Oregon Media Insiders

People get knocked around a lot here - so for contrast - big congrats to the team at K2 for having the presence of mind to roll on the ODOT cameras for the chase.

Great video that you just couldn't stop watching (story suggestion: was it really a great idea for the constabulary to crash into the guy and send him skidding across six lanes of traffic on a busy holiday weekend? Looked like someone's been watching too many of one of those C.W. Jensen "World's Wildest Car Chases and Doughnuts" specials that rerun on Tru TV).

It would be great to see the Web hits for this.

I hear Dave Northfield is leaving the Ocho for a PR position. True?

Northwest News Channel 8 annnounced today that starting in September, solid date yet to be determined, they will be launching a 7pm, 30min regular newscast.
Despite recent announcements to not replace staff; management plans on hiring one additional reporter, producer and part time editor.
From what I hear at the moment the format is going to take a political slant. No pun intended.
Which begs the question, what happens after Novemeber?

Comments?

KGW EP Sally Ramirez is leaving 15th and Jeff--sorta. It's a complicated leave-taking, to say the least. She leaves on the 10th until early September and then comes back through November book to help with sweeps and launching the new Pioneer Courthouse Square studio. From Rod Gramer's memo:

I will save my formal good-byes until November. But I have to say a few words about this terrific producer, manager and friend. I do not have the space or time here to enumerate all the ways Sally has contributed to the success of KGW NewsChannel 8 over the past 10 years. Sally was my first hire when I came here 10 years ago as executive news director and she has been like my right arm ever since. She is a consummate professional journalist and a wonderful person to boot. You can't always combine those qualities in one person. Needless to say I will miss her.

The official reason for her leaving is to "spend more quality time with her family," and judging by the staggered leave-taking, that's probably really the case for once. Ramirez is also married to morning anchor Russ Lewis.

The sweep is over... click "read more" for some highlights & lowlights.

What a myopic view KGW.com has of its users.

Every other website tonight offers election results galore. But not kgw.com.

Look at more than just a few election results tonight and you find yourself locked out. You must register the site says, or you get no more access to the only news anyone wants tonight: the numbers.

What an insulting way to treat web users and a narrow minded 1999 view of how to run a website.

KATU.com imposes no restrictions. Get your results there!

It was just found out this afternoon that Hillary Clinton will be conducting a Town Hall meeting broadcast live on KGW this coming Friday, May 16th, at 7pm. This will be in their studio A and a 5 camera shoot. Additional bleachers are being added (rented) for this event. Hillary's people were buzzing around today and the secret service start buzzing around tomorrow.

Details will be reveled when they become available.

Some news from NWCN: