Thursday, May 23, 2024
Betty Yu's $weet Deal at KTVU; Haener Won't Leave, 500K Reasons; Martin ...
Posted byRich Liebermanat7:48 AM
19 comments:
AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 9:55 AM
I don’t get the fascination with better yo. I’ve worked in the business for 40 years. She is average at best. Not great. Not horrible. Just average.
AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 10:48 AM
9:55am, I agree with you. I believe that this fascination is the perfect example of the 'Halo Effect,' where people perceive exceptionally physically attractive individuals as possessing other desirable traits even without direct evidence. So in this case, because Betty is an attractive woman in a visual medium (TV), she's set apart, and people assume that else everything about her is exceptional, even though it's really just her looks. She's not a bad reporter. Not at all. But she's not great. As someone else commented on another video, if Bobby Yu had the identical resume and skill set, no one would even mention him on this site.
AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Yep, there are two things that distinguish Betty Yu from 99% of other local reporters, and neither relates to her reporting skills:
1. She’s a very attractive woman by almost any standard.
2. She attempts to portrays herself as a socialite on social media, showcasing a lifestyle of extravagance and wealth based on the events she attends, the clothes she wears, the stores she shops at, the restaurants she dines at, and the places she vacations.Whether you believe this or not, she has established herself as a notch above others—or, to be frank, several notches above—in these areas that have absolutely nothing to do with reporting. Consequently, people tend to assume her reporting abilities are also several notches above. In reality, there is absolutely nothing superior or even noteworthy about them.
AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Bill Martin, Cal grad, surfer. If you have been around surfers at all, Bill Martin is typical, laid back, low key, mellow, no pretensions. Bill Martin is really good (and so is Steve Paulson).
The Elvira-Roberta joke was spot on. She’s a spark-plug that still can whack hard. Her personality is bubbly, beats a dead fish.AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Bill and Roberta have been doing weather for decades, but Bill is barely understandable these days. Roberta is still going strong and her personality shines.
AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Roberta is looking a lot better, think someone told her to "tone" down her makeup ala Emerald Yeh & Terilyn Joe
AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Get rid of Mike Mibach and Heather Holmes, save lots of $$$. Frank Malicoat wouldn’t mind a lower pay cut on Prime Time News when no body cares who is reporting the news. Look at weekends, anyone can fit in.
coldhandswarmheartMay 23, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Betty Yu checks all the boxes at KTVU:
Asian
Female
Claudine Wong only works weekends and let's face it comes across as frumpy, disingenuous and 'lightweight'.AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 10:48 AM
200K seems low for a top reporter. I wonder what she was paid at KPIX-5.
AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Julie deserves half a mil. She's put in her time and always been great, although she's been taking a lot of time off lately.
AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 11:31 AM
She looks great the couple times I've seen her in studio. KTVU could use some new blood and energy.
AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Thanks for keeping us up to date Rich. I agree with you, she did a great job taking on the DA Pamela Price, who is now being recalled
AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 5:59 PM
I worked with Julie first hand for years. Here’s the truth about her. She’s a lovely lady. But she could care less about news. Just like gasia. They both just want to be on tv. Period.
Julie would show up for newscasts 30 minutes before hand. And then go right into the makeup room. That’s NOT a news person. She likes living in her little bubble in Diablo. Compare that to Frank. He always showed up at least an hour before hand and went over his scripts with a fine tuned comb. All he cared about was whether the stories were accurate and free of bias. He went to crime scenes on his own time. He wasn’t concerned about his safety. He was concerned about whether the story was right. And he NEVER went with guards. Does Mike do that. Does Julie do that. Of course not. Cause they’re not real journalists. That’s just the bottom line from someone who has seen all of them in action. You can believe me or. Of. But that’s the truth.AnonymousMay 23, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Betty's done a few decent segments so far, but without being in the field everyday and dealing with the deadlines, $200K seems like she's overpaid to be a part-time special segments reporter. I thought KTVU was trying to reduce payroll.
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