what's keeping you busy tonight? No need for a lawsuit. Formerly of: The Huntley-Brinkley Report NBC David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 - June 11, 2003) was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997. Also, with fuel prices so high, perhaps the pay cut doesn't quite pay for the commute and parking costs.There seems to be a demand for good media personalities, whether in industry, government agencies, or other, perhaps he might want to jump to that public info/PR work, again, if he actually wants/needs to work.I did listen to KGO-Radio-810, just a bit, while "surfing the dial", and came across Mark Thompson. The KGO team covers the San Francisco and Bay Area like no one else. During the last hour of his final radio broadcast, the day before his surgery, Wilson talked about his worries concerning the surgery with fellow KGO talk show host Gene Burns and invited callers to recount their own surgical experiences. It's like saying that they should have horse-drawn carriages on 101 because they worked so well in San Francisco 110 years ago. April 23, 2018 / 5:24 PM I wonder if this is going to be a national talk show. My thoughts on the matter,I'm an older guy, but I'd of thought the old advice still pertains, of "it's easier to find a job if a person is still employed".I'm familiar with the name Bret Burkhart but I don't listen much to KGO-Radio-810, I can't say I'd know his voice.If he grew up in Saratoga as a bio said he did, perhaps he doesn't have to work for a living. The employee is free to join the competition at any time, but when that happens, the former employer cuts off the money. She later co-anchored with Dan Ashley. Beer pints in hand, shoulders squared and somber, staffers from the nearby KGO Radio lamented lost jobs, and the lessening of a former radio news heavyweight. But if you're married to a working spouseand you have kidsand you want to remain in TV/radio here in the Bay Area, then you have no choice but to "take it" rather than "leave it. ". SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Ray Taliaferro, an outspoken liberal who from 1977 through 2011 hosted an overnight talk radio program on KGO, has been found dead. A former KGO Radio employee shares his notebook while reminiscing with others laid off from the company at the nearby, Former KGO Radio assignment editor George Ramirez picks up a box of belongings while exiting Grumpys Restaurant & Pub in. Letters to the editor: What happened to San Francisco's public schools. I texted the morning show and said most voters like you are stupid, because you follow the democratic party pamphlets and cards sent in the mail. (Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images), Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. Oh, it was a little more diplomatic than that but good enough to allow all the bread crumbs at 810 AM to say goodbye and provide Burkhart a lovey-dovey farewell on Friday . KRON-TV hired Chase away. Taliaferro has a long professional resume, which includes leading the San Francisco chapter of the NAACP. And I can look out the window or consult my phone for the weather. ), Its Pat! Best of luck BB :), As a long-term union KGO employee, he'd be at the top of SAG-AFTRA scale. I never imagined I would be in this position when I arrived here in June, but Im incredibly excited and motivated to take on this role.. Gibson signed off on . Maybe now Pat can interview Libby Schaff and get the real dirt on Oakland that Nikki Medoro never uncovered. Lol, I loved Pat Thurstan on KGO. This time around it might work since KGO went to the useless sports/betting talk format. As of 2023, she is around 75 years old. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. She's now a News Anchor at KCBS Radio, according to her Twitter bio. The disgraced former CEO FTX blames rival Binance and its CEO for what happened. Americans for the most part go from one activity to another without much reflection, especially in Calfornia and parts of the East Coast (I lived in New York City for 4 years) where the pace is very fast, in some ways it is exciting, but it can also be exhausting. Sure, you can always get a job in another market. Check out Bay Area safety tracker, Bay Area Life; Sundays at 6:30 p.m. on ABC7, Taliaferro, 79, was reported missing Nov. 10. ^^^^ This. The former KGO (Channel 7) news anchor will join KNTV (Channel 11) in San Jose in October as the main anchor of the station's 6 and 11. For someone with so much experience, he sure did stumble over live reads every morning, along with consistently mispronouncing names and streets. After leaving the Trump White House, Scaramucci became one of the former Presidents harshest critics, while also accepting a role at CNBC. At this time, we are processing this turn of events and ask for privacy as we work through our loss. "It's just a really sad end," said one former staffer, while . To be able to work at