After a big announcement last week that Brandi Kruse would return with her news-interview show, THE DIVIDE, on Sunday night, FOX 13 management pulled the show again. There was a disagreement between Brandi Kruse and management over elements and format of the program.
If we hear that the program might return to FOX 13 at any time in the future, we will take that news with a grain of salt.
Something like 25% of the staff at FOX 13 have moved on to greener pastures. What will Brandi Kruse decide to do next? As of today, Kruse remains at KCPQ 13, but she could decide to take her brand elsewhere. Kruse has a following and a reputation for solid reporting.
John C • March 7, 2022
Brandi was one of the few journalists in Seattle now that engages in real critical thinking and high quality journalism. I grew up in Washington, and we used to have many more people like Brandi in the Seattle PI and Times, and on radio and television. The Puget Sound news agencies have largely been gutted of competent people in positions of influence who practice Journalism with Integrity (A Jim Lehrer concept from his days at PBS). Instead, PBS Newshour and other associated national have replaced their good journalists with incompetent people. The local Seattle PBS station KCTS has been hijacked by divisive political activists at Crosscut who have completely switched the PBS station from a high quality organization and turned it into a station classic Us Against Them political activist group – what Brandi correctly calls the fringe. (KBTC in Tacome still does high quality journalism because Tom Layson is a traditional high quality journalist – a dying breed in the Seattle area). KING promotes their version of what John McWhorter in his recent book calls Woke Racism, along with a large dose of pseudoscience, misinformation, and primitive pre-scientific racial and tribalistic ideologies.
Brandi’s program “The Divide” was one of the few remaining television programs that engaged in serious high level and complex thinking. She was an anomaly in the current changes in Seattle journalism. This is a shame. Seattle has all sorts of very smart people who can be excellent problem solvers and planners, but virtually all of local news organizations make it clear that they are not welcome. So they get jobs at Microsoft, Amazon, in biotech or other places that value competence rather divisive emotionalism and cultures of blaming.
RH • January 30, 2022
Her brand of reporting with her lopsided comments and points of view will not be missed and is a breath of fresh air that Fox 13 cancelled this junk bogus reporting
Thank god I can watch Fox 13 news again and not have to worry about her opinions
Pamela • January 12, 2022
I love the new morning weather people, Brian MacMillan & Abby Acone. They are fantastic! As for anchors, you can not top Brian Flores who never seems to get a day off! He is amazing! Even though he anchors the weekend morning show.. he fills in for everyone. Love love love him! Q13 needed some new blood in the Monday – Friday morning show! Everything is more entertaining and fun in the morning now!
Jason Remington • January 13, 2022
I like the new weather people also. Changes happen. In this case, Brian MacMillan and Abby Acone fit nicely with the other KCPQ team members.
Linda G Perkins • January 9, 2022
Very hard to see these people leave the news room. One of the things I liked about Fox13 was the local reporting, Brandi’s “hard but open minded questions and the personalities of the staff. These folks seemed to enjoy what they did and had fun. Now the news is just that and there is no personality. In fact Liz almost seems either angry or sad. Too bad FOX corporate couldn’t accept these talented reporters and meterologists and their points of view. Guess I will have to switch back to KOMO or King.
scott harrison • January 4, 2022
Agree with everything that has been said above. The “new” management needs to be next to GO!!
Lawrence Smith • December 20, 2021
I think the management at Fox need to rethink on there reporters ,before they lose all there viewers ,losing Brandy ( because the management didnt agree on her views & reporting) & people like Travis & MJ ,is a bad thing They were some of the best reporters on Fox13.
Sally • December 20, 2021
We have watched Fox 13 for a very long time. Missing the ones who have left. Could this have been the reason Walter left, a few years ago, maybe seeing the writing on the wall !!!!!
And why no more 9:00 pm news on the weekend?? Who ever is making these decisions should re-think their new ideas. Hope we don’t lose anymore good people !!!!!!!!!!!
Jesse Avilla • November 29, 2021
Have watched this station for over ten years. Now that Brandi Kruse (total respect for her commentaries and insights), Travis Mayfield (great cheerful Anchor/reporter) and MJ have left. FOX 13 News in the morning is rather dull. I guess I will switch over to KOMO.
Thanks Travis, Brandi and MJ. I will miss you guys.
David • November 23, 2021
I agree with CharEll. We watched Q13 because we liked the personalities as well as the reporting. We really looked forward to Brandi’s opinions and reporting. When MJ & Travis left (forced out?) it was like losing family. Typical big corporate actions. Anybody surprised the replacements are younger? Who’s next, Bill & Liz, Adam?
marlene wolfe • November 13, 2021
loved her program want to know when she will be on in future
Erik Anderson • November 12, 2021
Never found Kruse to have much to say other than the obvious.
