People come and go in the news business all the time. It's been very apparent for quite some time now that Dennis O'Donnell has been slurring his speech & tripping over his words during his sports segments, which is indicative of a neurological disorder. In one recent class, they read ODonnells top five sports highlights from the previous nights newscast. ODonnell has visited SF State often since he graduated. Of course, we shall not hold our breath. Hoping that he hes not ill, but it was beyond time for him to go away. With Fox Sports, KPIX, Comcast Sports Network, and Bay TV, he has done football and basketball play-by-play. This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. ODonnell stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall. He has an estimated net worth of between $ 1 Million $ 5 Million. Look at ratings. I want to talk about New Orleans if you want to talk about that.. 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. He can also be heard on KCBS radio Monday through Friday at 7:50 a.m. and 5:50 p.m. Got a tip? 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. Thats just Vernon Davis being Vernon Davis, Smith said. In addition, he also spent 13 seasons as the pre-season voice of the San Francisco 49ers and currently serves as the sideline reporter. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! I don't think it really matters if the anchors say 'He's away' or not. The status of KPIX sports anchor, Dennis O'Donnell, is no longer a concern to station officials. No one knew???? Dennis O'Donnell Career At KPIX 5, O'Donnell is the Sports Director. The broadcast journalist and San Francisco State Alumni Hall of Famer, a fixture on the Bay Area airwaves for four decades, sat behind a KSFS microphone alongside students as they all gave their takes on the days top sports stories. Dennis O'Donnell is the Sports Director at KPIX 5. And if I did I guess I wouldn't want to advertise it.". ODonnell stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall. I don't remember Dennis Richmond having issues. Bastida started at the. 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. In this file photo, Dana King attends a Marin Education Fund event to raise money for youth from low-income households in Marin County to attend college. ", Asked whether he had his eye on any other current KRON staff members, Rosenheim said, "I don't know if I'd hire someone else from KRON. He appears on the KPIX 5 news from Sunday through Thursday. Mmmmm on vacation? He receives an annual salary of between $ 56,558 $ 96,184 per year according to KPXI 5 News anchors and reporters salaries. They know the deal. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. the Bay Area viewing public. KPIX CBS5 has replaced sports Post by Phil Keller anchor Dennis O'Donnell on the weekly 49ers' "Coaches Corner" after last week's heated on-air confrontation with Coach Mike Singletary. You're welcome! On a conference call with Kansas City reporters, Davis said of the Chiefs: We will win this game. He appears Sunday through Thursday on KPIX 5 news. He is very private about his personal life therefore there is no more information about his love life. While in college, Mr. ODonnell worked for the San Francisco Giants and major league baseball shooting footage and writing highlights of baseball games for This Week in Baseball. A subsequent internship in the sports department at KRON TV led to his position as a producer just out of college. KPIX Anchorman Ken Bastida Retiring After 31 Years Another longtime face in Bay Area news media is leaving the anchor desk, and it's veteran KPIX anchor Ken Bastida. 49ers spokesman Bob Lange said changing hosts was a joint agreement (with KPIX) to give the interviews a better dynamic going forward.. But KPIX wants it both ways. O'Donnell, who called the move a dramatic change in his professional life, said he might use elements from his KRON broadcasts at KPIX. Happy trails DOD. Then came Oakland. I pray that he is well and in good health. A file image of KPIX newscaster Dana King. 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. 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. Before working for KPIX 5 News, he also worked as an executive sports producer at KRON-TV. University, A Is he ill? Although ODonnell had no teaching experience, he jumped at the opportunity when Professor Emeritus Marty Gonzalez, a former colleague at KRON-Channel 4, mentioned it. Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Ask Amy: I feel guilty for not speaking up about my co-worker's activities, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do, Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? Coyle takes over starting with todays taping. Mr. ODonnell spent 13 seasons as the pre-season voice of the San Francisco 49ers and currently serves as the sideline reporter. At the very least go to his home and do a welfare check. Time to dump the whole concept. I've heard (but not yet corrborated) several stories. He has won four Best Sports Category APTRA awards. 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. 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. Accidental overdose is more likely. KTVU said as much when Dennis Richmond was absent for an extended time and was dealing with his own issues. I don't care where he is or what he's doingI can obviously see he's not there. KPIX news anchor Dana King, seen in her Sausalito, Calif., art studio on Thursday, May 26, 2011, stopped dying her hair in February. ODonnell earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 $ 110,500. Show me one personone viewer who tunes in to watch Dennis O'Donnellsomebody who is not related to him or a close friend. ". Thats also a guy trying to get his team going.. I miss Dennis hope he is doing fine. Weve just got to get rid of all the mistakes. 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. My bidet is equipped with an air dryer, which provides a comfortable and highly efficient post-elimination cleansing experience. O'Donnell joined the KPIX 5 News team in August 2000 and has been a fixture in Bay Area sports broadcasting since 1982, having covered every major Bay Area sports team in their respective championship. O'Donnell will be the sports anchor for KPIX's 6:30 and 11 p.m. "Eyewitness News" shows. Again, KPIX could have AVOIDED all this turbulence by saying, benignly, "Dennis is off tonight." He hopes to continue learning from his students as well. After the debacle against the Seahawks, the 49ers play calling is now as simple as ordering off a menu. I see the stories on social media and in my Google news feedmost are so short, one-sided, and irrelevant, it is sad. September 22, 2010 at 3:25 p.m. Sell the script to me. Juliette Goodrich has been doing great at the desk btw, I always thought she was a lightweight, but she's actually got some chops. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. If I knew how to accomplish that, I would. Same goes double whenever there's a suspicious celebrity obit and we're never told the cause of death. I hope CBS HQ is watching PIX's bumbling middle management, and eventually saying, "Enough with the contract complications! He also anchored sports with KOVR in Sacramento and KFTY in Santa Rosa. Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. What a sad time. And KPIX is now engaged in its own COVER-UP; not only to its working personnel but to YOU. It's one or the other. 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.. He also remains close to his San Francisco State roots as a member of the SF State Foundation board of directors.. He has provided football and basketball play-by-play for Fox Sports, KPIX, Comcast Sports Network and Bay TV. Denniss father died of Alzheimers. And both Moore and Heenan look like they should have retired 10 years ago. Mehserle, who served half of a two-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter, has been working in sales in an undisclosed California city. Extended time off, has to be authorized!!!! I wish DOD well. The former assistant, Jhona Mathews, 33, filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court last week against the archdiocese and McLaughlin, accusing him of sexual harassment and sexual battery. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information, In what feels like a weekly ritual, 49ers tight end Vernon Davis predicted victory. What better place to teach than the place that taught me? ODonnell (B.A., Radio, and Television, 82) said of his new job. Dennis O'Donnell (pictured above) is teaching in the Broadcast & Electronic Communication Art Department's Television Sports Reporting class. It looks like they're broadcasting out of a corner of a Target store. He's not there, I can see that. You owe it to us as your readers or something.What a sad time. Im revisiting the basics of quality television that we sometimes take for granted and fall between the cracks.. A new sports anchor was hired and filled in. A handout image of KPIX news anchor team Ken Bastida and Dana King. He has received four APTRA award for Best Sports Segment. Instantly. It was his first absence of that event, an annual game that KPIX has exclusive rights to in the Bay Area and that features O'Donnell's work on both the sidelines and pre and post-game. 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. It also negates any formal gossip. So many of those lately--Trevor Moore was the latest. Smith then consults one of the 180 plays affixed to his left wrist. His work garnered him four APTRA awards for Best Sports Segment and multiple Northern California Emmy awards, including Emmys for his work as a sports anchor and feature reporter. I could swap out an entire on-air staff with new, competent people pulled from Boise and there would be no viewership difference in a month. While I am on my little rant, local news is just terrible. 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. O'Donnell was executive sports producer at KRON and the sports anchor for the station's cable outlet, BayTV. In addition, O'Donnell didn't anchor the weeknight sports segment at KPIX. They're not part of your family, they're not your personal friends, they don't value your input, you're just a viewer. He is also an SF StateFoundation board member, and he has made donations to the University. Like a lot of Oakland neighborhoods, the San Antonio area has its problems: crime, graffiti, illegal dumping and the like. 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. It's vague enough; it protects DOD's privacy and it also respects its viewers without going into detail, any detail for that matter. Longtime Bay Area TV sports figure Dennis O'Donnell is leaving KRON-TV (Channel 4) after 18 years to become sports anchor at KPIX (Channel 5). This fall, Dennis ODonnell appeared on-air on San Francisco State Universitys student radio station for the first time in decades. Maybe Dennis, an avid angler, went on an extended fishing trip and didn't tell KPIX top brass. Discovering a passion for broadcasting at a young age, Mr. ODonnell completed courses in journalism at Diablo Valley College before transferring to SF State, where he earned his B.A. It would be nice if someone could share and not necessarily specifically what happened to him? 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. "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. She and Hackney. O'Donnell had worked at KRON since 1982. Various contacts at the CBS O and O have told me O'Donnell "is safe" and simply took an "extended vacation." O'Donnell missed last night's 49ers-KC Chiefs Exhibition opener at Levi's Stadium. As the pre-season face of the San Francisco 49ers, ODonnell spent 13 seasons and currently works as the sideline reporter. Also, it is well-known that Alzheimer's struck down a member of his immediate family and he has been a vocal advocate for Alzheimer's research & funding. San Antonio is in Oakland's Second District, which is about as diverse as they come - stretching from the upper-end Trestle Glen area to the Lake Merritt business district to Chinatown and the heavily Latino neighborhood where King lives. So for now, O'Donnell is officially "on vacation" although several of his collegues at PIX were worried about his whereabouts. I call BS!!! Quarterback Alex Smith said Jimmy Rayes play call relayed to him via quarterbacks coach Mike Johnson consists of a single number. He can always come into class and talk about what hes doing in the field, said Malki (B.A., Communication Studies, 17). He has covered Gator athletics and spoken at events; he was MC of the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Liberal and Creative Arts Building last year. A: They consign them to weekends.). Mathews said the paddle was given to McLaughlin by Tarantino. He is currently the Sports Director at KPIX 5, the Bay Areas CBS TV channel. It is no big deal. I give Kuiper and the Giants credit for that tactic. Sorry to be such a bummer, but you know I'm right. 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. And, indeed, Sokhom Mao of the Alameda County Juvenile Justice Commission and the Oakland Citizens' Police Review Board has announced for the race. *KPIX could alleviate a whole bevy of speculation and innuendo by having its anchors saying the followingg: "Dennis (O'Donnell) is away tonight." In this file photo, television reporter/anchor Dana King rows every morning before work with the Marin Rowing Club. It's part of the business. ", "Ms. Mathews was let go for financial improprieties that are the subject of an ongoing police investigation," Kamer said, "and for no other reason.". Privacy rights, especially if medical matters are involved are not "some such nonsense". He has over 2.8k followers on Twitter and over 3k followers on Facebook. No change. His new boss is Dan Rosenheim, former news. Longtime Bay Area TV sports figure Dennis O'Donnell is leaving KRON -TV (Channel 4) after 18 years to become sports anchor at KPIX (Channel 5). 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