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While KUOW continued its strong first place run despite a half share point drop (10.6-10.1), and KIRO Seattle Sports AM added a .4 to remain second (6.4-6.8), two FM music stations were red hot, KJEB classic hits to third place with a full point jump 5.3-6.3 and KZOK classic rock with a 1.3 share jump to fourth (4.3-5-6). KIRO 97.3 was flat, and KNWN was down a half share a point.   The numbers are here: https://ratings.radio-online.com/content/arb039

Doing a little background research on KOMO's new morning man, Patrick Hussion, and noticed he has twice worked for Herring Networks, AKA, One American Network, considered a conservative, even a far-right wing news organization supportive of President Trump.  He doesn't even list One America on his linkedin.com resume, instead using the Herring moniker only.  And KOMO's own web story about him joining the team neither mentions that experience or that he was coming from its Sinclair sister station, only that he covered the White House and national politics.    Hmmm.     And did his previous stints there make him attractive for also-conservative Sinclair to hire him first in Asheville and then transfer/promote him to replace Mary Nam at KOMO?    Just wondering, not judging him - yet. https://komonews.com/news/local/

Nia Wong, who had a cup a coffee stint as a weekend co-anchor reporter at Fox 13 in Seattle, has joined the KIRO 7 reporting staff with a Monday debut, hitting the Seattle TV Exacta.   She once worked at KXLY in Spokane, so a semi-trifecta in WA TV. BTW now Nia Bliss per on camera intro by anchor.

By rule, The KOMO School of TV News Production loves to keep its anchors on camera when video is rolling, even dramatic video of violent/rowdy fan behavior in NYC.  Plus, they add (every five seconds) area temps and forecasts screen right, a rolling headline ticker and a two-line lower third font.     Phew.  That rivals Fox13's Live Desk malaise.  I know, we must be multitaskers, but this seems excessive early in the morning!    

Will somebody get KOMO morning anchor something to sit on or a small riser or raise her chair up to match the height of new anchor Patrick Hussion from North Carolina? Totally distracting and bad first impression, which a good producer would have immediately noticed and fixed.   I mean didn't they rehearse together???    Bad mismatch standing at the wall as well.  Guarantee you viewers chuckled when they watched.  They didn't notice in this pre-taped interview, where he listed his resume, they played a stirring 8 questions game like 'coffee or tea?'  'sunset or sunrise?'  and interviewed his wife!   Wow.    Well, good luck, sir!

TEMP-PER-AH-TURES.   If you find one who doesn't say TEMP-A-CHERS, let me know.  Diction, folks, on your most important and most often used word.  Pet peeve.

KOMO Senior News Reporter posts this after the Stanley Cup Finals.  Clicks, click, clicks.  Good for you Chris. The Hartford Whaler logo from the great beyond.  Stonehenge.   Meaningless.   I don't get it at all.  Why?   Pick your poison.  Covering sports business or pushing old hockey logos?  No young folks care.   Cover City Hall more.