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Frank Sommerville

Head over to the Rich Lieberman blog to get all the latest Frank Summerville news.

He gets it straight from the horse's mouth.
 
Summerville going to KPIX would be interesting. Short term ratings boost for sure. Not sure about the long term since he is 63. Sign him for what, a 3 year contract?
 
TylerW said:
Here's a good way.

People are certainly entertained by Fox News. They're definitely not informed.
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Sure, same with CNN sadly these days, etc.

I was thinking specifically about actual Sports vs WWF, "Sports Entertainment."
 
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budman said:
It was when she read the fake Chinese pilot names when the jet crashed at SF.

Wi Tu Lo, Sum Ting Wong.. etc. Funny as hell.

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Yes, it was an intern that created those names.

I don’t think Elaine Corral was the broadcaster(?).
 
Jammer said:
Head over to the Rich Lieberman blog to get all the latest Frank Summerville news.

He gets it straight from the horse's mouth.
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I don't think he does, not at all. But he sure writes intentionally in a way so that folks will think so. I have no recollection of him in the business, his blog is deeply embarrassing- childlike, catty and repetitive. It could be a good blog, but his sources are all has-been's and outsiders guessing to stay relevant.

Willie Brown's column in the Chron was vastly more informative and well written.
 
Bay Arean said:
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These people are in the living rooms and become quite familiar.

And, especially when you have small children and are at home a lot, the tv tends to be on, especially around dinner time. Hence, the interest.

Now that everybody gets their news from the internet I guess there will be less interest permanently except by older generations.

But in case you missed the point, KTVU is truly a hometown kind of station, or has been prior to Fox acquisition, so there is an element of sentiment and memory lane involved, too. Even tho it's kind of fruitless, I feel invested a bit in that station because it's been around since I was a very little kid. From Captain Satellite to the present KTVU has been a part of the Bay Area's history and social culture. Especially since they broadcasted from Jack London Square, which they always made a point to say, while the SF stations didn't ever mention such a thing. Rung the bells of many of us East Bay folk. When i was a real little kid, I imagined crashing the studio there and thinking I'd find Roller Derby personalities and above-mentioned Capn Satellite and maybe even Jack LaLanne. Pretty sure they also broadcast the earliest wresting matches, too. Really a lot of random weave there.... But I think the interest in Somerville reflects a long tradition of KTVU watching. Most anchors from other stations weren't quite as famous, with a few exceptions.
KRON was a close second but once they lost the network franchise, they have kind of floated into oblivion. Since they were owned by the Chronicle at the time, they were also really interwoven with the local journalism and the old families.

I guess you had to live here to get it.

PS. The pilot thing just had to be the lowest point of all. I still can't believe it happened. We just happened to have left for Spain the week it happened so we didn't find out about the KTVU flub for a couple of weeks but did hear about the crash. I remember wondering whether the runways would be open by the time we were to return and was grateful they were.
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Don’t forget Creature Features!
 
yodaisgod said:
Summerville going to KPIX would be interesting. Short term ratings boost for sure. Not sure about the long term since he is 63. Sign him for what, a 3 year contract?
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I watch KPiX just for Mary Lee. :)

Forget Frank….
 
TylerW said:
Y'all are weirdly invested in the lives of news anchors.
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I’m invested in watching some of the female reporters etc. but I don’t know a thing about their personal life.

I might be a perv but I’m not a stalker like some of the guys in here. :laughing
 
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lizard said:
Yes, it was an intern that created those names.

I don’t think Elaine Corral was the broadcaster(?).
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As previously posted here, it was Tori Campbell.
She was days away from retiring when that happened.
It's a shame that after a long and respected career that moment became her legacy.
She deserved better than that.
 
gixxerjeff said:
As previously posted here, it was Tori Campbell.
She was days away from retiring when that happened.
It's a shame that after a long and respected career that moment became her legacy.
She deserved better than that.
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Thanks for clarification
 
Anyone remember when Fred Van Amburg changed his name to Van Amburg? I watched him and Jerry every night as a kid.

He recently passed in 2017 at age 86.

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NorCalBusa said:
I don't think he does, not at all. But he sure writes intentionally in a way so that folks will think so. I have no recollection of him in the business, his blog is deeply embarrassing- childlike, catty and repetitive. It could be a good blog, but his sources are all has-been's and outsiders guessing to stay relevant.

Willie Brown's column in the Chron was vastly more informative and well written.
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I enjoy catty and repetitive; kinda like BARF, right?
 
lizard said:
Anyone remember when Fred Van Amburg changed his name to Van Amburg? I watched him and Jerry every night as a kid.

He recently passed in 2017 at age 86.

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the only people I knew called him that were those who went to school with him. I don't ever remember him having his given name on the teevee.

My ex's parents knew him....
 
NorCalBusa said:
I like the info about KTVU coming here.

I have a foggy recollection of an East Bay TV station in the '70's, can only remember the owner (maybe?) hosted late night movies from a big Barcalounger, smoking cigars all the while. Kinda frumpy and ill dressed I think. Anyone remember what/who was that?

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Was KTVU, Creature Features"

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bob-Wilkins-host-of-Creature-Features-3255221.php
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Because I grew up in Martinez and pre-cable, we watched Creature Features on Channel 13 from Sacto, I think. It did move to 2 but the "placeholder' of the show is that KOFY still shows a Saturday night movie with a weird host and commercial interrupted lame scary movies. I can't believe it's lasted, it has some weird fake-English goth guy now, but its definitely the old Creature Feature formula. For a while they had that Vinnie guy from radio.
I think that KOFY got his rocking chair initially on the set. It's been a while.
 
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Bay Arean said:
Because I grew up in Martinez and pre-cable, we watched Creature Features on Channel 13 from Sacto, I think. It did move to 2 but the "placeholder' of the show is that KOFY still shows a Saturday night movie with a weird host and commercial interrupted lame scary movies. I can't believe it's lasted, it has some weird fake-English goth guy now, but its definitely the old Creature Feature formula. For a while they had that Vinnie guy from radio.
I think that KOFY got his rocking chair initially on the set. It's been a while.
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That sounds right- thanks
 
NorCalBusa said:
That sounds right- thanks
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The thing is, to a kid and going into teenage, the old movies Wilkins showed were sometimes kinda racy, like Euro horror movies. We didn't have Internet pron and premium cable, so you bet we watched. I think the Elvira show was a Socal iteration of the same phenom, this time with the host having the boobs more than the movie.
 
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