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Looks like Fox 13 is looking for a new newscast director on night side, possibly leaving for family reasons.  Also, hearing the new Digital EP has been hired, but waiting on a name.  Still looking for a morning exec producer there.  

KJR-FM's Chris Kidd, producer, sometime contributor and board operator for Gregg Bell's show has apparently been laid off in the latest iHeart media purge.    According to a Substack post by former KJR host Jim Moore, Jessamyn McIntyre has also been moved from the Ian Furness show to help Bell.  The station ranked 22nd in the latest PPM ratings with a 1.2, down .3 in a month and five full share points behind KIRO Sports Radio.    

Just think, you could supervise and take news copy and twist it to fit Sinclair's agenda at KOMO.   And you could work with an anchor who used to speak at CPAC and work for One America Network.   I know, dream job.   But, good luck.    Here's the application link: 🔗  https://www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnkd%2Ein%2FghuEy4d6&urlhash=Q5Ms&mt=76KpwCkzbUI044PCajFbaNjucV4L56nSN8x4W2d3s3ZlGNjC4zpr_qyOF6jjfWk60J62-9l4-Gfu0MwEoCXBijOVyVJz6S7hwfPHg6C3kAcrCq_7L-_Fd3SPWfQ&isSdui=true

  Ok, I put a few, sometimes sarcastic, words to the main verse of Yankee Doodle Dandy, plus its final chorus.  If you don't know the song, oh well. You could look it up somewhere or watch the movie of the same name.  And maybe just hum along?   Or read it like a regular poem.  Anyway, enjoy the 250th birthday!!  Celebrate our freedom.  Have fun!  🇺🇸 "I'm Seattle's TV Blogger..  TV Blogger, do or die... Watch the business fading every day... Worried this Fourth of July. "Keeps on looking for more readers... Lots more words are yet to ply... Free speech means so very much to all... Savor the Fourth of July. "13 made a deal with Seafair... Punching 7 in the eye... Fireworks air this coming Saturday... Parade, 25th of July. 'Tyrah Majors split from KOMO... On to KIRO now, she'll fly... What her role will be we don't know yet... Starts after Fourth of July. "KING began a morning sports show... Scratched our heads and wondered why... But we...

Tomorrow, June 30, two years ago, I started this blog to offer Seattle TV media information from here, there and everywhere, seeking to report and discuss the talent and program ups and downs in the market. THANKS to all of my readers and commenters.  It has grown to 349,000 views, almost 30,000 just this month with overall 4000 comments on 1225 posts.   Very amazed and more than grateful.   Here's to another year of keeping the conversation going.

Checked on ARC Seattle Monday morning and Menino and Fahmy were co-anchoring after Majors departure.  Maybe Steve just wanted a day off to process?   Interesting that the new male morning guy, Hussion, wasn't on board.   Or Waldenberger?   McCarron was back Tuesday with Menino!

KOMO's Molly Shen joined Sports Director Niko Tamurian on the Seattle Storm pre-game show Saturday night.  Previously he has been partnered on the Storm pre-game set with Kelly Koopmans and Michelle Esteban, so that's a Trifecta for Niko.   He likes the team effort and I understand the presence of the gals on a Storm show, but he should be leading this coverage solo, IMHO.