Inbox

   September 2, 2026

News items/Comments from QZVX contributors.

Jason Remington

(((Admin/Editor | Airchecks | Contact))) KTOY (WA) | KVAC (WA) | KDFL (WA) | KONP (WA) | KBAM (WA) | KJUN (WA) | KRPM (WA) | KAMT (WA) | KASY (WA) | KBRD (WA) | KTAC (WA) | KMTT (WA) | KOOL (AZ)

32 thoughts on “Inbox”

  1. A special day in American journalism

    Bill Taylor • September 18, 2026

    Sept. 18, 1851 — 175 years ago today — that The New York Times published for the first time.

    In announcing the milestone, the Times said:

    “At the core of The Times’s long-term business success has been our investment in original, fact-based journalism. For 175 years, our reporters have gone out into the world to unearth facts that would otherwise remain unknown. That work is hard and increasingly rare, but it remains the most valuable thing we do. Today, The Times has a bigger newsroom than at any point in our history, more subscribers than any other subscription news business in the world and an audience that is orders of magnitude larger than it was even in the heyday of print. That growth has enabled us to continue investing in our journalism and in new ways to bring that work to more people around the world.”

    Reply

  2. Media update

    Bill Taylor • September 17, 2026

    Word on the street is that former Seattle Times sports columnist Matt Calkins is joining Outkick, a conservative sports commentary site that Fox Corp. bought in 2021. Calkins quit The Times when the newspaper refused to publish a column he wrote about transgender athletes.

    Reply

  3. 60 Minutes Ratings

    INBOX • September 17, 2026

    Ratings are in for last Sunday’s season premiere of CBS’s “60 Minutes.\” According to Nielsen, “60 Minutes” viewership dipped 21% from last year’s season debut, making it the lowest-rated premiere of the long-running show in recent memory, according to New York Times.

    Total viewership was 7.9 million, down from 10.3 million a year ago.

    “60 Minutes” averaged 9.1 million viewers for all of last season.

    Special attention was paid to this year’s ratings after this summer’s well-documented tumult. Bari Weiss, the controversial editor-in-chief of CBS News, spearheaded a major overhaul of the program, firing the executive producer and replacing her with someone with no TV news experience. In addition, three veteran correspondents were fired and another left, while Weiss’ big new correspondent hire was a conservative New York Times opinion writer with no TV news experience.

    The season premiere looked like a typical “60 Minutes” show, with a story about the rescue of an Air Force pilot shot down over Iran, a hidden camera investigation about presidential pardons and a light feature of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams.

    But despite good stories and lots of buzz and publicity, the show\’s ratings might be considered a bit disappointing.

    In the end, while much attention is being paid to the viewership numbers, it\’s only one episode.

    CBS statement:

    “We are so proud of the exceptional journalism on display in our season premiere and we can’t wait to bring our audience another amazing show this coming Sunday.”

    Reply

  4. Wherefore art thou Romo?

    Bill Taylor • September 17, 2026

    CBS Sports has announced its NFL broadcasting teams for the next two weeks and Tony Romo is not on the list. He is currently off the air after being arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence over the summer. His replacement on CBS’s No. 1 team, J.J. Watt, will continue working alongside top play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz for at least the next two Sundays

    Reply

  5. Lieberman On Papa's Return

    Brookbank • September 15, 2026

    Cumulus Media’s KNBR announces that Greg Papa, longtime Bay Area sports broadcaster and voice of the San Francisco 49ers, has entered into a new agreement with KNBR to host a new midday feature, “Lunch With Papa,” on the Sports Talk station and twice-weekly “Niners Updates With Greg Papa” during KNBR’s morning drive and afternoon drive shows. The new programming marks Papa’s return to KNBR’s weekday lineup, where he spent seven years as a beloved daily fixture.

    Bay-area media reporter/blogger, Rich Lieberman says Cumulus wants Papa back on a fulltime basis at a drastically reduced pay-rate. (cheap bastards!)

    But, the kicker is — Cumulus has started a Go-Fund-Me on behalf of Papa.

    Are you kidding me, Lieberman? Holy Sh**!
    Catch Rich Lieberman on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOOumotXqB8

    Reply

  6. Stern Clings to a Career That’s Already Over

    Brookbank • September 15, 2026

    On November 14, 1995, while talking about Imus, Stern said something to the effect of “the trick is to get out of radio before you’re 70.”

    For years he used Imus as the example of a host who didn’t realize he was out of touch. A common version, recalled from as early as the early 1990s: “Imus tries to be hip and isn’t; if we ever get like that, they should take us off the air.”
    He wanted people to remember the show in its prime.

    On June 3, 2008, talking with Rosie O’Donnell, he said he would not still be on the air in his 70s and that he didn’t want to become Imus.

    Imus stayed on until 2018, when he was 77. Stern later became the person those old comments described: he is now in his 70s and still on SiriusXM, on a reduced schedule. After Imus died in 2019, Stern’s on-air reaction was that he didn’t care and still viewed Imus as racist, antisemitic, and overrated.

    Howard Stern is 72.

    Howard Stern’s New York City SiriusXM studios are set to be taken over by other talent as the shock jock drops his show to just one episode a week.

    (U.S. Sun) –Stern’s custom studio at SiriusXM‘s New York City offices is being repurposed for other talent, as the “King of All Media” will be doing just one show a week. That SiriusXM studio has sat largely unused since the pandemic.
    Stern will now broadcast live only on Mondays.

    Reply

    1. Stern Couldn't Carry Imus' Water

      Brookbank • September 15, 2026

      Imus was the better broadcaster and the better man—smarter, more creative, more honest, and capable of a human note Stern never struck.

      Reply

  8. Stern HBO show in chaos

    Jason Remington • September 11, 2026

    Multiple insiders claimed licensing for photos and music used in the radio show had not yet been secured for the HBO version.

    One insider described the lead-up to Stern’s first live show on Monday, which will be used for the HBO Max edit on Thursday, as “chaos,” while another insider called it a “total disaster.”

    Reply

  9. 60 Minutes Countdown

    QZVX Contributor • September 11, 2026

    All eyes are on the season premier of ’60 Minutes’….

    Norah O’Donnell will interview the weapon systems officer who spent two days alone, injured and vulnerable to capture, after his plane was struck down in Iran last April.

    CBS News said in its announcement, “In his first public account of what happened, the colonel describes surviving a harrowing ejection, how he evaded Iranian forces, and what he said to his rescuers when they arrived.”

    CBS also said that O’Donnell spoke with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and head of U.S. Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper. They tell the story of the 50-hour search and rescue operation that concluded on Easter Sunday.

    (Here’s a preview of the segment.)

    It’s also reported that later this season, the program will launch a new end-of-show feature. Some reports state that ’60 Minutes’ might revive the end-of-show commentary made famous by the late Andy Rooney.

    Reply

Comment Here

Comments may be held for review by the Admin before being posted.





Media Position: