When a radio personality or tv news anchor parts ways with a station, the same tired cliches are trotted out to describe their situation and how they feel about leaving.
Bittersweet news
As I close this chapter
adventure of a lifetime
thank you so much for allowing me to earn your trust
and to tell your story
I’m going to turn off my 2am alarm
with a new decade comes a brand new adventure
follow along with my journey
These are common, and were all part of one Sacramento anchor’s statement. Nothing original there.
She also mentioned spending more time with the family, specifically, the holidays.
Of all the announcements of new faces in Seattle tv news, KING 5 seems to have the greatest turnover rate. What is wrong at KING 5? The old Home Team is long gone.
As news comes down about the pending takeover of KCPQ by the FOX Corporation, one wonders who will stay and who will be replaced. Will FOX bring in their own crew, pushing out the current personalities and management?
Our Christmas wish: One of the Seattle radio stations stunting with Christmas music, might switch to John Sebastian’s WOW Factor format on December 26th. Probably not.
This blogger was recently unfriended on Facebook by a former acquaintance/coworker after responding to one of their political posts. Apparently, the poster was in no mood to read a differing opinion and would rather only hear from those who are in lock-step with his views. Although we have used FB and other social media for (blog) promotional purposes, FB is generally home for the very needy, the attention seekers. That is one man’s opinion.
Comedian, Jim Florentine, has a similar view about Facebook (NSFW)…
Media Buzz Words, Cliches & A Rant Against Facebook
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When the 10 PM to 2 AM guy finds a note in his box from the PD, “Be in my office at 7 AM”, that’s an out the door forecast.
That’s right 100% of the time.
The other network is misinformation…
When I heard this I was gobsmacked.
The _____________ you didn’t know you needed.
“It’s a weather warn day today. @KClarkWx breaks down what you need to know on your Wednesday.” – Kelly Koopmans @KellyKOMO4
I’m guessing she means warning. But, is it really so important that I need to know it? Is it so complicated that we need to break it down? Is that going to take very long?
Maybe she just misspelled “worn”. She could be warn out, poor thing, from enduring those complicated cold weather wormings.
One that Dan Lewis used for a while:
“Blah blah blah, and here’s why.”
RMO
Righteous Mouthing Off
Another phrase we hear too often: That begs the question
Another phrase we hear too often: Speaking truth to power.
Defined as: Stand up for what’s right and tell people in charge what’s what. That’s the idea behind the phrase speak truth to power, an expression for courageously confronting an authority, calling out injustices on their watch, and demanding change.
We used to call that: Mouthing off
Here is my list of the most overused cliches used by sportscasters:
Off to the races
Takes it to the house
WHAT a play, WHAT a catch, WHAT a throw (how about a descriptive adjective)
Nailbiter
Barnburner
One for the ages
Draws first blood
A real team effort
Can’t believe what I just saw
A fine list from Wayne Lynch, posted today on X —
Wayne Lynch
@TVMavenSeattle
A few of my fave overused phrases on
@ABCWorldNews
Muir: Tonight
Then Reporter: Tonight
Urgent search
Urgent manhunt
Urgent lookout
We’re tracking it all for you
As we come on the air
Our powerhouse election team
We know you’ll be staying on it
You’ve got to see this
Yeah, no. Look…Listen, not for nothing…I’m just thinking out loud here…when it comes right down to it, when all is said and done and push comes to shove,,,at the end of the day. It is what it is. -comedian Gary Gulman
Old Palestinian saying: “Look on the bright side.”
Interviewer: “Uh – I gotta ask you”
Or if it’s important: “I just gotta ask ya!”
Interviewer: “Now that several thousands of people on all the different sides have been killed, kidnapped and possibly even badly mistreated, do you feel that sort of, well, what do you suppose the leaders and the victims on either side are feeling right now? Like, I think it must be tough for anybody to be like really upbeat over there, so how do you think?”
Headline at Gallup.com —
Poor Wellbeing Linked to Formation of New Chronic Conditions
by Dan Witters and Sangeeta Agrawal
Tyrah Majors
A 4-day school week? 📚
Northwest researchers put the idea to the test, and found while kids may like it, the shorter week leads to lower test scores, juvenile crime and a decline in wellbeing.
The Berkeley Well-Being Institute — an organization that translates the science of well-being into simple tools and products that help you build your well-being.
BUZZ WORD: Wellbeing
Article says: Increasing your well-being is simple; there are tons of skills you can build. But increasing your well-being is not always easy.
Do you see a contradiction?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/click-here-happiness/201901/what-is-well-being-definition-types-and-well-being-skills
Let’s complicate something and then set up an institute to study what we will call “science.”
Tons of skills, say the pros? How much weight do they give to an average skill, 1 lb. 3¾ oz. maybe? Which skill weighs more, surreptitiously wiping one’s nose on the living room drapes or winning at Yahtzee?
A Chicago weekend news anchor has been promoted to anchor two weeknight newscasts at WLS 7/Chicago. What does he say in his Tweet message to announce this happy news? He is grateful for the opportunity to “tell the viewers’ stories.” Next, one of these bobble-headed news-reading nimrods will pop off with “grateful that you, the viewer, allow me to tell YOUR TRUTH.” Is your truth different from the actual truth of the matter? I thought there was only one truth. Now, there are several versions of the truth. Your truth and my truth. And whoever was in the room has a version of the truth also. And our truths need to be told because dammit, we need to be heard! I have a story and you have a story. I’m sure there is a tv news director somewhere just chomping at the bit to get an MMJ out to my house to hear MY truth, edit it and get it on the 5 o’clock news.
The rona
Don’t use this unless you are a total douche.
“will live in my heart rent-free” (YUCK!)
I hate going to the doctor. And the sooner I am out the more comfortable I am. So other than prelim niceties I just want to be gone.
I use Facebook for three things. I post teasers to radio articles I write here at PSM in a few popular members only radio groups,…some of which include big radio names from the past. I also post content at a Bellingham nostalgia group I enjoy. It is fun to post old radio and newspaper ads and stories. Often I post links to PSM because deejays from the city’s past are popular reading. Facebook’s popularity does drive traffic, very noticeable. Other than that I sometimes browse personal posts by relatives, but that is often like wandering a minefield. Many of them are all consumed with politics, and of course they are split about 50-50 on the President and Congress so it gets nasty even among members of one segment of a once tight knit family. Personally, I have political leanings like most people but, in my 15 years owning a radio station and the 15 years after that operating a professional services business I just kept my views to myself and to close friends…mostly those who agreed with me. In both businesses there were sponsors or clients who were highly partisan one way or the other. They all had the right to their opinions, so I was not going to argue and lose their business. If I went to a doctor or a lawyer and got a political lecture, I would find another practitioner. I figured my clients would feel the same so I kept clam, as Ivar said. In my businesses I was dealing in numbers, I needed the numbers to meet my financial goals and that meant not alienating my customer base that included conservatives, liberals, socialists, and a few kooks.
My doctor in Arizona liked to talk politics and conspiracy theories. We agreed on politics, but his conspiracy theories were way out there. When he would see me in the waiting room, he would tell the girls at the front desk to bring me in right away. We usually spent 30-45 minutes talking politics and he ranted about other conspiracies. Then, I told him about my aching back or whatever and I was out the door. I enjoyed the visits but this is one reason other people may have to wait so long to be seen. Tough titty!
“In case you missed it, here’s what you need to know about…” I will decide what I need to know and do my own research.
AT&T may be considering selling off CNN. This is seen by some analysts as a great “deleveraging” move.
Yesterday, I “dedeclined to have a second donut.” They were delicious!
Add “rock star” to describe anyone doing any routine task competently
Add “yeoman’s work” to the list of cliches I can’t stand. “They’ve done yeoman’s work in raising money for the organization.”
I am not impressed and you sound stupid for saying it.
CELE – instead of celebration. Bud Light is using it and so are sportscasters.
WaFD – If I haven’t already mentioned this, how much of a short attention span do they think we have? I think they are trying to hide the name of the business due to the shenanigans they pulled during the mortgage crisis a few years back. Washington Federal was one of the major contributors to that debacle.