Cherie Richmond • November 10, 2021
Brandi and Dori are the main voices in this failing state that gives me some hope. They are calling out the progressive BS for what it is doing to a once great state. Glad they don’t allow corporate to silence sane options. You go girl!
standinggroundmedia.com • November 9, 2021
Brandi Kruse has always had my respect as a very bright political reporter. She now has more of that respect now that she has made a personal and moral stand on her duty to inform the public, and the direction she must go in order to fulfill that role better. I’m quite happy to follow her new venture and will be eagerly waiting for her independent venture to get underway.
Dave Herrera • November 8, 2021
Enjoyed watching Brandi on Sunday mornings, had her show on record in case I wasn’t home to watch. Actually nice to see someone state the facts instead of being told what to say.
Megan Lopez • November 8, 2021
Brandi Kruse has started an independent news source:
https://audioboom.com/channels/5064687
Lee Jorgenson • November 7, 2021
Brandi was the best. We will miss her, and hope she stays in the Seattle market. Her fearless pursuit of the truth was a rarity in today’s agenda driven network coverage.
Bj Reeves-Kempf • November 5, 2021
Love Brandi’s solid reporting! Rock Star
Doug Gentry • November 5, 2021
“Kruse has a following and a reputation for solid reporting.”
And you let her walk away?
Because she reports the news instead of giving an opinion? You’ve let you star people walk away?
kind of reminds of the record label deeming Elvis as flash in the pan, no one is interested in that crap.
Reminds of the guy that turned down investing in McCaw Cellular in the 70’s Pfff what idiot will want a phone their car.
Reminds me of one of the Microsoft founders that sold his stock for like 1500.00 dollars before they grew.
Pfffft, don’t gamble and buy Google stock back in the 2004 for WTF… 85.00 dollars a share? WHO CAN AFFORD That!!
Shall I go on? Fox 13 will look good as another Home Shopping Network
Terry LaBissoniere • November 4, 2021
What in the Hell is going on at Q13??? Brandi is not the first to exit stage left. MANY of the very well know names have left. Is management the problem?
Kathy Lambert • October 30, 2021
25% of the media are leaving FOX and many cities have Councilmembers not running again. So many voices leaving and history being lost. Only one view in the community
Is not healthy.
CharEll • October 25, 2021
It’s not easy to see so many we’ve watched morning and evening. So many leaving, Alli Bradley, Tim Joyce, Matt Lorch, MJ McDermott, Travis Mayfield. Missing them and Brandi’s “The Divide”. What is up?
Karen • October 25, 2021
Truly enjoyed Brandi’s honest and fair reporting on subjects important to me. Please bring Brandi back.
Andrew • October 21, 2021
FOX is making a huge mistake because Brandi Kruse is one of the only journalists actually asking tough questions and pushing when politicians avoid answering them.
Louis • October 24, 2021
There are very few true “Journalists” left in Seattle media. Everyone seems to have an agenda to push rather than reporting unbiased news. That’s easier than asking a tough question that someone on your Twitter feed might find objectionable.
Brandi I still see as a Journalist. I wish her well.
Marjorie Yalowicki • October 19, 2021
I am so sorry that Brandi is missing from Fox 13. She was so forthright in all her comments on politics that it was a pleasure to listen to her. Please come back with your commonsense approach to life, Brandi.
Rhonda • October 17, 2021
We watched every Sunday, appreciated her straight forward reporting and honesty! Sad that she has not come back Fox is loosing a really good journalist.
Margarita Beach • October 15, 2021
We really miss The Divide – most common sense one sees on the news!
Mike Martin • October 7, 2021
The management probably figured Brandi was picking on Jay too much!
I hope she stays and gets back on the air………best journalist in the state.
Sherry K • October 23, 2021
Agreed!
Mic W • November 21, 2021
Jay needs to be called out. Agree with best Journalist!!
kjrol • September 30, 2021
Tight red dresses appear to be trending on local news these days.
Jason Remington • September 30, 2021
By wearing a red tie you are implying that you mean business. It symbolizes wealth, strength, authority, dominance, and passion. Not certain what a red dress implies.
I gave up on watching Rachel Maddow when it became apparent she wasn’t going to show more cleavage.
Louis • September 29, 2021
It appears “The Divide” is more than just a moniker.
Peter • September 29, 2021
I’m surprised her show could last this long if truly fair. Seattle is not a fair place it is radicalized and arrogant.
FedUp. • November 2, 2021
The far left extremists silences another .
Peter • September 29, 2021
I take it (having not watched her) she had too much good stuff on the right instead of badspeak?
Jason Remington • September 29, 2021
Brandi Kruse seems to lean Conservative. She probably didn’t want anyone tinkering with the program. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
James Straw • January 2, 2022
Ironic that the show is called divided. Lol 🤣
Eri wes • January 28, 2022
I love her. The way she tells the truth. It’s nice to have someone who is all about the good of America, Americans and neighbors just real people. Thank you Brandi keep it up. Good job.