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I appreciate this tip from one of my loyal readers, letting me know Fox 13 Seattle posted a web story and pictures of their new facility scheduled to open in November.  Apparently David Rose got an early tour, which is nice since he failed to show up as lead anchor at the 'Bite of Seattle' shooting.  The layout is similar to KING's 'under one roof' design of 2016.  The story says it will mean better access to 'regional' news stories.   Uh huh.  Sure.  Regional?  Better than being on Westlake??  But the big question is will Met Abby Acone stop doing offensive Instagram posts about sexuality in the new studio?    As they say in TV, 'only time will tell.'   BTW, this will leave KIRO with the absolute WORST newsroom in Seattle TV and I douby Apollo/Cox cares.   Unless they have rehabbed it, it is a rabbit warren. https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/fox-13-seattle-downtown-seattle-move

Hearing from a good source that KUOW-FM broke the recall story on Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson simply by calling the election office every day to see if anyone filed.   Good leg work.   The petitioners are apparently an elderly couple from North Seattle.   

Hired Brock Huard in the 2005 Super Bowl season to co-host a brand new call-in post game talk show after the Seahawks game ended on the networks.  Called The Fone Zone.  Big success with him and Chris Egan and he soon parlayed it into bigger and better things nationally after several years.  From Brock on social:  'Thank you NWCN & ⁦@ChrisEgan5⁩ for the opportunity."  

I may be a little late on this one, but KING's Evening EP, Meghan Stewart has departed her position with no word on what's next.  Apparently, her husband, Chris Smith, who worked in Marketing there, is also gone.  No update. 

Looks like Studio 13 on Fox 13 goes away at the end of this week, according to a source.  Last show live Thursday.   I note on the cable grid that on Monday, a Washington Sports Wrap rerun will start air at 11 a.m.next week in a strange morning and very dated position, but perhaps trying to fill the spot where The Ultimate Sports Show used to air on KONG and got some traction, now moved to 3 on KING.     I assume host Mirey Garcia will continuue news anchoring in the mornings and her Spanish newscast.

KING5 sports newcomer Dusty Baker appaently has his own digital segment on "The Ultimate Sports Show, highlighting online fan reaction.  He's on the lower right in the quad box below with hosts Paul Silvi and Chris Egan up top and guest Bill Krueger lower left.  

KUOW still first and up a bit for July.   KIRO down almost a point mirroring the Mariners problems.   KIRO-FM down slightly, KNKX and KNWN did better. https://ratings.radio-online.com/content/arb039

I hadn't seen this before and maybe it's been going on for awhile, but 97.3 KIRO-FM mid morning show co-host Ursula Reutin doing relationship advice.  Found it on IG.   It's branded with the station, but what if her advice for someone goes wrong and consequences result?  Is the station responsible?   Just askin'. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbtXlAQj3o1/?igsh=N3I5ZG4zcGxkazl4

  This weekend's big 50th anniversary weekend for the Mariners also produced a new member of the team's Hall of Fame as longtime play-by-play man Rick Rizzs gets the nod for 40+ years behind the home plate mic.  He's already announced this is his last season and wanted to top it off with a World Series, but that is in doubt at this point of the season.   Meanwhile, KIRO 97.3 reporter and commentator Luke Duecy writes that he has to undergo some significant and unexpected surgery near his brain.   He posted his story here: https://mynorthwest.com/kiro-opinion/mri-tumor/4263480 And one more, reporter Shirah Matsuzawa got a shot at the FOX 13+ anchor desk Sunday morning.

 Miracles CAN happen.

In my never ending effort to fully cover the Seattle media waterfront, I can report that Abby Acone of Fox 13 has officially tied the knot this weekend.     Photography: Amazaday

Roslyn Jiminez has announced her departure from KOMO after a 2.6 year run.  Per social media she also says she's leaving the TV news biz for good after more than eight years.  The UW grad adds she will soon share what's next.

Can confirm that with the departure to KIRO by KOMO traffic reporter Tyrah Majors, the station has decided, at least for now, to forego daily anchored traffic reports in the morning, presumably leaving traffic issues to news anchors and computer generated images as needed.   Plus, they can always call up WSDOT and SDOT cams.    How much you wanna bet Live Desker Steve McCarron is picked?  How this will change when school resumes and the weather worsens remains to be seen, but it appears smartphone maps, alerts and whatever is available is jumping over on-camera traffic.  They do have a KOMO Traffic Hub online.    Meanwhile, Fox has the dean of Seattle TV traffic Adam Gehrke, KING has Shante Sumpter, and KIRO has relative newcomer Paola Tristan Arruda.     One thing a sharp reader mentioned was that traffic apps don't add context, but a dedicated anchor can.  Good point, but could AI be chosen to fill that gap???  Could thi...

  Looks like KING reporter Jim Nelson forgot to get his TV reporting shirts cleaned.  Serious story, sloppy attire.   Thanks to a loyal reader for passing this along.  This keeps happening!  Ring around the collar. 

KOMO News morning Holly Menino still made to look subordinate to Patrick Hussion.  She might be asking "How's the smoke up there, Pat?"   Ridiculous to insist on this two-shot.  Does anybody in management watch this show? Meanwhile, saw NO traffic reporting at 6 Thursday morning on KOMO.   Tyrah Majors had that gig before leaving for KIRO.   Has the station cut back on traffic?? Not to mention that Menino has apparently added co-anchoring duties with Steve McCarron on ARC Seattle, following Majors departure.   Have seen no announcement.   Still not balanced. 

Taylor Schuss has announced that he is leaving KING 5 after four years. No new destination posted.   He previously worked for Tegna at KUSA in Denver. 

We know Elise Woodward has been named the new play-by-play voice of UW football, replacing Tony  Castricone, whose job also included being Director of Broadcasting for the university as well as handling basketball duty.   That job will NOT go to Woodward, and it was posted today on linkedin.com.    Are you listening, Kevin Calabro?   Here's the post: " Learfield is seeking a talented and engaging Director of Broadcasting to serve as the primary radio voice for University of Washington men’s basketball and support Huskies athletics across multiple sports and media platforms. This highly visible role is responsible for delivering men’s basketball play-by-play coverage, producing compelling audio and digital content, and enhancing the overall fan experience through storytelling and multimedia engagement. The Director of Broadcasting serves as a key representative of both LEARFIELD and the University of Washington, working closely with athletics personnel,...

  Just want to direct your attention to our friends at ftvlive.com for two posts about the Spokane wildfires.  One from an anchor/reporter who wants prayers and another blasting the coverage by KXLY.   Fwiw https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2026/8/3/let-us-pray https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2026/8/3/where-is-your-coverage

  Jessie Kane Lyle, who recently left the News Director job at KREM in Spokane, says she is staying with Tegna as a sales account manager.   She's had a great 6.5 year run there, and, prior to that at KING, but said on social media today: "I'm appreciative of the opportunity to grow within Tegna.  I'm looking forward to learning a different side of the business as an Account Manager.  Here's more proof that life is about consistently learning and developing." Jessie met her husband at KING back in the day.