Linda Thomas is working the news this morning on KIRO. Is she the new KIRO morning newsperson sidekicking Gregg Hersholt?
16 year KIRO veteran Jane Shannon was fired rather abruptly two weeks ago.
Often mentioned for the job, Thomas won't face a tough learning curve- she’s been filling in on KIRO for years.
Thomas is the honey-toned radio pro, and one time blogger who gave up the profession to have a family before returning to the fray.
"Thomas won't face a tough learning curve- he’s been filling in"..... Of course, "he" is a "she." i hope this was an honest error, Blathernaut.
Posted by: wild bill | November 23, 2009 at 11:22 AM
I think she would be great. Webcams please KIRO!
Posted by: NoBS | November 23, 2009 at 12:49 PM
jeez, i stopped getting up with KIRO news when i couldn't pick it up in the bathroom any more. Good luck Linda, though.
Posted by: Cyn | November 23, 2009 at 01:07 PM
THE EXCELLENT, NEWS/TALK LEADER DOES HAVE EXCELLENT STATE-OF-THE ART WEB CAMS,,,,KIRO MUST GET THE 710 FREQUENCY BACK,,THE WHISPY FM GHOST OF A SIGNAL IS A CHALLENGE. I LOVES ME KIRO, GIVE ME A SIGNAL!
Posted by: wild bill | November 23, 2009 at 01:17 PM
Wild Bill -- I haven't noticed their use of webcams in the morning. Thought that started with Ross. At an rate, I'd watch. I agree with you KIRO's FM signal is weak in my south Sound neighborhood.
Posted by: NoBS | November 23, 2009 at 01:44 PM
KIRO MUST GET THE BLOWTORCH BACK!!!!Time will not improve the hilly, tree lined terrain. This ain't DC, flat and bulldozed for miles n miles....Bonneville, you fucked up, breath deep and fix it, for THE LISTENERS! or do we matter? I stand corrected on the AM Web Cam, the sheen from Hersholt's forehead is creating a challenge, but some lighting pros from ILM are looking at it.
Posted by: WILD BILL | November 23, 2009 at 05:38 PM
Hey Wild Bill, whats with the upper case tirade? 34L?
Posted by: Laura Riker | November 23, 2009 at 06:13 PM
Love the news that nobody can get the damn station anymore. They just don't seem to get it . . . unless, of course, they like losing money.
Are they losing money?
Posted by: joanie | November 23, 2009 at 09:33 PM
No one knows their tax situation so one can hardly determine if they are losing $money in the long run and total picture scenario. We can (& do) only comment on superflous opinions about KIRO.
Posted by: Headhunter | November 23, 2009 at 09:43 PM
Just as I predicted in the "Jane Shannon fired from KIRO" thread - there's Linda stepping in right away.
You can be pretty sure she's not getting what Jane was being paid, however.
Posted by: RobP | November 24, 2009 at 02:55 PM
What difference does it make? Jane's not getting paid what she was making either for that matter. Linda will add a lot to that show. KIROs news needs a shot in the arm.
Posted by: Jim | November 24, 2009 at 06:56 PM
KIRO-FM continues their new coverage dominance this morning. When I heard about the murder of four Lakewood Police officers, I tuned to KIRO-FM to hear what was going on. Did I find out? No. The football game was on. They should have oushed the Seahawks over to 710AM and done some of that news coverage they're always bragging about.
Posted by: Mysterion | November 29, 2009 at 03:50 PM
Even CNN is giving the Lakewood shooting prominant coverage. To say local media has dropped the ball would be a huge understatment.
Posted by: AuthenticAndrew | November 29, 2009 at 04:14 PM
Linda, do you have a sister named Karen? Did you have an aunt Sally?
Just wondering is you were my cousin Linda...Ben
Posted by: Ben | January 29, 2010 at 07:52 PM