After last week's hard hitting interview and stunning scoop with top national newsmaker Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, KIRO news got word today that they pretty much swept the Edward R. Murrow Awards for the region in the large market category.
(But for one award for KUOW, and one for a Portland station, the honors were all KIRO's).
Overall Excellence-Newsradio 710 KIRO
Best Newscast-AM Drive, Day of the Windstorm
Best Spot News- Jewish Federation Shooting
Best News Series-"It's Not Your Mother's Opera"-Heather Bosch
Best Investigative Reporting-"Dirty Telemarketing"-Heather Bosch
Best Hard News Feature-"Battle For The High Court"- Heather Bosch
Best Use of Sound- "The Sound of Movie Music"-Heather Bosch
Best Feature-"Goodbye To D.Q."-Jim Valley
Best Writing-"The Best of Dave Ross"- Dave Ross
Congratulations Heather, Jim, and Dave, and everyone else.
The grilling of the politically wounded AG by Tony Miner and Jane Shannon was surprisingly tough. Gonzales was locked and loaded, but they asked follow-up questions and didn't let him change the subject about "the children" he was trying to savethat day. (Trying to save his sorry ass would be more like it.)
Greg Hersholt was on vacation, putting Miner in the right place at the right time for the interview which was quoted all weekend in such as the Seattle Times. (It must have galled Fairview Fanny to source radio news on a big story.)
We're hearing from the newsies that the new management Bonneville is already making a difference in their daily work lives. As one such told us, "[It's] been excellent so far, what a change from the assholes at Entercom!"
Hey Bla'm, all:
Missed the Gonzo interview. Is there a stream/podcast/transcript of it anywhere?
Posted by: mercifurious | March 26, 2007 at 09:41 AM
Crybaby merci you drew an incorrect conclusion and went crying to daddy.
Posted by: Duffman | March 26, 2007 at 10:04 AM
Good, I'm glad someone is making sense today. WHA???
Do share with the class, Duffy
Posted by: mercifurious | March 26, 2007 at 10:10 AM
Yeah, Duff, what are you talking about?!
I was hoping YOU would know where to hear Gonzo, MF...
Posted by: FREMONT | March 26, 2007 at 10:25 AM
I should've known to look in the horse's mouth, no?
Gonzo interview - KIRO Podcast (mp3)
Posted by: mercifurious | March 26, 2007 at 10:31 AM
Heather should ask for a raise.
Posted by: sparky | March 26, 2007 at 10:39 AM
Interesting how the apparent respect for KIRO has risen. We all love a winner don't we.
Posted by: Duffman | March 26, 2007 at 10:47 AM
Mrs Clinton said:
""We're going to have universal health care when I'm president — there's no doubt about that. We're going to get it done,"" the New York senator and front-runner for the 2008 nomination said.
Reassuring!
Posted by: Duffman | March 26, 2007 at 11:14 AM
Shark on DR presently.
Posted by: Duffman | March 26, 2007 at 11:16 AM
Rush is enjoying himself this morning as he trashes Edwards and his wife for their decision, with his various nasal-voiced ,catty, redstate bitch callers.
Posted by: Tommy008 | March 26, 2007 at 11:55 AM
Medved is being a snide, sarcastic, gaybaiting asshole again (what else is new) as he talks with a gay and lesbian rights leader in Florida over a "torches and pitchforks" homophobic law passed by a bumpkin Florida town. "Thou doth protest too much"
Posted by: Tommy008 | March 26, 2007 at 12:15 PM
Medved isn't flaming but he is smoking, ya know?
Posted by: Nigel Featherston | March 26, 2007 at 03:12 PM
Thanks for pulling that out of The Ass, MF...and apologies to Hunter Thompson and New Journalism for gonzo-referencing Gonzales!
Posted by: FREMONT | March 26, 2007 at 03:44 PM
I'm reassured, Duf...all three D candidates have manage(able, not ed) health care platforms that provide fixes for our currently broken system. Hallelujah!
Posted by: FREMONT | March 26, 2007 at 03:50 PM
Fremont, Don't mind Duff. He's a GOP planted ratfucker
Cases and points:
> Used Drudge and a Serbian Genocide denier as sources to smear Al Gore & Scott Ritter
> Used the words "Bandwagon" and "Standard Bearer" (in all seriousness) but then claims not to be a
National SocialistGOP schill> Actually espoused - again, completely unsourced (go figure) - the following hair-brained black-helicopter freeper conspiracy theory:
Taxes: ..and I fear that soon you (we) will be filing our 'global' tax return as dictated possibly by the UN and eased into place by the likes of A.G.
