He tries to see that we improve.. Doesn't KRON pay enough for their employees to stop working and enjoy their golden years?!? Is the Stanley Quencher tumbler worth its TikTok hype? Boy, who cares if Dennis O'Donnell is on the air or not? He is a multiple Emmy award winner in Northern California, including Emmys for his role as a sports anchor and feature reporter. It never has been. That sounds dubious. With him in every class is a signed copy of Video Basics 8, the influential textbook written by one of his mentors, SF State Professor Emeritus Herb Zettl. No impact. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. Dennis O'Donnell has been a fixture in Bay Area sports broadcasting since 1982, having covered every major Bay Area sports team in their respective championship. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? Along with his work at KRON, O'Donnell has anchored sports with KOVR in Sacramento and KFTY in Santa Rosa. ODonnell has visited SF State often since he graduated. A handout image of KPIX news anchor team Ken Bastida and Dana King. I remember him doing play-by-play for the 49ers in the preseason, junior David Griffith said. This comment has been removed by the author. Of course, we shall not hold our breath. Sorry to be such a bummer, but you know I'm right. In this file photo, television reporter/anchor Dana King rows every morning before work with the Marin Rowing Club. Moving up: Finally, some good news for Oakland on the crime front - it's dropped from the second-most-dangerous city in the nation to the fourth-most-dangerous, according to the annual CNNMoney survey. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? Church confession: On the same day a lawsuit was filed over an alleged sex scandal at North Beach's National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, San Francisco's Roman Catholic Archdiocese revealed it was transferring its top administrator, Monsignor James Tarantino. In addition to the daily sports show on KPIX 5 News Monday-Friday at 6 and 11 pm Sunday-Thursday at 10 pm on CW 44 / Cable 12, ODonnell presented or hosted KPIX 5s NFL post-game show The 5th Quarter, 49ers Preview, Last Truthful Sports Show, and the number one rated Sunday night sports show, Gameday at 11:30 pm every Sunday night. He is an expert in sports broadcasting. Furthermore, O'Donnell failed to inform anyone at CBS (KPIX) of his status and situation. ODonnell earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 $ 110,500. He airs at KPIX 5 News, on Monday-Friday at 6 and 11 pm Sunday - Thursday at 10 pm on The CW 44/Cable 12. Larry Kamer, spokesman for the archdiocese and the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, confirmed that Tarantino was being transferred but declined to go into details, calling it a personnel matter. Like a lot of Oakland neighborhoods, the San Antonio area has its problems: crime, graffiti, illegal dumping and the like. Dennis O'Donnell (@DennisKPIX) March 17, 2021 The victim appears to have suffered an injury to the side of her face and eye and was seen holding an ice pack to her face. ". He will also host KPIX's NFL postgame show, "The 5th Quarter." Last week, Singletary was rankled by questions about the communication problems that plagued the 49ers in their season-opening defeat. "I'd been working on issues in the neighborhood for a while," King, 53, said Tuesday. He also remains close to his San Francisco State roots as a member of the SF State Foundation board of directors.. He waived his privacy. The difference is that KTVU announced FS was on medical leave, whereas KPIX is silent on DOD's situation. Look at ratings. He also did football and basketball play-by-play for Fox Sports, KPIX, Comcast Sports Network, and Bay TV. Before working for KPIX 5 News, he also worked as an executive sports producer at KRON-TV. We know its preseason but why take a vacation now when the 1st NFL preseason game on local KPIX was Chiefs vs 49ers Ive been ranting about ODonnells slurred speech and mispronounced names for a long time. California State University Campus. He is currently the Sports Director at KPIX 5, the Bay Areas CBS TV channel. Vansa Wilson for Drew Altizer Va/Special to the Chronicle. Thats also a guy trying to get his team going.. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2021 at 10:00 AM - Alzheimer's is a MF, it's very often inherited and I know at least one of his parents were unfortunately struck down. Share your "Catch of the Day" photos with Dennis at Catchoftheday@kpix.com, First published on September 2, 2010 / 10:34 AM. So for now, O'Donnell is officially "on vacation" although several of his collegues at PIX were worried about his whereabouts. Aside from the fact that every female anchor who sat in the chair next to him eventually walked off the air and into obscurity, nothing that I can recall.Must have been his cologne. Other than that, who cares? Does Dennis owe us an explanation? He has received four APTRA award for Best Sports Segment. This in March of 2022. I don't watch sports so I can't comment how widespread this is, but someone speculated it *might* be MS. I give Kuiper and the Giants credit for that tactic. They just don't want to disclose, out of concerns for "privacy" or some such nonsense. "Dennis is a tremendous sports journalist,'' Rosenheim said. No change. They were already longtime fans of his work dating back to childhood. I hope CBS HQ is watching PIX's bumbling middle management, and eventually saying, "Enough with the contract complications! There's been talk here of his odd speech mannerisms and funny movements on camera. ODonnells goal for his students is to produce a professional-quality story that they can use to land an entry-level job. It worked. Bless Vern Glenn, but I can't watch him; he's too noisy and doesn't know how to talk about baseball, also conducts poor interviews. Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). reconnect with fellow CSU graduates through your campus alumni association, In August 2000, ODonnell joined the KPIX 5 News team and has been a fixture in sports broadcasting in the Bay Area since 1982, having covered every major sports team in their respective championships. Dennis is a longtime emcee and spokesperson for the Northern California Alzheimers Association, having lost his father to the disease and lending his voice to the search for a cure. Theres nothing worse than dead air. People come and go in the news business all the time. Really? Weve just got to get rid of all the mistakes. He receives an annual salary of between $ 56,558 $ 96,184 per year according to KPXI 5 News anchors and reporters salaries. In theory, sure, but Dennis O' Donnell is a public person and when that public person is gone from the sports anchor desk for a month and misses a 49ers game; a game he's NEVER missed in almost twenty years; and when his CBS station says nothing and goes out of its way to say nothing, we have a problem. He's not there, I can see that. Happy trails DOD. The suit detailed allegations of a sordid affair with McLaughlin that included spanking sessions inside a church sanctuary in which he supposedly used a paddle inscribed "B.N.O" (Boys Night Out). Former KPIX news anchor Dana King is a resident in Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood. Same goes double whenever there's a suspicious celebrity obit and we're never told the cause of death. Sell the script to me. Another Bay Area movie theater, CGV San Francisco, closing permanently, 'Zero visibility' conditions: Blizzard closes every road to Tahoe, WSJ digs into Salesforce CEO and McConaugheys expensive bromance, Coit Tower, one of SFs most iconic landmarks, once had residents, Horoscope for Tuesday, 2/28/23 by Christopher Renstrom, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). I dont want to talk about clock. This is a carousel. "He's never been MIA --he always comes to workunlike her." (Usually because it's a suicide or an Oxy overdose). O'Donnell, the veteran CBS-SF (PIX) sports director and weeknight anchor was scheduled to work tonight's (Saturday) 49ers-KC Chiefs NFL pre-season game at Levi's Stadium, a very pivitol and ratings-nirvana telecast on its Saturday news domain. i havent seen anything and havent tuned in to papa's show..just curious..it seems absurd still for example, that with stadiums open fully, that radio/tv crews for baseball have still been working remotley and not travelling on the road.. YOU, the VIEWERS, are left out in the dark. "That is progress and it shows that we are on the right track, but it's not 'mission accomplished,' " said Mayor Jean Quan's spokesman, Sean Maher. Smith began wearing the encoded wristband against the Saints. Police said both. Supposedly, he died from an "accident". She's one of the very best there. He has received four APTRA award for Best Sports Segment. It is also not known if Dennis has any siblings. This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. I don't remember Dennis Richmond having issues. Nobody in the dark gray building needs to explain. O'Donnell spent 13 seasons as the pre-season voice of the San Francisco 49ers and currently serves as the sideline reporter. It's crazy how viewers put these on air personalities on pedestals. As for the lawsuit, Kamer said it was "full of lurid accusations" but "devoid of the truth. In addition to a daily sportscast on KPIX 5 Eyewitness News, Mr. ODonnell hosts or has hosted CBS 5s NFL post-game show The 5th Quarter, 49ers Preview, Last Honest Sports Show and the #1-rated Sunday night sports show, Gameday.. While working at JRON News, he helped earn the station the honor of The Best Sports Cast in California by the Associated Press on five separate occasions. In addition, he also spent 13 seasons as the pre-season voice of the San Francisco 49ers and currently serves as the sideline reporter. O'Donnell, who called the move a dramatic change in his professional life, said he might use elements from his KRON broadcasts at KPIX. I've changed channels simply because can't watch channel 5 sports.Ed Bell, I hope Dennis ODonnell is ok - I understand that per HIPA some things cannot be discussed but I hope he is okay loved watching his sports commentary - missing Dennis. Is the Stanley Quencher tumbler worth its TikTok hype? Dennis is likely dealing with a major medical issue OR a substance-abuse issue. You've clearly never been involved in a corporate environment or had to deal with HR. Mr. ODonnell spent 13 seasons as the pre-season voice of the San Francisco 49ers and currently serves as the sideline reporter. Without the mistakes, theres no telling where we can go. Thank you , 11:24 for the right approach . O'Donnell's status was never a story until KPIX hired a new guy (without explanation) and force-fed BS to one of its own sports guy, who subsequently went out of their way to spread the BS. No one knew???? Nice humanity.He's likely suffering from Alzheimer's and or Dementia. I missed Roberta, Above comments are gratifying, because I want to feel united with those who are wondering about and missing Dennis O'Donnell. Since leaving KPIX-TV in 2012, King has moved from a houseboat in Sausalito to a shared artists building in Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood. The suit - filed on Mathews' behalf by attorney Sandra Ribera, daughter of former Police Chief Tony Ribera - also puts Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone much closer to the story. He is a multiple Northern California Emmy award winner including Emmys for his. I've heard (but not yet corrborated) several stories. 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