJuly 24, 2026 at 6:21 AM

    Hopefully Fox 13 will get this right because they're probably going to have a lot of viewers watching with the leadin being a Fox national broadcast of the Mariners' game against Texas.

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    1. IDC9July 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM

      This could be a make-or-break for moment for Fox 13's community events coverage. I share your hope that they get this right.

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    2. Wayne LJuly 25, 2026 at 9:31 AM

      Let's hope the game doesn't go extra innings! Can't hold the parade!!

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    3. IDC9July 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM

      If the game does run late and Fox 13 can't switch to the parade until the game ends, that would be a major setback for the station's community events coverage. But it wouldn't really be their fault. How can they predict that the game will run late?

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  2. Wayne LJuly 25, 2026 at 5:34 PM

    They have a solid buffer until 730 when the parade telecast begins.

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