a station of this magnitude alongside the likes of Ken Charles is a radio dream job, added Crawford. Terilyn Joe is returning to Bay Area television. With Pat love or hate her she sticks to her hard liberal convictions! And perfectly legal. The way noncompete agreements work is that the employer pays the former employee a substantial amount every month, or quarter, to not work for the competition. So glad to hear her voice on KCBS. Your email address will not be published. Comedy Central welcomed former Saturday Night Live cast member Leslie Jones as the first of several planned guest hosts on . Gone today, hair tomorrow. Thurston appears to have landed on her feet as shes now News Anchor at KCBS Radio, according to a Twitter bio. I'm addressing non-compete clauses lasting a period of time after you quit. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Wilson was considered a moderate Democrat to moderate conservative, while others have referred to him as a common-sense liberal. Tritia Toyota (born March 29, 1947) is a former Los Angeles television news anchor and a current adjunct assistant professor in anthropology, Asian-American studies and the media at the University of California at Los Angeles. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. She was 80. Happy that's she's landed a new gig though in these perilous times where it seems everyone is getting laid off. Joe left KGO in December after she was unable to come to terms on a new contract. Though the departure of KGO legend Ronn Owens to famously conservative KSFO grabbed much of the media attention Thursday, many more were lost in the layoffs. Check the full bio for relationship details. Big. Open Book will launch on Wednesday, January 25th as an interview series hosted by the former Trump White House official. 2013-PRESENT Fill-in Anchor KIRO-Seattle, WA. "Cumulus won't properly fund the station", are you thinking KGO is profitable because I'm not. This is what happens when the part thinks he's more important than the whole. They appear to be playing musical anchor chairs at KGO (ABC 7) in San Francisco, where the TV station has made several significant personnel changes in recent days. You have permission to edit this article. Straight news radio is a bit of a yawn. KGO-TV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to San Francisco, California, United States, serving as the San Francisco Bay Area's ABC network outlet. When they reported news for the first time, chills went up my spine and exploded in my head., This, they said, is what I wanted to do.. In any event, in every instance the "mandatory pay cut" was never mentioned again. The Best Retired News Anchors 2 Edward R. Murrow Dec. at 57 (1908-1965) 689 votes Birthplace: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Edward Roscoe Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 - April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. But she was fired after spending only a year with the News Network. The other conservatives talk show host I just can't listen to Mark Levin, Hannity, Prager etc. Mark Thompson, one of the KGO hosts, was stunned by the abrupt announcement. back to pre-pandemic normalcy in this unwelcome way. From a reliable CBS and Audacy source, the contact tells me a proposed edict is set to occur near the beginning of the year (although it could be later), I'm told Audacy --which owns KCBS and 95. A non-compete is not enforceable in the State of California. Anchors who despise big-city living, but enjoy living large, might consider West Palm Beach where, in 2017, the mean salary was nearly $38,400. Thus, he told KGO/Cumulus to stuff it, so to speak. Camille Bradford Hugg (Former Weather Anchor and Executive at WLTX) Dee Dee Sharp (Former anchor) Tabitha Kitchens. The family is in the process of working with the police to learn the matters surrounding his death. We won't share it with anyone else. KGO - San Francisco. 7:16: Did you take special classes to be so mean-spirited and classless or is that a natural talent of yours? Taliaferro, 79, was reported missing Nov. 10, according to the Massac County Sheriff's Department, based in Metropolis, Ill., across the Ohio River from Paducah. I agree, we don't need the same news over and over again 24 hours of the day. Zouves came from San Diegos KGTV in July. I'm guessing there's a PD job in Mr. Burkart's future. In the end, the station shedded its entire full-time news team what is rumored by employees to be a shift on the station to a talk format, pulling away from straight news. Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). When the show used to be successful, Kelly posited. Hiring individual hosts for each Audacy market is too costly. