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In her Fox 13 studio again.  I guess it's Pride Month bit how about not again...not again on Instagram in your studio with other staff recording you???    ND Jake remains unaware or doesn't care. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZD-4P8vrlt/?igsh=MWlmdTY1bDM4MnRyaA==

As I posted in my Emmy winners blog Saturday night, KING reporter Jim Nelson took shots at influencers who, in his award-winning statement, didn't measure up to telling the real stories like TV folk like him do.   I liked his take, but now, he is backpeddling.   Let me guess, too much bravado at the dinner after too much wine.    Our friends at ftvlive.com posted this.  Jim, at least get a suit and shirt that fit.    https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2026/6/1/seattle-reporter-rips-influencers

KOMO, It's called syntax, noun and verb agreement. English 101.   Show producer writing lower thirds, pick up the white courtesy phone.  This is TV.   Steve Soliz, did you notice this pre-reading scripts?  Guess not.  How bout the EP?  Sloppy.  Not a typo, grammar dumb. Ferries TURN. 

Everybody gets an Emmy at Saturday's PNW awards banquet.  One KING producer gets four.    Conspicuous consumption?  Embarrassment of riches?    Awards that have lost some of their meaning, even with the good work being done.   KING won in 25 categories with many nominees inside the station categories with including seven solo craft winners.  Plus 7 station Murrows this year.   For the record.    

Opens the stream with a cartoon, a tired Star Wars scroll, a Marvel type character in costume and KING's Chris Cashman handing out honors to competitors.  K ING wins Overall Excellence with GM Christy Moreno bringing some 50 people on stage and acknowledging how difficult a year it has been under the Nexstar/Tegna issue.  It may get better, it may get worse.  The courts will decide. Good night for KIRO, which should make its fired ND Laura Evans a bit happier:  Elle Thomas won the News Anchor Emmy, Chief Met Morgan Palmer for Weather; plus Morning News and Breaking News. Some former KING folks won: Jim Dever of Evening for Program Host and investigative reporter Kristin Goodwillie won for her work, as did Bridget Chavez and Jim Nelson, who strongly and and passionately blasted social influencers in his thank you speech.  He said they did not measure up to the true storytellers of TV news, who report the most important news information and score key, emotional on...

Confirmed that Jeff Pohjala, a reporter at KNWN, 97.7, is the new news director, replacing Brian Calvert, who is apparently still on the air staff on mornings.

Tom Layson, longtime host/Managing Editor of Northwest Now on KBTC is heading for the wonderful world of retirement.  He does say the program will continue.   He's from Maple Valley, worked for a time in Yakima and has 40 years in the biz.  Congrats Tom. Hers his post: "So here are the closing few minutes from my final Northwest Now program that aired last night. My final separation date comes on June 30. What a long, strange, and great, trip it has been. With that said, damned glad to leave this business on my terms."  Video at the link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1LZS8A2TfC/