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What happened to the posts here? Does that mean they were incorrect?

Pivo has returned to Eugene...He at one time worked at KMTR

I guess someone out there has a really, really thin skin.

YES! Pivo is back! Good to see him on air again.

Yah-

I got a comment- SPORTS IS STUPID- who cares where the little dear is doing his schtick!
I can't believe grown men (and women)take this crap seriously
GROW UP KIDDIES

Removing, rather than correcting, posts that are "factually incorrect" according to the person they were posted about is that dreaded slippery slope. It does smack of cronyism and spin control.

Lynn might want to consider changing her name to the "Rove"ing Fairy Blogmother.

Given what the word censor means, I think Lynn made the right choice to remove the posts. It's one thing if you make an error or a mistake in a story, or a post - but if the entire thing is completely incorrect, there's no reason to leave it out there. That's how rumors start. Unfortunately, not everyone reads between the lines.

Right after I nuked the inaccurate posts I thought to myself, "You know, you should probably have just run a correction." (Too late!) But Ron himself--who I don't know, who I've never worked with and who wouldn't know me if he bumped into me in the street--asked me to and when someone asks me to delete information that is factually inaccurate, I consider it a lot more seriously than if someone asks me to delete something that they just don't like (as if--just ask the management at KOIN).

I can't bring back the posts themselves, but in essence they said the following:

Ron has moved to Eugene.

Ron will be working for Comcast Sports Net.

Ron himself told me neither is true, and that's about the best source I can think of. At the time I remember thinking, this guy is still looking for a gig, and maybe if rumors that he's got one or has left the market start, it could hurt his job search.

Note that this is different from posts that say stuff like "Joe Dokes sucks," because if a management guy takes an anonymous post on some blog that says "Joe Dokes sucks" seriously when he's Googling a job candidate, Joe Dokes doesn't wanna work there anyway.

You're right, I probably should have run a correction instead of a deletion. That is my usual habit. You can see dozens of posts here where I've left up *my own* mistakes--the stuff I REALLY want to take down because I HATE being wrong--with either a cross-out and correction or an update with more accurate information. I try to be very transparent about corrections, especially of my own writing. I fell short here.

And another thing: Had the two people who posted inaccurate--though not malicious--information SIGNED THEIR NAMES, I would never have deleted them, ever. I don't delete account posts unless there's something really grievous, as in libelous, in them. And so far that hasn't happened that I recall because people have more sense than to post stuff like that from a recognized account.

The person who equated me with Karl Rove: Them's fightin words, buster. I demand lattes at 3 paces. Get in touch with me and we'll go for coffee, dutch treat. You can then decide how Rovian I am, which is to say, not very. You can come too, Rick, even though you didn't call me names. You just questioned my credibility. ;)

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Lynn Siprelle * Fairy Blogmother

I wonder what Pivo meant by "thank goodness for satellite radio"?

I actually saw him on Saturday, he did a nice job on the pre and postgame shows. He does know his sports, and projects well on TV. I wasn't as impressed when he did some sportstalk radio.

Yeah, if it's factually incorrect, and Pivo has the real word, I think it's all fair to delete the old posts.

Anyways, the more important issue is actually that PIVO IS BACK! Hopefully he enjoys his time doing the damn thang for OSN. Let's just see if the Ducks actually do well in football this year... :(

This topic is kind of buried now I don't think I'll get many replies.

Does anyone know however the staff of the new Comcast SportsNet Portland or any of its schedule? I know its scheduled to launch in October, but here's to hoping people like Pivo, Whelan, Tim Becker and others land on their feet there.

Pivo was up for a job at Comcast but wasn't hired. The Blazers have hired a new studio host for TV pre and post and a new sideline gal for the TV games. I think she comes from Sacramento. Ed Whalen should just retire and KPTV made a bad mistake by letting Becker go. Matt Smith isn't good, in fact he is horrible. Rumor has it that he tried out for the morning sports anchor job at KXL and didn't get it. Bob Akamian will slide into that roll shortly.

are fun aren't they. Too bad most aren't true

who is doing the hiring for comcast sportsnet northwest ?? seems to be a well kept secret - did they hire an EP?? maybe I'm just living in a cave and haven't heard the obvious!!!