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. There is no proof that Brett Burkhart got his feelings hurt. The station flippedfrom news/talk to a sports gambling format in October. Married twice. They were uncensored and they all showed their true human side. Im excited Chris will be part of the WSB programming leadership team, said WSB Director of Branding and Programming Ken Charles. Click below to get started. The latest news from America, as reported by the ABC television network. 5 grammer schools closed in Oakland alone and Newsom could not give them some of the 72 billion dollar surplus. Grumpys Pub was packed with enough journalists to staff its own newsroom Thursday. Credit due. Rothman just pretended he was a know it all lawyer. The lululemon Dual Pouch Wristlet is this season's Would you wear Dyson's new air-purifying headphones? Any existing non-compete agreements in California are considered null and void by courts.. (And all the sports betting propositions lost.Bwwwaahhhaaahaa!! His son tells ABC7 there's been no luck getting in contact with his late father's wife. 2013-2016 Traffic Anchor KIRO-Seattle, WA. I for one will now tune in KCBS when Pat is on. How long can you listen to never ending loops of the same news, hour after hour. I always listened to KGO beging with Ira in the 60's. Nobody listens to KCBS for hours at a time, other than (maybe) Rich. Those moves are in addition to the one made last week involving 36-year KGO veteran anchor Cheryl Jennings. He mentioned his dad died a few months ago, and he just had a big birthday (50 or 60 I guess) perhaps he inherited money, perhaps he has made wise investments, maybe his wife makes good money. Chris Crawford has been promoted to the role of Assistant Program Director at Atlanta news/talk station 95.5 WSB. Every time bridge tolls come up, he will always claim bridge tolls increased because people voted for it. While drinking an Old Hen at Grumpys, one former KGO staffer reflected back on their time at the station covering the news of the day, from police to government and everything in between. ", First published on April 23, 2018 / 5:24 PM. From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC's top-rated nightly .more 3 Edward R. Murrow Dec. at 57 (1908-1965) 73 votes Birthplace: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA We were trying to be happy and chipper, this anchor said. Would like her to have a talk show however. Theres a kinship and a closeness that comes from going to war every day, the former staffer said. Non compete clause? The man then walks out from the arena floor. The world doesn't stop because one person got his feelings hurt and goes off to sulk. In October 2001, he became one of the first high-profile employees to leave KRON after it was announced that the station would be losing its affiliation with the NBC television network. He was not related to the former California governor of the same name. Jennings told her followers on Facebook that shes really excited by this new opportunity and that it was her decision to leave the anchor desk. Channel 11 turned independent -- just this week, but its status is due to change again on Jan. 1, 2002. He was not known to immediately endorse the fad or "politically correct" thinking of the day. Pat Chelini. AKA relatively expensive. [2][4][5] Subsequent to this, he returned to KGO-TV. Johnson had two years left on her contract but opted to move to a station in Southern California. Not knowing salary & benefits, it's hard to say whether Burkhart was unaffordable or not. The exact number of staff laid off was tough to pin down. His son tells ABC7 News his father's. [citation needed] Contemporaries considered him a journalist and a "traditional" newsman. I'm guessing the host will sit in a DC or NY studio. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Maybe we could be ripping on both sides likeJay Lenoused to do, right? Including the various frauds (and house snitch EX producer) who took part in the fake farewell. He started at KGO as an intern in 2016, then moved up to the role of producer for. When phoning into KGO, the San Francisco Examiner was told, Yes we know, why youre calling, followed by, no comment.. 1:59 PM says "I do respect [Burkhart] for not taking a pay cut.I concur. I listen to Tom Sullivan on 1530 Sacramento noon to 3 p.m. and sometime the one hour show that follows, with John McGinnis, he is a former sheriff, thus talk about law issues a lot, he is conservative, but I often find his take interesting. As of 2023, she is around 59 years old. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Thereby picking up former KGO listeners who who don't really catch a thrill hearing the same news stories being repeated hour after hour. Mike Shumann of KGO TV. No man shall see the end.His beard is of fire and his staff is a leaping flame.Wallace Stevens (18791955), Curtis Wilson (now at WWDM), (now doingBenedict Collegesports), Camille Bradford Hugg (Former Weather Anchor and Executive at WLTX), Scott Ryan (Former AM Meteorologist), (now at Weather Services International). 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