When Duffy claims to support any Democratic candidate, believe the opposite
Posted by: mercifurious | March 26, 2007 at 04:31 PM
An apology w/be in order..but I won't hold my breath.
Posted by: Duffman | March 26, 2007 at 04:34 PM
Again Duff, just calling a Duck a duck
...and then back it up with evidence (you know, the pesky stuff you tend to lack)
No apologies required for a proven thesis.
Posted by: mercifurious | March 26, 2007 at 04:41 PM
Will be waiting for that apology from both you and the teacher.
Come on show the class that you're big enough!
Posted by: Duffman | March 26, 2007 at 04:43 PM
What?!?
No awards for Dori?
Posted by: Blaine Bob | March 26, 2007 at 05:38 PM
He gets his thru ratings and pay checks!
Posted by: Duffman | March 26, 2007 at 05:40 PM
Hey, Blaine Bob, are you Bellingham Bob? If so, Michael said he never blacklisted you from BW. . .
Posted by: joanie | March 26, 2007 at 07:19 PM
I'd say Heather is the woman to be congratulated. She sort of stole the show! Her place must be secure.
Wish your informants had given some specifics about why its so much better now. Am curious.
Posted by: joanie | March 26, 2007 at 10:02 PM
D&D
Still no citations without dis-claimers. I'm starting to think Global Warming is just like you. Full of hot air.
Posted by: Steve | March 26, 2007 at 10:10 PM
Congrates to KIRO.
Posted by: Steve | March 26, 2007 at 10:11 PM
"But Clinton fired all 93 prosecutors, but Clinton fired all 93 prosecutors, but Clinton fired all 93 prosecutor's, but Clinton fired all 93 prosecutors- what? Gonzalez'es Counsel Monica Goodling pleaded the fifth before Congress? You're making that up! You Lib Bush hater! I can't hearyou-lalalalalalalalalalalalalalaalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalallalalalalalalalalalalalalalalbut Clinton fired all 93 prosecutors, but Clinton fired all 93 prosecutors...........
Posted by: Tommy008 | March 27, 2007 at 01:04 AM
"U.S Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the president,U.S. Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President, U.S. Attorneys serve-what? The New York times the firings may not be just a bad idea but also illegal? You never read that! Lying lib bastard! Bush hater! I can't hear you-lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalaalU.S. Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President, U.S. Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President, U.S. Attorneys seve at....."
Posted by: Tommy008 | March 27, 2007 at 01:21 AM
".... but Clinton fired all 93 prosecutors, but Clinton fired all 93 prosecutors, but Clinton fired-what did you say? Only a handful of U.S Attorneys have ever been fired in midterm, over all of U.S. history, and all of those firings were for gross dereliction of duty or criminal behavior? Now you're just making things up, you damn commie lib bastard! Bush-hating fag! I cannot hear you-lalalalalalalalalalalalalaClinton fired all 93 prosecutors, but Clinton fired Clinton fired...."
Posted by: Tommy008 | March 27, 2007 at 01:38 AM
What?! Clinton fired all 93 proesecutors?! Bingo, T-8!!! LMFAO, (and weeping)...
Posted by: Fremont | March 27, 2007 at 08:37 AM
..and she will do it again...SOON!
Posted by: Duffman | March 27, 2007 at 08:40 AM
T8: Cthulhu-bless you, but you owe me dry-cleaning charges for the coffee spit-up. I'm actually going into Freeperland (everyone's favorite wingnut theme park), and search for a non-satirical post similar to your's.
Bla'M: you must somehow put T8s comments on the next Odems
Duff: As per usual, a nice steaming cup of STFU would really help your arguments
Posted by: mercifurious | March 27, 2007 at 08:59 AM
A Murrow Award plus $2 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Ratings are the only things that matter to radio advertisers..not some obscure citation only radio geeks know or care about.
Posted by: shoreke | March 27, 2007 at 09:04 AM
Actually shoreke...in addition to the "radio geeks" you need to add "television geeks" and "Web site geeks."
In a world where you can win a Emmy by sneezing, the high standard for journalism is now the Murror award.
From the RTNDA Web site:
"The Radio-Television News Directors Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow's pursuit of excellence in journalism embodies the spirit of the awards that carry his name. Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession."
Posted by: astowns | March 27, 2007 at 06:42 PM
>>A Murrow Award plus $2 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Ratings are the only things that matter to radio advertisers..not some obscure citation only radio geeks know or care about.<<
You just HAD to know that sooner or later one of the sore losers at KOMO would post that message.
Posted by: RobP | March 28, 2007 at 06:32 AM